Global Actions
…Greenlandic founding organizations, Canada (members of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the National Indian Brotherhood), as well as the Saami of Scandinavia. The following year, in 1974, the International Indian…
The Residential School System
…churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity. As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in 2002 for compensation for all…
The Residential School System
…churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity. As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in 2002 for compensation for all…
The Residential School System (2009)
…of this land’s original peoples and, as their consequences still affect the lives of Aboriginal people today, they remain so. —John S. Milloy, A National Crime The residential school system…
George Manuel
…of BC, which launched his political career on a national and international stage. His proficiency at bringing people together to stand up for their rights was demonstrated on multiple occasions….
Totem Poles
…on a fishing trip.17 The pole was then shipped to Sweden, where it remained in storage until 1980, when it was finally put on display at the national Museum of…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…human rights obligations, even though the document itself explicitly gives precedence to international human rights (see Article 46). The UNDRIP may, however, provide guiding principles that national courts could use…
Reserves
…are they perhaps breaking down somewhat. Cole Harris Making Native Space, xxi. What are Indian Reserves? Map of Indian reserves in British Columbia, courtesy of Natural Resources Canada. Click to…
Sixties Scoop
…Child. Dir. Alanis Obomsawin. National Film Board of Canada, 1986. 29 minutes. A heartbreaking film about a Métis boy who moved from foster home to foster home since the age…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…of Native Studies XXV, 2 (2005): 609-626. Films Club Native. Directed by Tracey Deer. Rezolution Pictures Inc/National Film Board of Canada, 2008. Endnotes 1 Canadian policy and legislation towards Aboriginal…
