The Residential School System
…leaders of the Liberals, the Bloc and NDP, thank you, as well, for your words because now it is about our responsibilities today, the decisions that we make today and…

The Residential School System
…leaders of the Liberals, the Bloc and NDP, thank you, as well, for your words because now it is about our responsibilities today, the decisions that we make today and…
ILO Convention 107
…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 habitual…
The Residential School System (2009)
…the Bloc and NDP, thank you, as well, for your words because now it is about our responsibilities today, the decisions that we make today and how they will affect…
Bill C-31
…under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It proposed modifications to various sections of the Indian Act, including significant changes to Indian status and band membership, with three major…
ILO Convention 169
…right to veto such projects,” and as such, Gerard Schulting points that“ many Indigenous representatives feel that their lack of veto power allows governments too much freedom to do as…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…right to self-determination, which includes the right “to freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.” Article 4 affirms Indigenous peoples’ right “to autonomy…
Reserves
…of their ancestors, yet detached in the particular geographies of settlement and circulation that the reserve system had brought into being.7 Challenges facing reserve communities today Reserves today continue to…
Government Policy
…develop an understanding of the relationship between the Canadian government and Aboriginal peoples, and how government policy continues to be an invasive force on Aboriginal peoples today, we recommend the…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
This section is excerpted from a discussion paper by Karrmen Crey about Aboriginal identity in the classroom. This paper was initially written for the What I Learned in Class Today…