Canada’s Tri-Council of major government funding agencies and Indigenous partners across the country have co-developed a new Indigenous research strategic plan. The plan, which proposes a new interdisciplinary research and research screening model, represents a significant new approach by the federal government and a contribution to reconciliation. With implementation starting this spring, the strategy aims to ensure Indigenous peoples lead and control any research involving them.
Topic: federal-Indigenous relations
New federal Arctic policy framework faces huge challenges in implementation
The federal government’s new Arctic policy framework faces huge challenges, amid growing calls for “nation-building” action in the North.