GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Inuit, Kelowna Accord, Idle No More
13 Oct 2015
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Idle no more: teach-in by 4 first nations women in saskatchewan, non-violent, now international, aims are two-fold, federal governments repeal legislation that violates treaties, revitalize and empower aboriginal peoples to regain self- determination. Why idle no more now: abysmal social conditions of first nations, failed negotiations/conflict, recent economic proposals. Failed negotiations: royal commission on aboriginal peoples, 1996, kelowna accord, 2005, truth and reconciliation commission, contentious. Recent economic proposals: recent legislations, changes environmental protection, imposes revised aboriginal governance, recent economic initiatives, northern gateway. Environment and protests: popular support, land is threatened by climate change and resource exploration, land is central to aboriginal identities, land is central to aboriginal claims for self-determination. Self determination: determine their own political status, freely pursue their own economic, social, and cultural development, dispose of and benefit from their natural resources. Nunavut: created in 1999, 3 regions: ktikmeot, kivalliq, baffin, 34,023 people, 85% inuit, 3 official languages.
