Antiracist History & Theory

Indigenous Land and Rights: Restoration Through Land Back

Mayabelle G. D.

Factsheet

Description

Colonial laws in what is now called Canada have historically denied Indigenous sovereignty in favour of the exploitation and assimilation of Indigenous Peoples and the claiming of Indigenous Lands by colonizers. This factsheet addresses these issues and how Land Back features restitution for the land and the political and economic systems of Indigenous Peoples.

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References

  • King, Hayden and Pasternak, Shiri. “Land Back, A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper,” Yellowhead Institute (2019): 6-65. https:/ /redpaper .yellowheadinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/red- paper- report-final.pdf.

Keywords

Alienated Lands, Colonial Land Use, Colonial Laws, Crown Land, Cultural Genocide, Dasiqox Tribal Park, Department of Indian Affairs, Discovery, Dispossessed Lands, Doctrine of Discovery, Epistemic Consent, European Powers, Free Prior and Informed Consent, Generation Knowledge, Generational Care, Governance, Helitsuk, Hereditary Chiefs, Hereditary Councils, Indian Act of 1876, Indigenous Authority, Indigenous Jurisdiction, Indigenous Livelihoods, Indigenous Marine Response Centre, Indigenous Sovereignty, Intergenerational Knowledge, Kivalliq Hall, Land Back, Land Theft, Legitimate Consent, Mass Violence, O'na-katch-to'o-na-wa Onakonigawin Conservation Law, Reciprocal Consent, Reclamation Efforts, Red Paper of 1970, Residential Schools, Resource Management, Restorative Consent, RIghts Restoration, Royal Proclamation of 1763, Sacred Sites, Sagkeng Lawmakers, Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution, Self-Determination, Stk'emlupsemc Te Secwepemc Cation Ajax Mine Assessment, Transfer of Natural Resources Act of 1930, Treaty Territories, Tribal Councils, Tsilhqot'in Decision, Tsilhqot'in Mushroom Permits, White Paper of 1968-69, Yellowhead Institute