Scott Franks

YouTube video by Nerd Rat Media No One Owns Anything and Death is Real || DEAD PIONEERS || Music Video

I gave a nod to the Dead Pioneers' song "Doom Indian" in a presentation today. Here's one with a solid music video: "No one owns anything and death is real". youtu.be/ec_SilIzznI?...

Inside the University of Alberta’s move away from equity, diversity and inclusion - University Affairs Motivations for the decision are being debated by members of the university community.

“That, to me, confirms that the autonomy of the university is under threat and has been for a long time, particularly under the UCP government.” - Dr Laurie Adkin
universityaffairs.ca/news/inside-...

The title is read two ways. First, the Court's theory of "reconciliation" threatens Indigenous peoples' visions for the future of their societies. Second, this article attempts to menace the Court's theory of "reconciliation".

In this article, I contextualize the Court's jurisprudence on reconciliation from the enactment of s. 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 through the constitutional and political crises of Indigenous-crown relations in the 1980s and early to mid 1990s.

Threatening Reconciliation | TMU Law Review Scott Franks - Threatening Reconciliation: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Foundational Jurisprudence on Aboriginal Rights and Title, 1990-1997 by

In this article, I argue that in the period between 1996 and 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada responded to Indigenous peoples' rights as a threat to the preferential allocation of resources to settlers and the settler state. www.tmulawreview.com/current-issu...

Does the Honour of the Crown Apply to Funding Agreements? Case Comment - Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 - Yellowhead Institute In Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that Quebec breached the honour of the Crown in its negotiation of a funding agreement with the government of the Pekuaka...

The Honour of the Crown applies to agreements with Indigenous peoples that relate to "Indigenous difference", which includes aspects of self government. And the Court can order compensation to repair harm to the Crown-Indigenous relationship:
yellowheadinstitute.org/2025/01/15/d...

Some of my thought on Twitter (or "X's") rebrand
https://theconversation.com/the-reaction-to-x-elon-musks-rebrand-of-twitter-reflects-how-we-feel-about-brands-210607