UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…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 free…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…remove themselves from such Settlements. And whereas great Frauds and Abuses have been committed in purchasing Lands of the Indians, to the great Prejudice of our Interests. and to the…
Oral Traditions
…they brought with them a piece of the knowledge puzzle. They had to reach back to the teachings of their parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. These teachings were shared in…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…of fish for winter use, and for trade with other Indigenous groups. Salmon were received by First Nations peoples as gift-bearing relatives, and were treated with great respect. Nick Claxton…
The Indian Act
…of 1857 and the. In 1876, these acts were consolidated as the Indian Act. “The great aim of our legislation has been to do away with the tribal system and…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…responsibilities as a man and as a woman. Beverley Jacobs, Former NWAC president and Mohawk activist, “International Law/The Great Law of Peace,” 35. Despite the vast socio-cultural diversity amongst Canada’s…
The Residential School System (2009)
…infamously said, “to kill the Indian in the child.” Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country….
Klamath Termination
…functions of life on the reservation before termination as a way of understanding and assessing cultural change, what was lost and, in some respects, with great effort, regained. Participants describe…
Sixties Scoop
…to care for them. This transition to provincial services led to a 1951 amendment that enabled the Province to provide services to Aboriginal people where none existed federally. Child protection…
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….
