ACS 103 Study Guide - Final Guide: United Nations Commission On Human Rights, Terra Nullius, Phonemic Orthography

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Arts and Contemporary Studies
• Course: ACS 103
• Professor: Melissa Tanti

Document Summary

Canadian policy and aboriginal people: paternalism and wardship, terra nullius, conversion of cultural differences into inferiorities (p. 62, royal proclamation (1763) (p. 60, residential schools (1870-1996) (p. 61) Some statistics: jobless rate 70, 63% living on reserves receive social assistance. Income averages little more than half that of non-aboriginals. Inclusivity and literacy: phonetic spelling, oral traditions, diction, challenging cannons and conventional sources of knowledge, low versus high culture, suggests variable ways of reading content and history, nonlinear, use of images in conveying complex ideas. Important dates and names: 1979: jeanette corbiere lavalle and yvonne bedard appeal to supreme court of. Canada, claims deined: 1981: sandra lovelace brings her claim to the united nations human rights. Commission, canada found in breach of the covenant on civil and political. Rights: 1985: bill c-31 passed, 1948: canada joins other nations in signing the universal declaration of human. Regret: 2008: prime minister stephen harper makes formal apology in the house of.