Sixties Scoop
…apprehension entitled No Quiet Place: Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoptions and Placements. In this report, popularly known as The Kimelman Report, Kimelman and his committee, after holding hearings…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Prime Minister Harper delivering the apology in the House of Commons here. Reconciliation & Healing Initiatives Aboriginal Healing Foundation – www.ahf.ca The Indian Residential School Survivors Society – http://www.irsss.ca/ Legacy…
Ipperwash Crisis
…A Roadmap to Improved Relationships and Quality of Life.” https://www.ontario.ca/page/ipperwash-inquiry-report Books & journal articles Beare, Margaret and Tonita Murray, Eds. “The Ipperwash Inquiry: Research on Police Governance, Independence and Accountability.”…
Métis
…generations. The question of who should be entitled to Métis rights can create tensions between different Métis communities. Yet because the Powley case forces us to re-examine these issues, it…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…on to the UNDRIP do not appear to uphold these minimum standards. While many agree that much work remains to be done internationally, critics have questioned the four nations’ claims…
Community & Politics
…include: The Assembly of First Nations – http://www.afn.ca The First Nations Summit – http://www.fns.bc.ca/ The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami – http://www.itk.ca The Native Women’s Association of Canada – http://www.nwac.ca The Metis…
Totem Poles
…Kramer’s website here, or the Tyee’s excellent article “Totem Poles: Myth and Fact.” Socio-cultural importance of totem poles From their earliest origins to today, totem poles hold a significant socio-cultural…
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…
ILO Convention 169
…Peoples. Development of ILO Convention 169 By 1985, Indigenous groups, leaders and other recognized experts had questioned the assimilationist and ethnocentric tone of Convention 107, and, as a result, the…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…question. The UBCIC has always supported the people’s contention that land is more important than money in land claims settlements.1 The UBCIC identifies its role as protecting and furthering Indigenous…
