Pam Palmater
@pampalmater.com
Mi'kmaw lawyer ⚖️ Ugpi'ganjig 🦅Eel River Bar First Nation 🪶WARRIOR LIFE PODCAST🎙️Beyond Blood, Indigenous Nationhood, Warrior Life📕 https://linktr.ee/pampalmater
T Star, Macleans, Globe, Lawyer's Daily, Chatelaine, Guardian, APTN CBC CTV The Breach
T Star, Macleans, Globe, Lawyer's Daily, Chatelaine, Guardian, APTN CBC CTV The Breach
Dr @cblackst.bsky.social @caringsociety.bsky.social "The colonial stench of Indigenous Service Canada must be deep-cleaned, and the Department of Justice can’t keep defending the indefensible." @IRPP "ISC responds with inadequate or piecemeal actions." policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/indi...
Ending harm starts with reforming ISC and Justice
Indigenous Services Canada and the Department of Justice must be overhauled to end their discriminatory practices and harm to First Nations children.
policyoptions.irpp.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dr @cblackst.bsky.social @caringsociety.bsky.social "The colonial stench of Indigenous Service Canada must be deep-cleaned, and the Department of Justice can’t keep defending the indefensible." @IRPP "ISC responds with inadequate or piecemeal actions." policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/indi...
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal wants the Canadian government to present their long-term reform plan for the child welfare system on December 22.
Deadline approaching for Canadian government to present long term reform plan | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal wants the Canadian government to present their long-term reform plan for the child welfare system on December 22.
My latest for @irpp.org Policy Options: "Reconciliation can't wait another generation: end Canada's second-generation cut-off for Indian registration". #firstnations #reconciliation #charter #indianact #equality #treatyrights #childrensrights #mikmaq policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/reco...
End Canada’s second-generation cut-off for Indian registration
Four decades later, Ottawa still maintains the second-generation cut-off. Ending this discrimination is the real test of reconciliation.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My latest for @irpp.org Policy Options: "Reconciliation can't wait another generation: end Canada's second-generation cut-off for Indian registration". #firstnations #reconciliation #charter #indianact #equality #treatyrights #childrensrights #mikmaq policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/reco...
My Warrior Life Podcast has been nominated by @canpodawards.bsky.social for Outstanding Indigenous Series! All Canadian podcasters & those who work on podcasts can vote before Nov.22 midnight ET! www.canpodcawards.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My Warrior Life Podcast has been nominated by @canpodawards.bsky.social for Outstanding Indigenous Series! All Canadian podcasters & those who work on podcasts can vote before Nov.22 midnight ET! www.canpodcawards.ca
To all Canadian podcasters & those who work on Canadian podcasts, please consider supporting an Indigenous podcast & vote for my Warrior Life Podcast for the Outstanding Indigenous Series category! #indigenous #firstnations #mikmaq #podcasts canpodawards.ca/vote/
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
To all Canadian podcasters & those who work on Canadian podcasts, please consider supporting an Indigenous podcast & vote for my Warrior Life Podcast for the Outstanding Indigenous Series category! #indigenous #firstnations #mikmaq #podcasts canpodawards.ca/vote/
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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POD DROP! Lawyer Bruce McIvor joins us to talk about his essential book: Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation. Fundamental read for #reconciliation @ubcic.bsky.social @pampalmater.com #canPoli #indigenous
tiny.cc/7g2v001
tiny.cc/7g2v001
Indigenous Rights in One Minute: A guide to advancing reconciliation
Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-11-13 · 16m
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November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
POD DROP! Lawyer Bruce McIvor joins us to talk about his essential book: Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation. Fundamental read for #reconciliation @ubcic.bsky.social @pampalmater.com #canPoli #indigenous
tiny.cc/7g2v001
tiny.cc/7g2v001
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From the statutory release of convicted killer Shawn Lamb to the early departure of Canada’s prison watchdog Ivan Zinger, the federal correctional system is under scrutiny.
That’s the focus of this week’s Truth and Politics panel.
That’s the focus of this week’s Truth and Politics panel.
Shawn Lamb’s release and Ivan Zinger’s resignation | Truth & Politics
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
From the statutory release of convicted killer Shawn Lamb to the early departure of Canada’s prison watchdog Ivan Zinger, the federal correctional system is under scrutiny.
