1. Aboriginal Rights - The Legal Context
. "- Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) Aboriginal rights in Canada have not been upheld after the colonization era had occurred and Canada was born. ... The signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Canada in 1948, made Canada study its treatment of Aboriginals for the first time. A continued systematic oppression of the aboriginal population was evident in Canada, by assimilation into Western Culture. ... The evident precedence of the White Paper was assimilating the Aboriginal population into western culture, by the removal of the aboriginal culture, heritage and traditions. ... The ...
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