R SOC355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Treaty 7, Treaty 8, Treaty 6

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC355
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Aboriginal consultation: legally established now, framework including identification of infringement and accommodation. If you don"t do aboriginal consultation correctly, you can get sued. "assembly of first nations elects first woman as alberta regional chief: talking on radio, just elected, represents cultural group of first nations in alberta area. One thing is the treaty rights/ negotiations- covenant relationship between crown/government and indigenous people. "alberta man offers to share his "stolen land" with a first nations family" Inviting first nations family to join him on his land close to edmonton. Inspired by backlash from earlier acquittal (colton boushe- with all white jury. Federal budget: new indigenous skills and employment training programs, working with child and family services (indigenous children comprise 7. 7% of all children, but represent half of children in foster care. ). Trying to reunite families, so don"t have as many children in foster care.