Category: Aboriginal Peoples

Bail Hearing Scheduled for Sisters Who Say They Were Wrongfully Convicted

A bail hearing is scheduled today in Saskatchewan for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of 70-year-old farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff, near Kamsack, Sask. Defence lawyers are asking for…


Welcome to Country: Form Over Substance

Commentary “First, I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the nation. I pay my respect to Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this event takes place.” The ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ and ‘Welcome to Country’ rituals have become embedded into the…


Welcome to Country: Form Over Substance in Achieving Real Change

Commentary “First, I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the nation. I pay my respect to Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this event takes place.” The “Acknowledgement of Country” and “Welcome to Country” rituals have become embedded into the…