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2015 / PDF
The following pages outline the Commission’s central conclusions about the history and legacy of residential schools and identify both the barriers to reconciliation and the opportunities for constructive action that currently exist.
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3 years 10 months
2019 /
Based on recent events, Skowkale Council believes this Law is urgently required to protect Skowkale Reserve Lands or Members within the meaning of section 3.8 of their Land Code; andCouncil wishes to implement measures to safeguard against potentially dangerous and disruptive behaviour on Skowkale Reserve Lands.
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4 years 9 months
2018 / PDF
Cowichan Tribes project on chid welfare legislation.
Resource Producer: Cowichan Tribes
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7 years 1 month
2015 / MP3 Audio
The BC government is determined to flood thousands of acres of farmland and traditional territories in the Peace River valley. A court challenge may be the only way to stop the Site C dam.RAVEN is an organization set up to raise funds for court challenges by First Nations. They are working right now to support the Treaty 8 Nations in their fight against the dam.This interview was recorded...
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2015 / MP3 Audio
A new movie documents the realities on the ground for people who live along the Northern Gateway pipeline route in Northern Alberta and BC. Filmmaker Tomas Borsa speaks with Redeye host Jim Mainguy.
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7 years 2 months
2013 / MP3 Audio
Far from being "idle", Indigenous peoples in Canada have a rich history of anti-colonial resistance that continues to this day.
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7 years 2 months
2011 / Video
LEROY LITTLE BEAR, Head of the SEED Graduate Institute, former Director of the American Indian Program at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus of Native Studies at the University of Lethbridge delivers the Spring 2011 Simon Ortiz and Labriola Lecture.
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7 years 2 months
2015 / MP3 Audio
A new report urges the federal government to implement the recommendations in the 58 studies that have been done into ending violence against First Nations women and girls. The report was produced by West Coast LEAF in response to Stephen Harper’s claim that he’s not holding a national inquiry because there have already been too many studies. Redeye host James Mainguy...
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7 years 9 months
2015 / PDF
In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action...
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7 years 9 months
2015 / PDF
For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore Aboriginal rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a process of assimilation, cause Aboriginal peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious, and racial entities in Canada. The establishment and operation of residential schools were a central element...
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