Tag: Canada

Watershed of the St. Lawrence Seaway, showing all First Nations communities. The majority of Indigenous people in this region live in cities, but it is also home to over 100 extra-urban First Nations communities. Indigenous people—First Nations, Inuit and Métis— make up Canada’s fastest-growing demographic. How do you describe where you live? Respond by email… Continue reading Indigenous States

Lake Ontario drainage basin, showing all correctional facilities. As elsewhere in Canada, there is an over-representation of Indigenous people in the Ontario criminal justice system; 9% of the prison population compared to 1.7% of the overall population (2001 data). Sources: www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca; www.csc-scc.gc.ca; J. Rudin, “Aboriginal Peoples and the Criminal Justice System,” (2005). Gina Badger, Temagami Crescent (2012).… Continue reading Carceral States

Upper Canada Treaties Area 2 (1764–1862) showing density of indigenous Carolinian flora and fauna, which cannot be found elsewhere in the country. Perched on Lake Ontario’s north shore, Mississauga is at the eastern limit of this treaty area. Sources: www.carolinian.org; nativemaps.org Gina Badger, Temagami Crescent (2012). Contact: temagami.crescent [AT] gmail [DOT] com –– This work by Gina… Continue reading Myth of the Disappearing Natives