UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Photo: Broddi Sigurdarson. (c) 2010 UNPFII. Used with permission from UNPFII. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…
Global Actions
…Cohen, Cynthia Price. The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 1998. Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. “The First Decade of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations.” Peace and Change, 31,…
The Residential School System (2009)
…This article has been archived. An updated version was published in 2020; read it here. Residential Schools Children’s dining room, Indian Residential School, Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936. United Church…
The Indian Act
…the United States, an individual must be able to comply with very distinct standards of government regulation… The Indian Act in Canada, in this respect, is much more than a…
The Residential School System
…Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936. United Church Archives, Toronto, From Mission to Partnership Collection. The term residential schools refers to an extensive school system set up by the Canadian government and…
The Residential School System
…Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936. United Church Archives, Toronto, From Mission to Partnership Collection. The term residential schools refers to an extensive school system set up by the Canadian government and…
Constitution Express
…Constitution. When this large-scale peaceful demonstration did not initially alter the Trudeau government’s position, delegations continued on to the United Nations in New York, and then to Europe to spread…
Global Indigenous Issues
…From the pre-sessional meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in Bolivia, March 2010. The Permanent Forum is welcomed by the residents of Cota Cota Baja…
Terminology
…a Canadian context. This term is not commonly used in the United States. First Nations “First Nation” is a term used to describe Aboriginal peoples of Canada who are ethnically…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…Nationhood. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004. —– “Gender, Race, and the Regulation of Native Identity in Canada and the United States: An Overview.” Hypatia 18(2): 2003. Available online at:…
