Todd Lamirande

The three ministers responsible for Crown-Indigenous Relations, Northern Affairs and Indigenous Services say they’re “deeply disturbed” following an APTN News story on racism in their departments — pledging “to conduct a thorough review to address the matter.” Letitia Wells, who was one of only two people willing to use their real name for that story, offered a few places they could start. “You need to admit your racism.

Justice Harry LaForme was the first Indigenous judge to sit on an appellate court in Canada. When he retired from the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2018, after more than a decade on the bench, he was the only one to have done so. So being appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada seemed like a logical step for LaForme, considering there’s never been one. But that never happened.

Autumn Windego is still in her home. And she has something to say. “I will not stop advocating and I will always stand my ground and protect myself. I’m not just protecting myself; I’m protecting my babies,” said the Anishinaabe mother of two young girls on Nation to Nation. “They shouldn’t have to be removed from their home and shouldn’t have to have their mother leave their home.” Windego, 25, is talking about a letter that was hand delivered on Jan. 4, 2021.