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Indigenous Self-Government Clarification
“Indigenous self-government” is a term that carries some misunderstanding. And as we’re likely to be hearing about it more frequently as Indigenous...
Indigenous Self-Government
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Hereditary Chiefs vs. Elected Chiefs: What’s the difference?
The Wetʼsuwetʼen protests in 2019 and 2020 were widely reported on and sparked public interest around one of many misconceptions of Hereditary Chiefs...
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Frank Calder: The Man Who Moved the Mountain
This is another installment in our series on the people behind the transformational court cases that affect Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Please...
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What is the Nation Rebuilding Program?
In January 2019, a situation arose in northern BC that brought to the public’s attention the fact that some Indigenous communities have two forms of...
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The Indian Act vs Self-Determination
In recent decades, there has been significant pressure to address historical Indian Act issues. That pressure has been imposed by the combination of...
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What are First Nation Inherent Rights?
For some First Nation people, inherent rights are rights bestowed upon them by the Creator who placed them on Turtle Island and provided them with...
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What Is Indigenous Self-Reliance?
Indigenous Peoples want the ability to participate in the political, and more importantly, the economic mainstream without having to rely on federal...
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Why Do Indigenous Peoples Want Self-Government?
Perhaps a more accurate question would be, “Why do Indigenous Peoples want self-government back?” Long before European contact, Indigenous Peoples...
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Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Turns Twenty - 10 Fast Facts
The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) is remarkable on many points, but perhaps the most significant is that this Agreement gave the Inuit of...
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Self-Government Arrangements - 4 Examples
When we take a look at the day-to-day operations of a band we see that all the actions of the band are directed in accordance with the Indian Act....