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Last Updated: February 10, 2017

Protestors, Rights and Social Justice

By Jim Silver Much critical commentary has been directed at Aboriginal students and others who disrupted a recent talk by Phil Fontaine. I would like to offer a response that is different, but that nevertheless agrees that the …

Category: Aboriginal issues, activism, environment, social exclusion Tags: Jim Silver, Manitoba

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Last Updated: February 14, 2017

“Indians Wear Red”: Aboriginal Street Gangs in Winnipeg

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They were kids when they started. Teenagers locked up in the youth detention centre, watching movies about American street gangs. Soon they realized that if they stood up for each other, and worked together, it was easier to …

Category: Aboriginal issues, Child Welfare, Crime, education, Fast Facts, poverty, privilege, racism, review Tags: Elizabeth Comack, Jim Silver, Larry Morrisette, Lawrence Deane

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Last Updated: February 16, 2017

Moving Forward, Giving Back: Transformative Aboriginal Adult Education

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PDF version by Jim Silver [Ed. note: Jim Silver’s Moving Forward, Giving Back: Transformative Aboriginal Adult Education (Fernwood: 2013), will be launched at McNally Robinson Bookstore today, Tuesday, April 23, at 7:00 pm] When she was 12 years …

Category: Aboriginal issues, colonialism, education, Events, Fast Facts, Inner City, Manitoba, poverty, Winnipeg Tags: Jim Silver, Manitoba, Winnipeg

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Last Updated: February 16, 2017

The Tragedy of Phoenix Sinclair

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PDF version by Jim Silver Media coverage of the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry has been quite thorough and often insightful. However, the bulk of the media coverage is missing the defining feature of the story. When that defining feature …

Category: Aboriginal issues, colonialism, Crime, education, Employment, Fast Facts, Government of Canada, inequality, Inner City, Manitoba, media, poverty, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: Jim Silver, Manitoba, Winnipeg

“Indians Wear Red”: Aboriginal Street Gangs in Winnipeg

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