On Monday April 18th, Indigenous families and allies occupied the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) office in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories. They demanded immediate actions to address the crises of suicide and poverty in Attawapiskat and issued this statement. The occupation…
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Comic by Debra McNaught
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This illustration was made for the center fold of the print version of The Volcano, Issue 4, Winter 2016.
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