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1997
The Royal Commission submits its report that states that there needs to be a change in the relationship between Natives and Non-natives in Canada. The new relationship that would be created, would respect the cultures and values of natives. This relationship would also include the history behind aboriginals and their rights. In this time, aboriginals were asked for their opinions, they were interviewed and people were shown the conditions some aboriginals must live in and their opinions on it. -
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1998
The Nisga'a, for the first time in history, signed a treated with Canada and British Colombia where they were given a land claim of more than 2000 square kilometres of land. -
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1999
A new territory in Canada is created named Nunavut. Nunavut is a territory in Canada that is filled mainly with an Inuit population with Inuktitut and english as it’s official languages. This territory has its own legislative assembly and its own supreme court. -
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1985
The twelfth section of the Indian act is revoked due to the Lavell case. Aboriginals women can now marry a non-aboriginal man without losing her status or rights to inherent or own family land. Native women can now participate in social affairs, political, and band councils of their communities. -
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2015
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission talks about activities that were said to have happened at residential schools. The Commission also talks about the negative effects the schools had on children, and how they attempted to assimilate first nations children. -
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2012
As it started to become harder for Aboriginal voices to be heard they needed to find ways to be heard. Aboriginals people began using social media to call all people to join a peaceful revolution. This peaceful revolution was used to honour Indigenous power and to protect the country's waters and land. These protests were staged all across the country to support all kinds of issues. -
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2010
Canada signed the United Nations Declaration which covers the Rights of Indigenous People. -
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2008
A 14 year old girl named Shannen Koostachin meets with an Indian Affairs minister to demand a new safe and comfortable school for herself and her community. However, her demand was denied, the school was set to finish for the 2013-2014 school year. This means it took 5 years for them to build a school for her community. -
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1995
After many years of letter-writing campaigns many first nations entered Ipperwash Provincial Park to demand that the government return the land they occupied. They wanted the land that was occupied by a training camp that they promised to return. The land was returned in 2007, which is 12 years later. -
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2006
Barricades were put up by members of the Six Nation around housing developments. They did this to demand recognition of their land which was taken away in the 1840’s. As a result, the Ontario government bought the housing development and put a ban on construction in that area. However, only some of the land claims were settled in 2008. -
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1992
A Cree member of the Manitoba Legislature named Elijah Harper refused to support the Meech Lake Accord. Elijah refused to support it because the revision to the Canadian Constitution did not recognize aboriginal rights. His action stopped the accord, which sent the provincial and federal court back to the discussion table. -
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1990
Mohawk warriors had to set up barricades to protect their land from the expansion of a golf course. The land that was being expanded on was a mohawk burial ground. A violence began between the Mohawks and the provincial police, however, the gold course never ended up being built.