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Introduction to Volume 4
Get PDFThis is a rolling issue of At the Forks, the fourth volume of a project that began in 2021. This was a time of social distancing, changing patterns, and public health regulations adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal was to develop a platform for accessible, engaging research that speaks to the pressing questions for people who live where the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) works, and territories and communities connected to them. These include Indigenous people, lands, and waters amid a colonial project that has not ended. These also includes questions of justice for migrant people, whether of the early twentieth century or today. Our questions also include the histories and rights of people as gendered subjects at a moment when reproductive rights and the rights of people to make decisions about their gender presentation and care are under threat
“Have them suitably married”: A Case Study of Marriage and Coercion of Indian Residential School Pupils in Canada’s Prairies
Get PDFIn their research over the past decade, Dr. Anne Lindsay and Dr. Karlee Sapoznik Evans have come across records of arranged and forced marriages that were perpetrated within the context of Indian Residential Schools. These records and the stories they document, some of which are discussed in Evans’ doctoral dissertation, corroborate the oral history accounts shared by Indian Residential School (IRS) Survivors and intergenerational Survivors. While arranged and coerced marriages have been referenced and acknowledged in a few publications, including those of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, to date, very little research has focused on these marriages, where elements of force, coercion, and unfreedom are at play. Today Evans and Lindsay continue to uncover new information, including the case studies that are discussed below. The histories explored in this article focus on the Saint-Boniface Industrial School, which was located across the river not far from The Forks, reminding the reader that arranged and coerced marriage is not something that happened somewhere else, and casting light on the connections between marriage and the coercion of IRS pupils on the prairies. At the same time, considerable work remains if we are to trace and understand the scale, scope, and enduring legacies of these unfree marriages
Histories of Gender, Reproduction and Care in Canada: An Annotated Bibliography
Get PDFThis annotated bibliography is a collaborative project of History 4000/7772, Histories of Gender, Reproduction and Care in Canada, University of Manitoba, Winter 2024, professor Dr. Adele Perry. It includes scholarship published since 2000. Entries are in alphabetical order, and users can navigate by searching for keywords
A Habitable Future: Reflections on water governance and Indigenous sovereignty
Get PDFOn June 15th, 2023, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos for a seminar on "When the land hurts: Indigenous feminism on suicide, environmental violence, and the struggle for inhabitability." Dr. Ansloos is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide at the University of Toronto. He is Cree and English and a member of Fisher River Cree Nation. In this seminar, Dr. Ansloos presented the results of his pilot study that links water insecurity and environmental degradation to higher suicide rates in First Nations communities (within Ontario).
This article is divided into two sections: an overview of Ansloos’ work and reflections on Ansloos’ call to “envision a life beyond the state.” 
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Caption: July 1, 2018: Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Assiniboine and Red Rivers are pictured as the International Space Station was orbiting at the northern-most point of its 51.7-degree orbital inclination
Academic Freedom and Narratives of Transgender Identity
Get PDFSeveral of the other contributors to this round-table — Lara Rae, Jarvis Brownlie, Noah Schulz – have noted that Professor Joanne Boucher’s talk, “The Commodification of the Human Body: The Case of Transgender Identities,” raises issues of free speech and academic freedom. The media coverage of the event and the statement issued by the University of Winnipeg presented the question in a standard framework that pits the support of a “healthy and inclusive society” and respect and support of the members of our 2SLGBTQ+ community against free speech and academic freedom. In this case, the University of Winnipeg seems to have ‘balanced’ those competing ideals by siding with the latter, with many feeling the former was sacrificed
Anti-Fascist Solidarity Now
Get PDFThe roundtable this essay is built from was created partly in reaction to something harmful occurring on the University of Winnipeg campus, but it was, and is also an opportunity to imagine something better together and to begin to build that better right now
Organized Transphobia and the University
Get PDFIn this brief commentary, I want to address two issues raised by Joanne Boucher’s talk at the University of Winnipeg, “The Commodification of the Human Body: The Case of Transgender Identities.” First, there is the problem of how universities should handle events on their campuses that appear to target, disparage, or objectify a marginalized group. Especially in the United States, this has become a familiar problem, often posed by actors aiming to spark controversy, gain attention for intolerant claims, and perhaps be “canceled.” Second, there is the fact that Boucher’s talk took place within the context of a large-scale, organized anti-trans campaign, which is global, but especially visible in the United States
Where Does Our Power Come From?
Get PDFWe’ve had a couple of moments of major community rallying against anti-trans oppression recently. Back in Fall 2023, several hundred people showed up in Winnipeg to protect a drag queen story hour from bigoted protestors. Both this and the more recent response to Prof. Boucher’s talk have been incredible displays of community support which created space for activists to connect with one another and foster social ties which can be drawn on for the next time people need to respond. These major flashpoints were both organized responses to rightly perceived threats. It’s good that we’re able to mobilize support during these times. However, we cannot liberate trans people through defensive actions alone. These actions protect our communities and keep us safe, but they are not where our power is. 
Tempest in a Cupcake
Get PDFI originally planned to attend Dr. Boucher’s talk in person, but in a very 21st-century compromise, it ended up on Zoom. It was a bit of a scramble. When I say I “attended,” I had a piece in my ear, listening and engaging with the talk while eating cupcakes at the counter event, which I found quite interesting. At 60 years old, I come from an academic background where I don’t discuss talks or events without attending and understanding the content. Thus, I engaged with the talk, which has broader ramifications and specific terms that are important to consider