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#LoveforTina - Information & Solidarity Resources
#justiceforColten
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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?
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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
Treaties
Text of Treaty No. 1
Winnipeg is in Treaty 1 territory.
The Numbered Treaties - Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba Inc. [map]
Map showing First Nations communities and Treaty territories. There is also a short explanation of each of the treaties.
The Gift of Treaties - Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
[below] Our Treaty Relatives - Sylvia McAdam
This video was produced for the First Nations University of Canada.
"The Evolving Law on Aboriginal Treaty Rights" in Chapter 5 Aboriginal & Treaty Rights - Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba
[audio ] Fragile Freedoms - First Nations and Human Rights - John Borrows on CBC Radio's "Ideas"
2014. "John Borrows
is an Anishinabe scholar and expert in Indigenous law. He presents a lecture on the connections between First Nations and human rights. It's from a series called
Fragile Freedoms: the Global Struggle Human Rights
presented at the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg."
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Treaty and Aboriginal Rights Research Centre of Manitoba Inc.
[website down at May, 2015] Entry from CONTACT-Manitoba's Community Services Directory. Includes contact information and description of services.
Aboriginal Constitutional Discussions and Treaty Rights, March 1987 - Native Women's Association of Canada
This paper has sections on treaties and treaty rights.
Treaties & Land Claims - 8th Fire, CBC [map]
“Are Treaties Still Relevant?” - Olthuis, Kleer, Townsend law firm blog
“Maps of Treaty-Making in Canada” - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
ATRIS (Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System) - Government of Canada
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ATRIS is a Web-based information system intended to map out the location of Aboriginal communities and display information pertaining to their potential or established Aboriginal or treaty rights."
Other Treaty Commissions in the Canadian State
Office of the Treaty Commissioner - Saskatchewan
The Treaty Commission of Ontario
BC Treaty Commission
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