By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase A new survey by the Angus Reid Institute has unveiled what experts are calling concerning beliefs towards Indigenous people spreading across Canada. The poll, “Special status or equal treatment?” found that 55 percent of Canadians believe Indigenous nations “have no special status” in Canada. Sixty percent said Indigenous communities should be governed “by the same systems and rules as other Canadians.” According to Jon Roe, research associate with the Angus Reid institute, the survey was a part of a larger survey series, gauging Canadians perceptions on contemporary Indigenous issues. “These were questions that we had asked previously in 2018,” Roe said. “So, it had been a while since we looked at these questions and see whether or not Canadians’ perceptions had changed.”…
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