Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about his background, challenges faced by community chiefs and First Nations political organizations, and the how the land plays a central role in attempts at reconciliation
Duration: 59:54.
Interviews survivors of the 1952 relocation program whereby American Indians were encouraged to leave their home and move to urban centers across the United States.
Duration: 56:46.
Reports on results of survey of housing providers conducted between the end of December 2018 and March 2019; explains the changing demographics of Indigenous populations; and gives the background to the Urban Native Housing Program and the Rural and Native Housing Programs and discusses the implications of the expiry of Operating Grants under them.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 1-21
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Discusses case law pertaining to Section 5 of the Act, which prohibts practices which deny the right to vote as well as those that dilute the power of voters to elect representatives of their choice.
Rob Rae speaks on the role of education and colleges for providing opportunity and support for First Nations people. Phil Fontaine speaks to First Nations education systems and lack of funding from the Federal government and potential of Aboriginal youth.
Duration: 1:16:09.
Four women from across Canada who are artists, scholars, activists discuss topics such as racism, leadership, contemporary life, culture, popular misconceptions about Aboriginal peoples, and cross cultural relations.
Duration: 1:22:38.