POL 3159 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: American Indian Movement, Vine Deloria Jr., Assembly Of First Nations

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 3159
• Professor: Julie Perreault

Document Summary

Lecture #7: the (cid:498))ndian(cid:499) movement in canada and the united states. A definition: (cid:498)a movement by which indigenous peoples take back the lead in their own future, image, and governance, in order to restore cultural pride, promote sovereignty, and gain decision-making powers within (post) colonial societies. Three objects of claims: aboriginal rights, territory, cultural traditions. Indigenous renaissance historical context: international law, un universal declaration on human rights (1948, the right of nations to self-determination decolonization colonial states. movements in asia and africa. These two declarations question the role of the sovereign state in public international law. )ndividuals and groups" rights could be sex up against: the canadian context active resistances within institutional and legal, self-determination movements in the 20th century constraints. The chief o ontario six nations (iroquois) before the league of nations (1923-1924) Aim also referred to as the (cid:498)red power(cid:499) movement asked for indian rights,