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In our first three months, we have published a number of articles on issues about race and racism. Today in The Conversation Canada, we offer a special piece by Prof. Daniel Heath Justice, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture at University of British Columbia. Prof. Justice offers his views on the people he calls “Settlers with Opinions.”
“It’s a depressingly common experience for Indigenous people in this country,” says Prof. Justice. “It’s almost a guarantee that any time an Indigenous issue receives public attention, we will be subjected to the pronouncements of Settlers with Opinions.”
Prof. Justice’s article is longer than most of our stories, but we felt he offers an important viewpoint that is missing from the mainstream media and we were pleased to work with him to publish this wonderfully provocative piece.
We also offer up another interesting story about Indigenous affairs: this one about how Canada could learn something from New Zealand when it comes to electoral reform. Political scientist David MacDonald of the University of Guelph explains New Zealand’s mixed member proportional electoral system that has led to a higher representation of Māori politicians. New Zealand will elect a new government this week and so it will be interesting to see what role Māori voters will play.
And finally, if you know something about 3D printing but don’t realize the full potential of this relatively new technology, Ivar Mendez of the University of Saskatchewan offers a glimpse into the not-too-distant future where 3D printing will have “transformative implications” for the future of health care by offering doctors the chance to reproduce replacement bones and limbs.
Regards,
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The Scream, by Kent Monkman (2016), is part of a traveling exhibition this year on colonized Canada: Shame And Prejudice: A Story Of Resilience.
Kent Monkman
Daniel Heath Justice, University of British Columbia
A leading Indigenous academic says too many Canadians take ugly pleasure in being ignorant about Indigenous issues. It's time for some straight talk about Settlers with Opinions.
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Canada’s former prime minister, Stephen Harper, is greeted by a Maori warrior in New Zealand in November 2014. New Zealand’s electoral system allows for far greater Indigenous involvement than Canada’s.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
David MacDonald, University of Guelph
As New Zealanders head to the polls this week, there are lessons for Canada in the country's electoral system — in particular how it gives Indigenous people a greater role in governing.
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Surgeons at the University of Saskatchewan use a 3D printed human brain to plan complex neurosurgical procedures for patients with movement disorders.
Ivar Mendez, University of Saskatchewan
From cheap prosthetic arms for landmine victims in Sudan to the promise of surgery on astronauts in space — 3D printing is sparking a healthcare revolution.
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Politics
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Abdullah Yusuf, University of Dundee
Once a beacon of democratic hope, Myanmar's 'civilian' government is showing its true nature.
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Health + Medicine
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Charlotte Baker, Lancaster University
An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights in Geneva is set to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in sub-Saharan African.
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Science + Technology
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Christopher H. Lim, Nanyang Technological University; Vincent Mack, Nanyang Technological University
Research shows that technology disrupts economies of scale, turning megacities' huge populations from strength to liability. To survive, megacities, like companies, must adapt.
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