Pamela Palmater

Dr. Pamela Palmater is a Mi’kmaw lawyer from Eel River Bar First Nation. She is an author, activist and currently serves as Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Articles by this author

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Prisoner death toll will mount without releasing most vulnerable inmates

by Pamela Palmater, Kim Pate April 23, 2020

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Priority pandemic response needed for First Nations

by Pamela Palmater March 20, 2020

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Don’t forget the racist Canadians behind the racist systems

by Pamela Palmater October 2, 2019

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Responsibility for Kashechewan’s crises lies with Crown

by Pamela Palmater April 24, 2019

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First Nations water problems a crisis of Canada’s own making

by Pamela Palmater February 6, 2019

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Will Ottawa heed UN on rights of First Nations women?

by Pamela Palmater January 22, 2019

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Equality delayed is equality denied for Indigenous women

by Sharon McIvor, Pamela Palmater, Shelagh Day December 5, 2017

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Families, advocates left to fill gaping holes in MMIW inquiry

by Pamela Palmater August 4, 2016

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How Canada turned a blind eye to the suicide crises in First Nations

by Pamela Palmater April 13, 2016

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Trudeau’s empty budget promises on the nation-to-nation relationship

by Pamela Palmater March 23, 2016

Podcasts by this author

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Podcast IN/EQUALITY 07

Inequality and Settler Colonialism

with Debra Thompson, Pamela Palmater May 10, 2023