New openness to decolonization also needed in Inuit climate-health research

Let us move forward in the right direction and seek to answer the call articulated for 'Inuit self-determination in climate-health research, response, and governance, with a focus on Inuit knowledge, Inuit-led approaches, and Inuit research leadership to support a climate-resilient and health Inuit Nunaat.'

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured on Jan. 4, 2022, at a Hill press conference, held to provide an update on the negotiations related to compensation and long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services concerning the Moushoom and Trout class actions.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK

February 7, 2022

Shortly after the new year, a major press conference was held in Ottawa to announce a $40-billion settlement over the systemic underfunding of child welfare services to Indigenous children. It struck me as critical that this settlement had finally been made, but also vital was the tone in which Ind...

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