ILO Convention 107
…help Indigenous peoples enter the (settler-based) market economy. Regarding land rights, Article 12.1 of the convention states that Indigenous populations “shall not be removed without their free consent from their…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…to be free from discrimination, and the right to a nationality. Read the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples here. Significantly, in Article 3 the UNDRIP recognizes Indigenous…
The White Paper 1969
…by the Indian Act would “enable the Indian people to be free—free to develop Indian cultures in an environment of legal, social and economic equality with other Canadians.” To this…
Métis
…Diane. “The Free People—Otipemisiwak,” Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870–1930. Ottawa: National Historical Parks and Sites, Canada Parks Service, 1990. Peterson, Jacqueline, and Jennifer Brown, eds. The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis…
Berger Inquiry
…the Northwest Territories had attempted to file a legal caveat claiming an interest in 450,000 square miles (1,000,000 sq. km.) of the Northwest Territories. If the caveat were successful, the…
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 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:…
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This article has been archived.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…
The Residential School System
By Erin Hanson (2009), with updates and revisions by Daniel P. Gamez & Alexa Manuel (September 2020). The original version of this article has been archived, but may…
The Residential School System
By Erin Hanson (2009), with updates and revisions by Daniel P. Gamez & Alexa Manuel (September 2020). The original version of this article has been archived, but may…
