HIST 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: 2Moro, George Manuel, Assembly Of First Nations
30 Nov 2016
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World wars provide catalyst for broader unification of preexisting voices. Haida and simchen form offshoot of us org to fight for indg fishing/hunting/trapping rights. Thus gets around indian act ban on land claims. Stipulated that indg ppls should b considered citizens plus and given greater privileges. Argued that indg ppls had had too many benefits and that was what caused inequality. Termination of the indian act, indian status, and indian affairs. As flawed as the act was, eliminating it would get rid of any acknowledgement of indg rights. Harold cardinal (the unjust society and the red paper) His activism got trudeau sr govt to abandon white paper. Clyde warrior and the national indian youth council. But was also a cultural activist--promoted what today is called. His pan-indg organizing still placed emphasis on individ character of nations--was not homogenous. National indian youth council (niyc) in 1961. Specifically a militant org that emphasized fighting for rights outside settler nations.
