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Section 12 of the Indian Act is Repealed (10)
Section 12 of the Indian Act is repealed due to the result of the Lavell case at the Supreme Court. Now allowing Native women to keep their identity as Native women when marrying a non-native person, as well as keeping their status and rights to own and inherit family land. -
Mohawk Warriors Set up Barricades (11)
Mohawk warriors set up barricades to protect their land from a gold course expansion. The land had been a Mohawk burial ground, the Mohawk people fight back against police and the golf course is never built. -
A Cree Member Refuses an Agreement (9)
Elijah Harper, a Cree member of the Manitoba Legislature, refused to agree to the Meech Lake Accord on the grounds that the revision to the Canadian Constitution did not recognize Aboriginal rights. His action defeated the accord and sent the federal government back to stage one. -
People Demand Land Back (4)
The Stoney Point and Kettle First Nations enter Ipperwash provincial park to demand that the government return the land that it had occupied in 1942 for a training camp during the war and had promised to return it after the war. The land ended up being returned in 2007. -
The Royal Commission Submits its Report (5)
After five years the Royal Commission on Aboriginal peoples submits its report on a need for complete change in the relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada. It set out 440 recommendations over a 20 year span to establish this new relationship. -
Nisga'a Sign their First Treaty (1)
For the first time in their history, the Nisga'a first nations people signed a treaty with the governments of British Columbia and Canada settling a land claim on around 2000 square kilometers of land. -
Nunavut is Created (2)
Nunavut became a new territory in Canada with the majority of the population being Inuit, with Inuktitut and English being the official languages of the area. Nunavut has its own legislative assembly, which has powers equal to any other federal territory, along with its own supreme court. -
Six Nations Put Up Barricades (3)
Members of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee) put up barricades around a housing development near Caledonia, Ontario to demand recognition of their land title, which had been taken from them in the 1840's. Some land claims are settled in 2008 although this one remains unresolved. -
A Girl Demands a Safe School (7)
Shannen Koostachin, a 14 year old girl from Attawapiskat First Nation in Northern Ontario met with an Indian Affairs minister Chuck Strahl to ask for a new safe and comfy school for her community but is then turned down. The school was scheduled to be finished by the 2013-14 school year. -
United Declaration of Rights (6)
Canada endorses in the United Declaration of Rights of indigenous peoples, which it had opposed until its acceptance in 2007. -
Peaceful Revolution (8)
The Idle No More movement used social media to call on all people to speak up about freedom for First Nations people as well as to protect the land and water. Protests such as circle dances and rail blockades are stages across the country, covering a variety of issues. -
The Truth and Reconciliation Report (12)
The Truth and Reconciliation commission release their final report. Looking at events that took place in residential schools, and the extreme negative impact these schools had on First Nations children. The commission held a series of national events and its final report made 94 "calls to action" to help heal Canada and make up for the horrors that residential schools were.