Category: legal
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“Canada’s war against Indigenous People was through law”
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“After Confederation, the government of Canada waged war–just like the Americans did. Americans did it through military might–the Indian Wars during Lincoln’s era and afterwards were a big part of American history. But Canada’s war against Indigenous People was through law. We waged war through law. Imagine being subjected to that. If you wanted to…
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Primary legal sources in the TRCC’s Final Report
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On this page Background Primary legal sources Canadian legal decisions Next Licence Background Two chapters of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRCC)’s Final Report describe the history of Survivors of Indian Residential Schools seeking justice in Canadian courts: “Abuse: 1940-2000,” Chaper 41, Volume 1, Part 2, pp. 399-451. “Getting to the Settlement Agreement,”…