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Aboriginals in Canada: segregation or equality?

by John Carpay on June 19, 2009 | Aboriginal

Will Canadian courts uphold the creation of a semi-sovereign Nisga’a “nation” in northwestern British Columbia? Does Canada’s Constitution allow for quasi-independent Aboriginal principalities within Canada, each with the power to pass laws which prevail over Canadian federal and provincial law? To what extent should aboriginals have the same rights and responsibilities as other Canadians? What, specifically, should “aboriginal self-government” mean in practice? What terms and conditions should new treaties incorporate?

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Back to the Future: Helping indigenous peoples recover autonomy and self-reliance

by Unknown Author on June 19, 2009 | Aboriginal

It is no secret small and big-C conservatives have a perception problem within the Aboriginal community . Every election, Aboriginal organizations send out ringing endorsements of Liberal candidates, arguing that Grits are usually the lesser of two evils. Moreover, Aboriginals associate right-wing policies with leaders who wish to eliminate treaty and Aboriginal rights and, unfortunately, this misleading message trickles down to the masses.

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Truth, Reconciliation, and Aboriginal Residential Schools: A Reply to Michael Ignatieff

by Rodney A. Clifton on June 19, 2009 | Aboriginal

Late in the autumn of 2007, approximately 87,000 aboriginal people who attended the 130 residential schools, many of which were administered by the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and United churches, began receiving payments from the Federal government. For these people, the payment is $10,000 for their first year, or part of it, in residence, and $3,000 for each subsequent year, or part it.

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The Entrepreneurship Explosion and Aboriginal Property Rights

by Tom Flanagan on June 19, 2009 | Aboriginal

There has been tremendous progress in aboriginal entrepreneurship over the last ten years. Without any pretence of offering a complete list, here are some examples of success stories, both big and small:

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Aboriginal Policy Wish List: Federal Election 2008

by Tanis Fiss on June 22, 2009 | Aboriginal

Canada is in the midst of a federal election and it is time for some new ideas for aboriginal policy. What follows is a wish list for five future aboriginal policy changes the next government should seriously consider.

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Book Review: Uprising, "white" Indians, and a crack shot

by Dr. Barry Cooper on January 28, 2010 | National Defense, Military, Aboriginal

Barry Cooper reviews a new book from Douglas Bland

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