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….
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….
The Indian Act
…“Bill C-21: An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act.” Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Law and Governance Division, 2008. Available online at: https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/392LS577E 9 “This apartheid law prohibited…
Constitution Express
…As a result, 41 people immediately continued on to the United Nations headquarters in New York City, and presented their concerns before the United Nations to gain international attention.15 In…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…for UNDRIP,” April 26, 2010, http://ahi-ka-roa.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-zealands-support-for-undrip.html (accessed June 2010). 8 United States of America Government, Office of the Press Secretary, “Remarks made by the President at the White House Tribal…
Berger Inquiry
…the Mackenzie Delta, began a house-to-house campaign to explain the land claim to families in six communities around the Beaufort Sea. In Yellowknife, the chiefs at the Indian Brotherhood of…
Bands
…administering the Indian Act and policies and programs relating to bands, including disbursement of administrative monies, social service programs, and educational programs; band administration is responsible for the day-to-day functioning…
ILO Convention 169
…Lee. “A New Step in the International Law on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: ILO Convention No. 169 of 1989,” Oklahoma City University Law Review, Vol. 15, No. 3, Fall 1990….
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,…
About Sovereignty Performance
…small City, and to challenge the public. I wanted people to walk by, ask questions and even take part. The public reception was very positive in person! There were a…
