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Indian Act: Time for a New Memory

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Author: 
Satsan Herb George
Year: 
2012

Indian Act: Time for a New Memory

Indian Act: Time for a New Memory
Indian Act: Time for a New Memory

Canadians recently discovered the crushing poverty in Attawapiskat. This is not the first time Attawapiskat has struggled; and Attawapiskat is not alone. Every three years or so, these problems are discovered and agonized over. There is often a quick fix – new homes, an emergency relocation, a temporary water supply. And two or three years later, another set of headlines starts the cycle again...

custom and tradition, First Nations governance, Indian Act of 1869, nation rebuilding, treaty rights
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Attawapiskat First Nation
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News and Opinion
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Governance, Health and Social Services

Herb George, Satsan. "Indian Act: Time for a New Memory." National Centre for First Nations Governance. January 25, 2012. Article. (http://fngovernance.org/news/news_article/indian_act_time_for_a_new_memory accessed October 5, 2012)

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