Nation to Nation

Nation to Nation takes a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous people in Canada. Join us as we connect you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country.

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Correctional investigator says prison agency is spending its dollars poorly

Canada's correctional investigator says the Correctional Service of Canada may have a large budget, but it is not money well spent. And a Liberal MP is part of a movement to have big polluters held criminally liable. That’s on Nation to Nation.

Nov 03, 2022•28 min•Season 7Ep. 5

Tribunal ruling ‘exactly what we were hoping for’ says Pam Palmater

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal shuts down a $20-billion Indigenous child welfare settlement. Why justice reform is needed to protect Indigenous women. And a Nunavut MP wants to know: does Canada truly value Indigenous languages? That’s on Nation to Nation.

Oct 27, 2022•27 min•Season 7Ep. 4

NDP MP calls Supreme Court decision on residential school documents a ‘slap in the face’

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear from St. Anne's residential school survivors seeking to access restricted documents of their time at school. And an inquest into the death of Devon Freeman is nearly finished. That’s on Nation to Nation.

Oct 20, 2022•28 min•Season 7Ep. 3

NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre says Canadians deserve answers about winter protest

An inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Native Women's Association of Canada president calls lack of meeting invites a slap in the face. And a 25-pound document with stories of MMIWG delivered to the prime minister's office. That’s on Nation to Nation.

Oct 13, 2022•26 min•Season 7Ep. 2

La belle province, post-election: what the CAQ's re-election means for Indigenous people in Quebec

The AFNQL and the Grand Council of the Crees weigh in on their priorities for the next four years. Joyce Echaquan's family takes their concerns to court - suing Joliette Hospital, the regional health authority, and Joyce's caretakers for $2.7 million. And Chisasibi's Residential School Response Coordinator explains how the community plans to search for human remains on Fort George Island. That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.

Oct 06, 2022•25 min•Season 7Ep. 1

C-IRG top Mountie responds to critics, denies allegations facing squad

The officer in charge of the RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group denies the allegation his unit is a rogue, pro-industry paramilitary. And NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reflects on his deal with the Liberals and what he calls their failed implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. That’s on Nation to Nation.

Jun 24, 2022•36 min

‘They’re not being reined in’: Meet the Community-Industry Response Group

Politicians need to get ‘unrestrained’ B.C. RCMP unit under control, says one hereditary chief. Activist Kanahus Manuel says Canada is using the unit to deal with the province’s unceded land question. And a lawyer alleges the squad’s operations at Fairy Creek went beyond simply enforcing the law. That’s on Nation to Nation.

Jun 17, 2022•38 min

Former TRC director faces tough task as interlocutor on unmarked graves

Kimberly Murray says ‘challenges’ faced during Mohawk Institute grounds search will inform work in new role. And as the NDP-backed Liberals barrel toward the summer break, what would a Conservative government do differently? That’s on Nation to Nation.

Jun 09, 2022•23 min•Season 6Ep. 34

‘Canadians expect better’: The urgent need rein in the prison system’s pervasive anti-Indigenous bias

The auditor general tables another damning review of systemic racism in the prison system. But when will it change? Advocates demand an end to the ‘cruel and inhumane’ incarceration of two Salteaux sisters. And Six Nations activist Skyler Williams reacts to the millions spent policing 1492 Land Back Lane. That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.

Jun 02, 2022•27 min•Season 6Ep. 33

‘It’s disturbing’: Métis MP condemns victim blaming, stereotypes in trial of men accused of murdering Métis hunters

The murder trial of two men accused of murdering two Métis hunters in Alberta. A First Nation has had its rights recognized for the first time since it was skipped over in Treaty 9 talks 117 years ago. That’s on the season finale of Nation to Nation.

May 26, 2022•26 min•Season 6Ep. 32

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