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…
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….
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…
Sixties Scoop
…the government changed child welfare laws so that bands could run their own social service, but problems similar to those seen during the Sixties Scoop persist today. In June 2000,…
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 Residential School System (2009)
…education as the general population in the public school system, and the schools were sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught…
The Residential School System
…sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught to do laundry, sew, cook, and clean. Boys were taught carpentry, tinsmithing, and farming….
Indian Status
…agreements between the Crown and First Nations, when the Crown guaranteed particular services in exchange for title to the land.3 Those with Indian status do not pay taxes for most…