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What kind of nation is a first nation? We need to decide
Jan. 12 2013
in Canada, the term “first nations” has been widely used, accurately, to describe non-Inuit indigenous groups since the 1980s – but the nature of that nationhood has not been fully defined in a mutually agreeable way. This question is at the root of the new wave of activism, centred around the Idle No More protests. The uniting factor is a desire for a new relationship between Canada and the indigenous nations within its borders.
Tags: economy, ideology, Indigenous, participation, rights
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Of aboriginals, Métis, First Nations, Inuit and Indians (status-holding and otherwise)
Jan 10, 2013
Métis and non-status Indian communities have wanted some government to have responsibility to assist them in maintaining their cultures and in facing their challenges… the decision logically implies that the federal government will need to take on some responsibilities, help support structures for cultural self-determination and so on… The decision may render past provincial legislation concerning Métis or non-status Indian lands unconstitutional.
Tags: Indigenous, rights, standard of living
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Why the court’s Métis decision is wrong
Jan. 09, 2013
Canada is a strange place. On the one hand, we trumpet diversity and the equality of all, regardless of origin. But on the other, the very history of this country is enmeshed in racial distinction… treaties, created for all time a division between the original inhabitants (commonly referred to as Indians) and the newcomers… Ever since, natives have been trying to figure out how to escape the limitations of the Indian Act. Yet they are unwilling to scrap it.
Tags: Indigenous, multiculturalism, rights
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What the Métis decision means for Canada
Jan. 09 2013
… the broad Canadian mainstream are likely to be themselves confused and resentful on being told they owe “hundreds of billions” of dollars, along with restitution and guilt; and that the Métis and non-status Indians have now joined status Indians on an equal footing.
Tags: Indigenous, multiculturalism, rights, standard of living
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Why we are Idle No More
Dec. 28, 2012
While a great many injustices were inflicted upon the indigenous peoples in the name of colonization, indigenous peoples were never “conquered”… The failure of Canada to share the lands and resources as promised in the treaties has placed First Nations at the bottom of all socio-economic indicators — health, lifespan, education levels and employment opportunities… this movement will continue to expand and increase in intensity.
Tags: economy, Indigenous, poverty, rights, standard of living
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