UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…of the UN. General Assembly. The non-signatories: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States initially refused to sign the UNDRIP. The…
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…
Bill C-31
…a membership code to submit to INAC, as well as submit a list of all people included on the band membership list. It is worth pointing out that INAC provides…
ILO Convention 107
…in 18 countries.3 By Erin Hanson. Links & Recommended Resources International Labour Organization website: www.ilo.org Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C107 “Indigenous and Tribal Peoples” https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/indigenous-tribal/lang–en/index.htm Nations that ratified Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312252 Endnotes…
ILO Convention 169
…Erin Hanson Recommended resources Websites International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org Convention No. 169: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C169 The ILO and Indigenous & Tribal Peoples: http://www.ilo.org/indigenous Pro 169 Training Tool Box on Indigenous People’s Rights:…
Terminology
…capitalization a sign of respect to the people you are referring to. Therefore, it may not be necessary to capitalize when using the term as an adjective and not in…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…and affirms that Aboriginal peoples are distinct within Canada with distinct rights. The Indian Act was an early sign of Aboriginal peoples’ distinct constitutional status that would become enshrined in…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…Following the Sparrow decision of 1990, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), concerned about its legal obligations, initiated a pilot sales program through which bands that sign agreements with…
About Sovereignty Performance
…agreement that they were about to sign. Corner Brook and western Newfoundland do not get a whole lot of exposure to issues faced by indigenous Canadians, especially in the form…
