If feds are serious about Indigenous justice and ending colonial violence, bring Charman Smith home

Smith’s current circumstances are not only untenable and a gross violation of the government's duty of care to her, but also another instance in which Canadian authorities are denying an Indigenous person access to their home.

If the federal government and prime minister are serious about making meaningful changes, it cannot continue to ignore the plight of Indigenous people serving sentences abroad, like Charman Smith—pictured at a June 2 virtual press conference—who’ve been forcibly confined and displaced, write Kim Beaudin and Justin Piché. Screenshot courtesy of APTN

Opinion

BY KIM BEAUDIN AND JUSTIN PICHé

July 28, 2021

The Indian Act and reserve system. The criminalization of ceremony. Residential schools. The ‘60’s Scoop, and mass adoption. Failing to put in place the necessary resources to stop the disappearances and murders of Indigenous women and girls. These are but a few of the many examples of violent a...

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