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    • WPG CALENDAR: Indigenous Community, Solidarity & Education Events
    • Ongoing Indigenous Community Initiatives - WPG
    • Indigenous Community Fundraisers & Solidarity Campaigns - WPG
    • Wet'suwet'en Strong
    • #LoveforTina - Information & Solidarity Resources
    • #justiceforColten
    • ARCHIVED - Standing Rock Solidarity - WPG
  • TERMS & CONCEPTS
    • What is settler colonialism?
    • What about racism and forms of racism?
    • What is an "ally"?
    • What does "settler" mean?
    • What is White privilege? White fragility?
    • Does reverse racism exist? What about being "colour blind"?
    • What is decolonization?
    • What is meant by Indigenous sovereignty?
    • Have a question about other terms?
  • SOME BASICS
    • Terminology
    • Urban Indigenous Peoples-Winnipeg focus
    • First Nations Communities in Manitoba
    • The Inuit
    • Two-Spirit
    • The Métis
    • Treaties
    • The Indian Act
    • The Royal Proclamation; The Constitution; The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
    • Major Inquiries and Reports
  • ISSUES & TOPICS
    • Residential Schools
    • The Sixties Scoop
    • Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and Two-Spirit
    • Taxation, Funding & Myths
    • Child Welfare Systems
    • Aboriginal Title; Land and Water Rights
    • Treaty Land Entitlement; Urban Reserves
    • Cultural Appropriation
    • On settler claims to Indigenous identity
    • Rooster Town
    • Shoal Lake Water
    • On the International Stage
    • Canada 150 - Indigenous Perspectives
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    • Great websites to learn more
    • Having crucial conversations
    • Recommended Reads
  • ABOUT THIS SITE
    • What are the goals of this site?
    • Who is this site meant for?
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    • How do you pick what to share?
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Aboriginal Title

"Aboriginal Title" - Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia

"The Meaning of Aboriginal Title" in Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada: Essays on Law, Equality and Respect for Difference - Kent McNeil

Land Rights

"Land Rights" in Chapter 5 Aboriginal & Treaty Rights - Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba

Land & Rights - Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia

Water Rights

"Water Rights" in Chapter 5 Aboriginal & Treaty Rights - Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba

Aimée Craft and Knowledge Keepers - Anishinaabe Nibi Law, H20 and Water Rights Conference, 2014 
Robson Hall, University of Manitoba

Aboriginal Water Rights Primer - Merrell-Ann Phare
for Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador; Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs;  Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs; Chiefs of Ontario

Whose Water Is It? Aboriginal Water Rights and International Trade Agreements - Merrell-Ann Phare
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