Category: trcc
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“Canada’s war against Indigenous People was through law”
“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 for the TRCC’s Final Report
Background Two chapters of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRCC)’s Final Report are concerned with the history of Indian Residential Schools and how the courts afforded some Survivors access to justice: “Abuse: 1940-2000,” Chaper 41, Volume 1, Part 2, pp. 399-451. “Getting to the Settlement Agreement,” Chapter 45, Volume 1, Part 2, pp.…
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Legal cases cited in the TRCC’s Final Report
“The signing of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006 was a major turning point in the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians. … The disclosure of pervasive abuse and cruelty in the residential school system resulted in some police investigations and convictions of a number of the individuals who had abused students.…