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.

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