POLI 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: James Bay And Northern Quebec Agreement, 1969 White Paper, Terra Nullius
11 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Indigenous*feminism
Is*the*issue*patriarchy*or*colonialism
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Joyce*Greene*–Decolonizing*Feminism
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Naomi*Sayers
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1973*Calder*decision:*significant*–Niska*try*to*get*their*rights*recognized;*most*
of*BC*was*considered*terra*nullius
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1969*White*Paper:*Trudeau*says*Indigenous*peoples*should*just*be*"regular*
Canadians".*This*did*not*go*well.*
Got*shelved;*didn’t*get*rejected*until*2014
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1970:*Red*Paper;*modern*land*claim*agreements;*way*to*continue*process*of*
settling*rights*to*land*
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James*Bay*Agreement*–led*to*need*for*agreement
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Federal*government*supposed*to*be*crown*representative,*but*now*you*see*
provincial/territorial*governments*also*at*the*seat
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So*the*agreement*from*the*JBA*established*an*agreement*regarding*Cree*
territory*and*Nunavik*in*northern*QC
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You*need*an*agreement*with*Cree*and*Inuit*whenever*there's*a*development*
there
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On*Cree/Inuit*side,*life*is*very*different*from*Ontario*side*b/c*they*decided*the*
province*has*jurisdiction
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Courts*of*Canada:*"treaty*doesn't*recognize*resource*sharing",*on*QC*side*there*
was*no*treaty*so*this*had*to*be*done
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"You*don't*want*to*work*with*us,*you*don't*get*your*power"
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Scary*to*think*of*QC*separating*b/c*Cree*might*also*separate*and*thus*lose*
power
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1980-1982:*Constitution
The*word*"existing"(in*context*of*existing*Indigenous*rights)*–often*used*
to*limit*Indigenous*rights
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Section*35*reduced*to*read*"existing*Aboriginal*treaty*rights*are*hereby*
recognized*and*approved"
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Section*35*has*never*really*been*used
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Not*a*lot*of*Indigenous*input
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Lots*of*rallies,* delegation*of*Indigenous*leaders*go*to*Britain
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Introduction*of*a*Lockean*constitution*like*that*of*the*US
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Nunavut*land*claim:*1999
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Neoliberal*paradigm*–focus*on*being*self-sufficient
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Modern*treaty*agreements*have*province*on*the*table*as*well•
Resource*sharing*agreement?•
8.1:%Constitution/Modern%Treaty%Process
Wednesday,* February*28,*2018
4:25*PM
