What You Need to Know About Trudeau's Federal Legislative Agenda
In this video, I provide a historical overview of Indian policy in Canada before I share my analysis of the federal government's federal legislative agenda and the potential risks to First Nation rights. This presentation is a work in progress and represents a culmination of my research and analysis conducted on government policy over the last 20 years.
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In this episode we continue the conversation we had in June and bring in some new voices as we discuss issues related to indigenous self-governance. The reason that we want to explore this this topic is the clear tie that indigenous rights has on issues related to resource extraction and preservation. Further, we consider how issues of governance moves the conversation from the idea of empowerment towards access to actual power for these communities.
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Our guest today
Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot, UBC Professor, is Anishinaabe, a citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe, enrolled at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga, Michigan. In 2018, Sheryl was appointed to the role of Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs, a position within the First Nations House of Learning. She is an associate professor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies and the Department of Political Science.
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CULTURAL SURVIVAL works toward a future that RESPECTS AND HONORS Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in LANDS, LANGUAGES, SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
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McGill University professor Frederic Megret discusses the obligations that come with admitting Canada committed genocide.
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The First Nations along the pipeline route who have signed benefit agreements are the chiefs and councils elected under the Indian Act. But hereditary chiefs assert sovereignty over the traditional territories through which GasLink aims to pass.