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Jul 30, 2013 · However, when it came to signing the treaty, the British prime minister did so for the entire empire, the Dominions included [Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa]. This reduced the importance of their hard-won individual signatures — which appeared on the document, but in indented version: the names of their countries appearing under that of the British Empire.
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In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) — which was set up in 2008 to document the effects of residential schools on Indigenous peoples— defined reconciliation as the process of “establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in this country.” The TRC went on to say that ...
Official discourse about the idea of reconciliation in Canada began in 1998, when the federal government responded to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples’ report, which included a chapter on Indian residential schools. The response was called Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan and included a Statement of Reconciliation. In i...
Educational institutions, especially elementary and high schools, made some of the more significant changes following the TRC’s Calls to Action, including substantial overhauls to curricula to include the history of residential schools. Other institutions, such as child welfare agencies and the health care and justice systems, have been slower to e...
Organizations like Reconciliation Canada and educational institutions like schools and universities have bolstered more dialogue about Indigenous people historically and today. They do so under the theme and end-goal of reconciliation. As a result of the TRC, many Canadians are now informed about the effects of colonization, residential schools and...
Mar 17, 2020 · Within less than a decade of Treaty 6 being signed, a pass system was introduced, whereby residents of the reserves could only leave them with a permit issued by the local Indian agent responsible ...
Oct 1, 2021 · WARNING: This story contains some disturbing details. Sept. 30 will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — an annual commemoration honouring the children who died while ...
Allies around conference table – Treaty of Versailles. 1919. Library and Archives Canada: C-000242. While the Dominion countries were not originally invited to have separate representation, during the months of preparation for the Paris Peace conference, Sir Robert Borden demanded that Canada have a distinct seat due to the immense contribution and sacrifice of Canada during the war.
The Two Row Wampum Belt is a visual record and statement of the cultural, political, and economic sovereignty maintained by the Haudenosaunee in their treaty with representatives of the Dutch government in 1613 and the basis for later agreements with the Dutch (1645), French (1701) and English (1763-64). The handwritten copy of the Kaswentha was translated from Dutch by Dr. Van Loon.
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Feb 7, 2006 · The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on 7 October 1763. It established the basis for governing the North American territories surrendered by France to Britain in the Treaty of Paris, 1763, following the Seven Years’ War.
