[Genocide, Language and Aboriginal People]: Multiple Identities in History
Talk given at Presence of the Past: The Third National Conference on Teaching, Learning and Communicating the History of Canada, October 2003. Duration: 34:18.
Talk given at Presence of the Past: The Third National Conference on Teaching, Learning and Communicating the History of Canada, October 2003. Duration: 34:18.
"Field Validation Version."
Discusses the Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint filed by John Melenchuk regarding a controversial pamphlet sent out by Saskatoon Member of Parliament Jim Pankiw. At one point in the article Michael Woodiwiss contends that the essential difference between crimes committed by colonizers and contemporary Aboriginals is that the formers’ crimes went unpunished and mostly unrecorded.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Examines the case of Wayne Louie, who sued the chief and council of the Lower Kootenay Band over fiduciary responsibilities.
Research paper analyzes Section 87 of the Indian Act and finds that only 5.6% of Aboriginal people could potentially qualify for income tax exemption.
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