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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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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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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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Treaties are negotiated agreements that define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between Indigenous groups and federal and provincial...
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Do First Nation members hold Aboriginal and treaty rights individually or collectively? Or, put more simply do the interests of individuals trump...
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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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The right to vote is widely recognized as a fundamental human right in a democratic society and in Canada, every Canadian citizen has that right as...
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The great aim of our legislation has been to do away with the tribal system and assimilate the Indian people in all respects with the other...
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Did anyone notice that the Province didn’t officially respond to Tsilhqot’in until September 11, 2014? Why? Things have changed in a way that is hard...
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Indigenous awareness is a broad term – I know because my onsite and public workshops are dedicated to helping people understand the full extent of...
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The doctrine of Aboriginal rights exists… because of one simple fact: when Europeans arrived in North America, Aboriginal peoples were already here,...