Laurie Meijer Drees
Publisher: UBC Press (May 1, 2002)
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The background of indigenous political motion in Canada is lengthy, hard-fought, and under-told. by means of the mid-1900s, local peoples throughout western Canada have been actively all for their very own political unions in a force to be heard open air their very own, frequently remoted, reserve groups. In Alberta, the Indian organization of Alberta (IAA) represented the pursuits of Alberta's reserve groups. probably most sensible identified for its position in spearheading the protest opposed to the 1969 White Paper produced by means of the dept of Indian Affairs, the IAA, based in 1939, allowed local peoples entry to politics on the provincial point. Its wealthy heritage unearths a lot approximately First international locations' views at the position of Indian peoples in Canada prior to the emergence of civil rights events and large-scale federal investment of local organisations. This e-book, which outlines the importance of treaty rights discussions sooner than their constitutional entrenchment and files the political philosophies of First international locations leaders within the prairie provinces, may be welcomed via people with an curiosity in local experiences, political technology, and Canadian historical past.