That’s the focus of this week’s Truth and Politics panel.
That’s the focus of this week’s Truth and Politics panel.
Dr @cblackst.bsky.social & I co-authored an open-access academic article in Genealogy @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social about the need to protect Indigenous people from exploitation by lawyers & law firms in class actions. #law #cdnpoli #indigenous #classactions #clashactions www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/9/...
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Dr @cblackst.bsky.social & I co-authored an open-access academic article in Genealogy @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social about the need to protect Indigenous people from exploitation by lawyers & law firms in class actions. #law #cdnpoli #indigenous #classactions #clashactions www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/9/...
Check us out on Halloween with spooky stories from Indigenous peoples! Some of these stories were super spoooooooky. @kimwheels.bsky.social @siriusxmcanada.bsky.social #turtleislandtalks #indigiverse #halloween #indigenous
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Check us out on Halloween with spooky stories from Indigenous peoples! Some of these stories were super spoooooooky. @kimwheels.bsky.social @siriusxmcanada.bsky.social #turtleislandtalks #indigiverse #halloween #indigenous
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Should be noted that there is no options available to Palestinians in terms of another deal. Donald Trump and Israel are forcing a population undergoing a genocide to accept whatever they put forth or continue having the full extent of the Israeli military with US weapon support rain upon them
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Should be noted that there is no options available to Palestinians in terms of another deal. Donald Trump and Israel are forcing a population undergoing a genocide to accept whatever they put forth or continue having the full extent of the Israeli military with US weapon support rain upon them
Canada cannot maintain its iron grip on the disappearing Indian formula under the Indian Act and claim to be committed to reconciliation. Legislative extinction for First Nations violates Charter, section 35, UNDRIP & our own laws. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Remove 2nd-generation cut-off from Indian Act, witnesses tell Senate committee | CBC News
Indigenous leaders and experts say Bill S-2 takes small steps to address discrimination in the Indian Act but fails to solve deeper injustices like the second-generation cut-off.
www.cbc.ca
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Canada cannot maintain its iron grip on the disappearing Indian formula under the Indian Act and claim to be committed to reconciliation. Legislative extinction for First Nations violates Charter, section 35, UNDRIP & our own laws. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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On the eve of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Pierre Poilievre spoke out for the group he says faces the most hate-based violence.
Um, and apparently that group is…Christians? (It isn’t).
I called for backup on this one. Luckily @pampalmater.com answered:
Um, and apparently that group is…Christians? (It isn’t).
I called for backup on this one. Luckily @pampalmater.com answered:
September 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
On the eve of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Pierre Poilievre spoke out for the group he says faces the most hate-based violence.
Um, and apparently that group is…Christians? (It isn’t).
I called for backup on this one. Luckily @pampalmater.com answered:
Um, and apparently that group is…Christians? (It isn’t).
I called for backup on this one. Luckily @pampalmater.com answered:
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Reconciliation isn’t about token gestures, museum visits, or diversity training, writes @pampalmater.com. True reconciliation means respecting Indigenous peoples’ right to say 'No'—to development on their lands, to discriminatory laws, and to ongoing abuse.
True test of reconciliation: Respect the Indigenous right to say No
The right to say no is the core of any future relationship with the Canadian state and its citizens. It’s a basic right — one which is grounded in our sovereignty as individuals and Nations to decide ...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reconciliation isn’t about token gestures, museum visits, or diversity training, writes @pampalmater.com. True reconciliation means respecting Indigenous peoples’ right to say 'No'—to development on their lands, to discriminatory laws, and to ongoing abuse.
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Opinion: National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
Bill C-5 is a major setback to reconciliation and the path to ending violence against Indigenous women and girls.
www.hilltimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Opinion: National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
I am so excited to share that I have a two-book deal with McClelland & Stewart! Thanks to Stephanie Sinclair, Haley Cullingham & everyone at McClelland & Stewart & my literary agent, Martha Webb & everyone at CookeMcDermid! What a dream come true! #books #booknerd #indigenous #mikmaq
September 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I am so excited to share that I have a two-book deal with McClelland & Stewart! Thanks to Stephanie Sinclair, Haley Cullingham & everyone at McClelland & Stewart & my literary agent, Martha Webb & everyone at CookeMcDermid! What a dream come true! #books #booknerd #indigenous #mikmaq
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Landfill search for Indigenous women cost $18M, one-tenth of original estimate: Kinew - Winnipeg Free Press apple.news/An54rU7ROT1u...
