Global Actions
…Nations (AFN) gives a unified voice to First Nations across Canada, in federal politics as well as on the international stage. The AFN participated in drafting the U.N. Declaration on…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…women: their politics and political organizing in Vancouver, B.C.” Thesis – M.A., University of British Columbia, 1994. Jacobs, Beverley. “International Law/The Great Law of Peace.” LL.M. thesis, University of Saskatchewan,…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…the U.N. Declaration—Or Is It?” Indian Country Today. May 3, 2010. —— “Emerging International Indigenous Rights Norms and ‘Over-compliance’ in New Zealand and Canada.” Political Science vol. 62, no.1 (2010):…
Constitution Express
…their message to an international audience. Eventually, the Trudeau government agreed to recognize Aboriginal rights within the Constitution. Contemporary activist Arthur Manuel calls the Constitution Express the most effective direct…
ILO Convention 169
…Peoples’ Rights Through ILO Conventions: A compilation of ILO supervisory bodies’ comments 2009-2010.” International Labour Organization, 2010. Available online: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/–normes/documents/publication/wcms_126028.pdf Schulting, Gerard. “ILO Convention 169: Can it help?” http://www.abyayalanews.org/document/2444 Swepston,…
The Residential School System
…Métis and Inuit, or alternatively Indigenous Peoples, in the plural, following the guidelines of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , the most widely accepted international instrument…
The Residential School System
…Métis and Inuit, or alternatively Indigenous Peoples, in the plural, following the guidelines of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , the most widely accepted international instrument…
The Residential School System (2009)
…President, Native Women’s Association of Canada, June 11, 2008 Read the full transcript and watch the video here. We feel that the acceptability of the apology is very much a…
Community & Politics
…Express garnered international attention and continued on to New York, London, and Geneva. The Constitution Express was ultimately successful, resulting in the inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in the constitution. The…
ILO Convention 107
…What is the International Labour Organization Convention 107 (1957)? Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is an international instrument adopted to…
