Métis
…the recognizable Métis sashes, intricate beadwork, moose hair tufting, Red River carts, and so on. While this section does not go into detail on the Métis material culture and traditions,…
Sixties Scoop
…effects of the most negative of these homes are tragic for its victims. Even the best of these homes are not healthy places for our children. Anglo-Canadian foster parents are…
The Residential School System (2009)
…life and without the knowledge and skills to raise their own families. The devastating effects of the residential schools are far-reaching and continue to have significant impact on Aboriginal communities….
Cedar
…cedar trees that grow in the temperate rainforests of coastal British Columbia: Yellow Cedar and Western Red Cedar. Yellow Cedar usually stands between 20 to 40 metres tall, and it…
ILO Convention 169
…Erin Hanson Recommended resources Websites International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org Convention No. 169: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C169 The ILO and Indigenous & Tribal Peoples: http://www.ilo.org/indigenous Pro 169 Training Tool Box on Indigenous People’s Rights:…
ILO Convention 107
…in 18 countries.3 By Erin Hanson. Links & Recommended Resources International Labour Organization website: www.ilo.org Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C107 “Indigenous and Tribal Peoples” https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/indigenous-tribal/lang–en/index.htm Nations that ratified Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312252 Endnotes…
Global Actions
…Bodley, John H. Victims of Progress. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press, 2008. “This compelling account of the effects of technology and development on Indigenous peoples throughout the world examines major issues…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” New Zealand Law Journal (October 2006): 335–337. http://www.apc.org.nz/pma/cc001006.pdf Charters, Claire, and Rodolfo Stavenhagen, eds. Making the Declaration Work: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…
Ipperwash Crisis
…time, the government assured the Stony Point First Nation that it would be returned to them. However, the land was not returned in the years following the war, and in…
The Residential School System
…nurturing family life and without the knowledge and skills to raise their own families. The devastating effects of the residential schools are far-reaching and continue to have a significant impact…
