Global Actions
…leaders were frequently sent back home to deal with their domestic governments, as the League of Nations and the United Nations did not view Indigenous rights as an international issue….
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…2008), 119. 2 United Nations, “History (brief).” https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2.html 3 Henderson, 70. 4 Ibid. 5 Lightfoot, “Emerging International Indigenous Rights Norms and ‘Over-compliance’ in New Zealand and Canada,” Political Science vol….
ILO Convention 169
…http://pro169.org/ This site’s many resources are primarily geared toward Indigenous leaders’ promoting the use of Convention 169 in their communities. Books & articles International Labour Organization. “Monitoring Indigenous and Tribal…
Constitution Express
…maintained that “Britain and Canada’s duties with respect to Aboriginal Nations are a result of International law and not any domestic law of Canada.”4 Treaties between Britain and First Nations…
ILO Convention 107
…1 John Bodley, Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States and the Global System, 3rd ed. (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing, 1999), 415–6. 2 International Labour Organization, “History of ILO’s Work,” Indigenous and…
Global Indigenous Issues
…the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) of the International Labour Organization. In 1989 this was followed by the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1989 (No. 169). The…
George Manuel
…of BC, which launched his political career on a national and international stage. His proficiency at bringing people together to stand up for their rights was demonstrated on multiple occasions….
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…Property Researchers,” The Georgetown International Environmental Law Review 12 (2000): 375-412. 12 Dianne Newell, Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada’s Pacific Coast Fisheries Toronto: University of…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…The term “First Nations,” or alternatively “First Peoples,” is also used occasionally in international venues, but neither is used outside of Canada. “Indigenous” Finally, “Indigenous,” has gained prominence as a…
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…
