indigineous politics Flashcards
Metis
red river community
Inuit
different from the rest
indigenous treaties
it was about living well together, it was revisable, trade agreements, turning strangers into family
European treaties
also about living well together; ending wards, respecting international boarders , trade agreements
Calgary is which nation
Treaty 7, Blackfoot
two understandings of the treaty
ind: share land
European: ind surrender the land to us
where was treaty 7 signed
Bow river; Blackfoot crossing in 1877
problems with treaty signing
No one could speak all the languages of the indigenous people
reserves
the crown took indigenous people’s land and gave the small areas to live on
definition of partition, what is the context
to bring home; Constitution is brought home to Canada from the UK in 1982
Constitutional conferences
leaders of indigenous nations and Canadian gov’t gather to establish what treaties of the indigenous people are
indigenous people against the constitutional conferences
Mo-hawk (mostly women)
Mo-hawk what they want and what they don’t want
Don’t want Canadian Constitution (culture and customs) they want sovereignty of their land
why is land important to the mo-hawks
Mo-hawks have been fighting for their land for 270 years before the Europeans settled. their identity lies in their land
Meech Lake Accord
Mulroney wants to fix the fact that Quebec did not sign the 1982 constitution so he consults with the provincial premiers, but does not consult the indigenous people. breaking promise of constitutional conferences to give them recognition.
Elijah Harper
He is an indigenous MLA in Manitoba and stops the Meech Lake Accord Resolution
Advantages of working inside the system
- one-on-one with the most powerful people
- powerful people must sit there and listen
- can manipulate levers of power
Disadvantages of working inside the system
- few women at the foreront
- moments to have influence don’t come often because people in power can change the rules so that doesn’t happen
- risks indigenous identity because you must give up some ethics that do not agree with Canadian institutions
advantages of working outside the system
- less challenging for women to hold leadership
2. you don’t have to be special to join and make a difference, a wide range of people are involved
disadvantages of working outside the system
- need a lot of energy to keep going, people burn out quickly
- need leaders in lots of places
when inside and outside clash
the movement is broken ex: idlenomore