Landfill search for Indigenous women cost $18M, one-tenth of original estimate: Kinew — Winnipeg Free Press
2023 feasibility study projected effort to comb Prairie Green Landfill could take up to three years and $184 million
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August 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Landfill search for Indigenous women cost $18M, one-tenth of original estimate: Kinew - Winnipeg Free Press apple.news/An54rU7ROT1u...
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A quote from Battlestar Galactica that holds very true:
"There's a reason you separate the military and the police.
One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
Admiral Adama
"There's a reason you separate the military and the police.
One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
Admiral Adama
August 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A quote from Battlestar Galactica that holds very true:
"There's a reason you separate the military and the police.
One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
Admiral Adama
"There's a reason you separate the military and the police.
One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
Admiral Adama
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The CHRT is ordering Canada back to the negotiation table on long-term reform of the child welfare system.
Talks have been at an impasse since chiefs in assembly voted down a $47.8-billion proposal from Canada in October of 2024.
Talks have been at an impasse since chiefs in assembly voted down a $47.8-billion proposal from Canada in October of 2024.
The CHRT orders Canada to negotiate long-term child welfare reform | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The CHRT is ordering Canada back to the negotiation table on long-term reform of the child welfare system.
Talks have been at an impasse since chiefs in assembly voted down a $47.8-billion proposal from Canada in October of 2024.
Talks have been at an impasse since chiefs in assembly voted down a $47.8-billion proposal from Canada in October of 2024.
First Nations are rightly concerned about C-5 and the potential impacts to our inherent, Aboriginal, treaty and land rights. No government should legislate for itself unfettered power to trump Indigenous rights. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social @aptnnews.bsky.social youtu.be/ITMXQbbuZ_c
Bill C-5: path to prosperity or threat to sovereignty? | Truth and Politics
YouTube video by APTN News
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July 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
First Nations are rightly concerned about C-5 and the potential impacts to our inherent, Aboriginal, treaty and land rights. No government should legislate for itself unfettered power to trump Indigenous rights. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social @aptnnews.bsky.social youtu.be/ITMXQbbuZ_c
The amazing @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and I talked politics and C-15 on her new Substack and podcast BUBBLE POP! rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to get through Canada Day without being a total d*ck (with Pam Palmater)
Listen now | NEW EPISODE OF BUBBLE POP!
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July 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The amazing @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and I talked politics and C-15 on her new Substack and podcast BUBBLE POP! rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
So much fun hanging with you @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Canada Day just happened.
But as folks celebrated near Parliament, a man was just elected to it who trivialized residential schools.
Bill C-5 just became law, despite vocal opposition from Indigenous leaders.
So I’m THRILLED @pampalmater.com is on the show this week!
Here's a sneak peek:
But as folks celebrated near Parliament, a man was just elected to it who trivialized residential schools.
Bill C-5 just became law, despite vocal opposition from Indigenous leaders.
So I’m THRILLED @pampalmater.com is on the show this week!
Here's a sneak peek:
July 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
So much fun hanging with you @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
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New episode of the Mi’kmaq series just dropped! Elder Cheryl Maloney joins the host Pam Palmater to share about the prophecy of the white owl and how its appearance foretold change for the Mi’kmaw and how that change would first destroy them but then rebuild their nation anew.
July 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New episode of the Mi’kmaq series just dropped! Elder Cheryl Maloney joins the host Pam Palmater to share about the prophecy of the white owl and how its appearance foretold change for the Mi’kmaw and how that change would first destroy them but then rebuild their nation anew.
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Toronto Metropolitan University professor Pam Palmater talks to Nation to Nation about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet.
Full discussion tonight.
Full discussion tonight.
May 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Toronto Metropolitan University professor Pam Palmater talks to Nation to Nation about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet.
Full discussion tonight.
Full discussion tonight.