Outlines the basics of a Geneva Convention that ensures all governments develop, with the participation of Indigenous peoples, a co-ordinated and systematic action that will protect the rights and integrity of the people. The document came into force in 1991.
Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan
Description
Intended for use by teachers of students in grades six through nine; topics include: The Law: Past and Present, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Criminal Law.
Report of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
Description
Analyses of current Provincial and Federal legislation because there is no regulatory framework that applies to drinking water and wastewater on reserves.
Amnesty International’s Submissions to Part II of the Ipperwash Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International Canada
Description
Presentation given on behalf of Amnesty International Canada at the Ipperwash Inquiry into the September 6, 1995 Ontario Provincial Police shooting of Dudley George.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, p. 7
Description
IWGIA voices concerns about the adoption of "The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the UN General Assembly at the end of the year.
To access this article, scroll down to page 7.
Bennett, B., "Passes for Indians to Leave Reserves"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B. Bennett
Description
Cites many letters between government officials, NWMP officers and Canadian Army officers regarding passes and concludes these passes certainly existed. Passes came into existence after the 1885 resistance. Evidence of their use was only found in Treaty 4, 6 and 7 territories, and it cannot be certain they were used in every agency. Author states evidence indicates passes were used as late as the 1930s, but no sources are given.