UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…representatives refused to change the draft, arguing that the document simply extended to Indigenous peoples the rights already guaranteed to colonialists.3 The authors of the UN Declaration sought to break…
Berger Inquiry
…coast of the Yukon to the Mackenzie Delta. Canadian natural gas would be added and the line would continue south to the United States. The “Maple Leaf” route was proposed…
Global Actions
…currently active on issues of climate change, Arctic sovereignty, and, particularly in Canada, the recent European ban on seal exports. Transnational Indigenous organizations have been created all around the world….
Oral Traditions
…title to his article on the subject, perhaps the courts as well as mainstream society are now “listening for a change.”23 By Erin Hanson. Recommended resources Archibald, Jo-ann (Q’um Q’um…
Klamath Termination
…Oral Narratives of the Klamath Termination: Individual Elders Reflect on Time and Change is a video archive that records the observations of a group of six members of the…
The Indian Act
…and assimilate the Indian people in all respects with the other inhabitants of the Dominion as speedily as they are fit to change.” – John A Macdonald, 1887 The Gradual…
Indian Status
…status depended upon her father or husband and could change throughout her life. For example, a woman without Aboriginal ancestry marrying a man with Indian status would gain Indian status….
Sixties Scoop
…factors came together to instigate a change in the state of Aboriginal child welfare in Canada. The influential National Indian Brotherhood’s 1972 report Indian Control over Indian Education inspired Aboriginal…
Constitution Express
…the British Parliament could change Canadian law. Patriating the Constitution would give Canada authority to amend its own laws and make it functionally a more independent country, and in October…
Sparrow Case
…Case Musqueam have inhabited the Fraser River delta and neighbouring areas since time immemorial. As coastal peoples, the Musqueam have depended on this river and fishing for sustenance for generations….
