The Residential School System
…churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity. As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in 2002 for compensation for all…
The Residential School System
…churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity. As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in 2002 for compensation for all…
Sixties Scoop
…list: http://www.fncfcs.com/resources/childwelfareResources.html First Nations Child and Family Services Compensation Process: http://www.fnchildcompensation.ca Reducing the Number of Indigenous Children in Care: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1541187352297/1541187392851 Newspaper articles Dolha, Lloyd. “The Sixties Scoop: How Canada’s “Best…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…erroneous claims.11 Strahl further maintained that Canada already respects Indigenous rights, as laid down in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution, which he said reflects a much…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Volume 1: Looking Forward, Looking Back. Chapter 10, “Residential Schools.” Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1996. Fournier, Suzanne…
Métis
…Diane. “The Free People—Otipemisiwak,” Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870–1930. Ottawa: National Historical Parks and Sites, Canada Parks Service, 1990. Peterson, Jacqueline, and Jennifer Brown, eds. The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…A Brief History of the Marginalization of Aboriginal Women in Canada Aboriginal women in Canada frequently experience challenges and discrimination that are not necessarily shared by non-Aboriginal women, nor…
Reserves
…rather than provincial or municipal jurisdiction—levels of government that typically provide services, infrastructure and regulations to non-reserve communities. In the spring of 2009, Sheila Fraser, the auditor general of Canada,…
The Indian Act
…and gender discrimination So why don’t we just abolish the Indian Act? Recommended resources Introduction to the Indian Act To be federally recognized as an Indian either in Canada or…
The White Paper 1969
…Indian Act. This white paper was met with forceful opposition from Aboriginal leaders across the country and sparked a new era of Indigenous political organizing in Canada. What is a…
