by Mike G | May 5, 2020 | Centre Research
Professor Frances Abele | Carleton University June, 2007 | This report finds that the Indian Act appears to be a legislative fossil. Its emphasis on the authority of the executive branch of the federal government over individuals and communities shapes virtually every...
by Mike G | May 5, 2020 | Centre Research
Honourable Madam Justice Maria Morellato | Supreme Court of British Columbia The Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal and treaty rights is a fundamental matter of social justice that invokes very solemn legal obligations. Reconciliation and win-win...
by Mike G | May 5, 2020 | Centre Research
Historian Ken Coates | University of Saskatchewan It is important to understand both the origins and impact of the Indian Act. The Indian Act reflected the core assumptions held about Indigenous peoples by the dominant Euro-Canadian society in the mid to late 19th...
by Mike G | May 5, 2020 | Centre Research
Associate Professor Shin Imai | Osgoode Hall Law School The Indian Act has been criticized for giving Chief and Council too little power to make their own decisions. The Act has also been criticized for giving Chief and Council too much power to make decisions. Some...
by Mike G | May 5, 2020 | Centre Research
Professor John Borrows | University of Victoria Six generations have passed since the Indian Act was introduced and the seventh generation, now rising, will be healthier and our communities will enjoy more freedom if we assist them in getting rid of the Indian Act....
