groundworkforchange.org
  • WELCOME
    • ABOUT >
      • What are the goals of this site?
      • Who is this site meant for?
      • Who created and updates this site?
      • Are there other sites I should check out? (Answer: Yes!)
    • Great websites to learn more
    • Wet'suwet'en Strong
    • #LoveforTina - Information & Solidarity Resources
    • #justiceforColten
  • GETTING STARTED
    • 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
  • KEEP ON LEARNING
    • Great websites to learn more
    • Having crucial conversations
    • Recommended Reads

The Royal Proclamation, 1763

“Royal Proclamation, 1763” – Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia

"Royal Proclamation, 1763-2013" - Assembly of First Nations
This is a page that shared different events happening around the country for the 250 anniversary of the Royal Proclamation.  Some of the event pages it shares have short pieces about the Royal Proclamation and its meaning to different Indigenous communities and nations.

Royal Proclamation of 1763, Canada's 'Indian Magna Carta,' turns 250 - CBC

The Royal Proclamation – “the Indians’ Magna Carta”? - J.R. Miller via Active History

The Constitution

Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
Text of Section 35.

Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35 - Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia

"Constitutional Reform" in Chapter 5 Aboriginal and Treaty Rights - Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba

"The Constitution Express" - Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia

Aboriginal Constitutional Discussions and Treaty Rights, March 1987 - Native Women's Association of Canada

Aboriginal Rights. Constitutional Protection for Aboriginal Peoples - Centre for Constitutional Studies, University of Alberta

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Constitution Act, 1982 Part I Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Text of the section.

An Aboriginal Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1992 - Native Women's Association of Canada

Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Contradictions and Challenges
Aki-Kwe/Mary Ellen Turpel

Brief explanation of Section 25 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada



This site is based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty 1 Territory and the Homeland of Métis Nation. Groundwork for Change is a website only. It is not an organization.  You can read a copy of the original intention and vision for the site here.  Visit ABOUT THIS SITE to find out more about the site and its goals.  All work on the site is done with volunteer labour. ​
  • WELCOME
    • ABOUT >
      • What are the goals of this site?
      • Who is this site meant for?
      • Who created and updates this site?
      • Are there other sites I should check out? (Answer: Yes!)
    • Great websites to learn more
    • Wet'suwet'en Strong
    • #LoveforTina - Information & Solidarity Resources
    • #justiceforColten
  • GETTING STARTED
    • 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
  • KEEP ON LEARNING
    • Great websites to learn more
    • Having crucial conversations
    • Recommended Reads