Canada, Churches Appeal Residential School Decisions
Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.
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Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Reports on compensation legislation for child abuse cases and how inequitable settlements have been inadequate.
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Discusses entities currently responsible for official place names and their processes, and some of the practicalities which need to be addressed when reverting to the Indigenous names.
Chronicles the history of the Inuit people from their origins, in the prehistoric period, through to European contact and the formation of Nunavut. The article also discusses Inuit possibilities for the future.
Comments on government and church reaction to abuse allegations at Aboriginal residential schools in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Senator and Metis leader, Thelma Chalifoux, believes that political lobby groups, like the Assembly of First Nations, should not take over social programs provided for First Nations because, as she argues, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service.
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Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Chief and president Dwight Dorey of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) advocates First Nations return to traditional tribal governing entities.
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