Aboriginal and Treaty
Rights
Rights
This 1876 law gave the Canadian government control over many aspects of Indigenous peoples' lives.
What is the Indian Act?
This type of claim deals with Indigenous rights where no historic treaties exist.
What is a comprehensive claim?
This type of education system, imposed by colonial governments, was designed to assimilate Indigenous children and disrupt their cultural and social development.
This 1982 law made it official that Indigenous rights are protected in Canada
What is the Constitution Act, 1982?
Land claims that focus on unmet promises made by the government in historic treaties or the Indian Act are known as this type of claim.
What is a specific claim?
By controlling Indigenous lands and resources, colonial governments forced Indigenous peoples into this condition, limiting their ability to thrive economically.
What is poverty?
As a result of colonization, Indigenous peoples were often forced onto these types of lands, which were far from ideal for their traditional ways of life.
What are Reserves?
This year marked the first recognition of Indigenous land claims in Canada, which began the process of addressing historical injustices.
What is 1973?
A major factor contributing to health problems in many Indigenous communities, such as diabetes and mental health issues, is this legacy of colonialism.
What is historical trauma?
This 1973 Supreme Court case recognized for the first time that Aboriginal title existed in Canadian law, laying the groundwork for later land claim cases.
What is the Calder Case
This term refers to the imposed European system of government that replaced traditional Indigenous systems, often with a focus on British-style parliamentary structures, disregarding Indigenous governance models.
What is colonial governance?
This ongoing challenge, caused by colonization, continues to affect Indigenous communities through poverty, poor health, and inadequate housing.
What is social inequality?