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2nd - Section 12 of the Indian Act repleaded
Indigenous people can marry a non-native person and keep their Aboriginal status and rights to own or inherit family land. -
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5th - Oka Crisis
Near Oka, Quebec Mohawk warriors set up barricades to protect their land, a Mohawk burial ground, from a golf course replacing it. Provincial police and army fought against them, but eventually deciding for the golf course to not be built. The event also lead to the establishment of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. -
7th - Meech Lake Accord
Elijah Harper, a Cree member of the Manitoba Legislature, refused to support the Meech Lake Accord. It was an attempt by the federal government to win Quebec's consent to the revised Constitution, and denied due to its lack of recognition of Aboriginal rights. He defeated the accord and provinces and the federal government were sent back to the discussion table. -
11th- Ipperwash Provincial Park Protest
In Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario, Stoney Point and Kettle First Nations members protest in demand for the land that was promised to be returned to them after the war. As result, one protester was shot dead, with two others injured. The land was later returned in 2007. -
4th - Royal Commission submitted
After five years, the Royal Commission submits its report, concluding urgency to change the relationship with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada to respect Aboriginal cultures and values. A 20-year plan was set out to achieve this, with 440 recommendations established. -
10th - Treaty Agreement
Nisga's people sign a treaty with British Columbia and Canada government on settling a land claim of more than 2000 square kilometers of land. -
1st - Nunavut is founded
Canada creates a new territory called Nunavut, meaning "Our Land" in Inuktitut. It encompasses over 2 million km2 and in 2016 had a population of over 35 thousands residents, about 85% being Inuit. -
9th - Land Recognition Demands
Near Caledonia, Ontario, Haudenosaunee barricades housing developments in demands of land recognition taken away in the 1840s. Some land claims are settled, but most remain unresolved. -
12th - Education Demand
In Northern Ontario, a 14-year old Attawapiskat First Nation girl, Shannen Koostachin, is denied better funding and resource for education in her community by Indian Affairs minister Chuck Strahl. -
6th - Endorses Rights
While opposing its adoption in 2007, Canada finally endorses the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples. -
8th - Idle No More movement
Social media promotes the Idle No More movements, leading to protests across the country to address a wide variety of issues. -
3rd - Addresses Residential School Survivors
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission looked at alleged activities at residential schools and the impacts of it on children, holding a series of national events in Winnipeg, Inuvik, Halifax, Saskatoon, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, and Vancouver. It identified 94 Calls to Actions and promises were made by the federal government to improve.