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
…Welfare System. Toronto: James Lorimer and the Canadian Council on Social Development, 1983.23. 7 Sinclair, 66. 8 Lyons, Tom. “For more than 20 years, Canada took native children from their…
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)
…woodworking, and domestic work such as laundry work and sewing. Residential schools systematically undermined Aboriginal culture across Canada and disrupted families for generations, severing the ties through which Aboriginal culture…
Reserves
…of Canada was formed in 1867. Newcomers began occupying the traditional territories of Aboriginal peoples in increasing numbers (some with the financial assistance of their governments). Colonial authorities and some…
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…
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…
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…
