Aboriginal Peoples and Organizations
description
Transcript of Aboriginal Peoples and Organizations
Aboriginal Peoples and Organizations
By: Katrina Darang, Jessica Hur and Maria Manila
The Assembly of First Nations
• National representative& advocacy organization
• Establishes rightful position in Canada
• Promotes rights and freedom
What is a Status Indian?
“an individual recognized by the federal government as being
registered under the Indian Act”
• Indian Act of 1876- Controlled lives
• Bill C-31- Losing or gaining status
The Congress of Aboriginal Culture
• Represents off reserve, status & non-status
• Umbrella organization
A meeting with Prime Minister Harper on February 17, 2011 with the Congress of Aboriginal Culture present
• Helps improve their ways of living
The Native Womyn’s Association of Canada
• Canadian National Aboriginal Organization
• Represents Aboriginal Womyn
How do the First Nations group keep themselves & where are they
situated?
• 11 “language families”
53 different languages
• Situated in Asia and North America
Moose Factory and Moonsonee
• Remote, small population
• Owned convenience stores
• “Polar Bear Express” business
Bibliography
• http://www.abo-peoples.org/index.php• http://www.moosecree.com/our_community/profile.html• http://
www.turtleisland.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8296
• http://elizabethkuhnke.wordpress.com/• http://
www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2012/01/the_single_bigg.shtml
• http://organizationsandcultures-ctatianam.blogspot.ca/2011/05/communication.html