Sixties Scoop
…Websites Indian & Northern Affairs Child and Family Services Program: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/hb/sp/fncf/index-eng.asp First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS):http://www.fncfcs.com/home.html FNCFCS First Nations Research Site: http://www.fncfcs.com/projects/FNRS.html FNCFCS Resource list:…
The Residential School System (2009)
…previously healthy Aboriginal children across Canada were dying in residential schools.5 This figure does not include children who died at home, where they were frequently sent when critically ill. Bryce…
Ipperwash Crisis
…of the Ipperwash Inquiry, here: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/inquiries/ipperwash/report/index.html Amnesty International, The Ipperwash Crisis. https://www.amnesty.ca/legal-brief/ipperwash-inquiry CBC News, The Ipperwash Inquiry. https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/ipperwash/ Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, “The Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry: A…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…the political unity of an existing state). In 2006, the draft was accepted by the UN Human Rights Council, and the following year, it was adopted by a majority of…
Métis
…people who have continued ties to a historical Métis community, and are accepted as such by that community. Yet Métis identity is also adopted by some non-status Aboriginal peoples and…
Community & Politics
…The Assembly of First Nations – http://www.afn.ca The First Nations Summit – http://www.fns.bc.ca/ The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami – http://www.itk.ca The Native Women’s Association of Canada – http://www.nwac.ca The Metis National…
Totem Poles
…Film Board http://www.nfb.ca/explore-by/keyword/en/totem_poles/ Totem Pole Photos – SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology https://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/exhibits/virtual-exhibits/northwest-coast-totem-poles.html Totem Poles-The Bill Reid Centre- Simon Fraser University https://www.sfu.ca/brc/art_architecture/totem_poles.html Books & articles Black, Martha. “Totem Poles…
ILO Convention 107
…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 1…
ILO Convention 169
…partially attributed to Convention 169’s inclusion of Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. Many nation-states are apprehensive of such provisions, arguing that Indigenous autonomy undermines their own sovereignty and governance. Most…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…policy is examined and resolutions are passed. The UBCIC also holds Special General Meetings throughout the year as necessary. A brief history of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs The…
