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The Constitution Express and Its Role in Entrenching Indigenous Rights
This is a brief look at an extraordinary, passionate, grassroots Indigenous movement in Canadian history that altered the direction of the...
Indigenous Rights
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Indigenous Title and the Doctrine of Discovery
Indigenous Peoples believe they have held title to their traditional lands or territories from the moment their Creators placed them on that land...
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Christopher Columbus and the Doctrine of Discovery - 5 Things to Know
The Doctrine of Discovery was used by European monarchies, beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, as a means of legitimizing the colonization of...
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Poorer Health - #1 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
In 2015, we published an article outlining the eight key issues of primary concern for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Since then, the article has been...
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Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - 8 Key Dates
The road to adoption of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDec) has been a rocky one for Canada. Canada did...
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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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Harry Daniels: The Man Who Put Métis in the Constitution
Harry Daniels will share with Louis Riel the honor of having introduced the rights of the Métis people in the Constitution of Canada: Riel in s. 31...
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Indian Act and Enfranchisement of Indigenous Peoples
Enfranchisement of any First Nation admitted to university (1880 amendment) 99.(1) Any Indian who may be admitted to the degree of Doctor of...
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6 Things You May Want to Know About the Daniels Decision
There are a lot of questions and some confusion out there about the April 14, 2016, Supreme Court of Canada ruling on Daniels v. Canada (Indian...
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10 Treaty Facts
Treaties are negotiated agreements that define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between Indigenous groups and federal and provincial...