First Nations Genocide

Well it appears I have a problem loading my previous blog hosting website. It was EccentricCanadian. So, I shall rewrite what I wrote on my previous blog, here.

Edit June 27: looks like I can connect to my old blog host again.

The meaning of First Nations

UNREPENTANT: KEVIN ANNETT AND CANADA'S GENOCIDE (documentary) - 108 min - Mar 19, 2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6637396204037343133

From Kevin Annett s website: http://www.hiddenfromhistory.org/

“Kevin is more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than many who have received it in the past.” - Dr. Noam Chomsky Institute Professor Emeritus Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“A courageous and inspiring man." (referring to Kevin Annett) - Mairead Corrigan-Maguire Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Belfast , Northern Ireland

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080609.MACGREGOR09/TPStory/National/columnists
The defrocked minister (from the video above) in an article from the globe and mail saying how he thinks the government should apologize

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/16/f-faqs-truth-reconciliation.html
Truth and reconciliation commission:

"The purpose of the commission is not to determine guilt or innocence, but to create a historical account of the residential schools, help people to heal, and encourage reconciliation between aboriginals and non-aboriginal Canadians."

http://www.greenparty.ca/en/policy/visiongreen/partfour#_Toc180047643
Green Party of Canada website

"...the current government of Canada opposes the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=eec0b550-e95a-492b-8801-6ede20a2d35e
Due to these provisions in the UN declaration

Article 19:

"...implies that "the State cannot act without the consent of indigenous peoples even when such actions are matters of general policy affecting both indigenous and non-indigenous peoples."

Article 26:

"This could be used by Aboriginal groups to challenge and re-open historic and present day treaties and to support claims that have already been dealt with."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/16/f-faqs-residential-schools.html
Indian Residential Schools

"Over the years, the government worked with the Anglican, Catholic, United and Presbyterian churches, which ran residential schools, to design a plan to compensate the former students.

In 2005, the federal government announced a $2-billion compensation package for those who were forced to attend residential schools."

Video: Stephen Harper making an apology to First Nations people

Video: Pierre Poilievre Scandal: Aboriginal statement

Pierre Poilievre shows his empathy for residential school survivors http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/06/11/pierre-poilievre-shows-his-empathy-for-residential-school-survivors/

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Facebook group for showing solidarity with First Nations People

A song dedicated to Metis by Versus

Thank you cougarblu for recommending this for me(I had to read my email to see you commented on my other blog)
Podcast about busting First Nations stereotypes

Blog: Healing begins when the wounding stops: Indian Residential Schools and the prospects for “truth and reconciliation” in Canada

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