Remixed aboriginal timeline

By Anthony_N
  • 1 CE

    #1 (Most voice)

    The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples submits its report after 5 years, which signaled for a complete change in the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada. This new relationship would respect Aboriginal cultures and values, history behind Aboriginal nationhood and inherent right to Aboriginal self-determination.
  • 2

    #2

    Canada endorses the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous people.
  • 3

    #3

    Nunavut is created as a new territory in Canada, having majority Inuit population and Inuktitut and English as its official languages.
  • 4

    #4

    The Idle No More movement uses social media to call on people to honour Indigenous sovereignty, and to protect the land and the water. Protests are staged across the country to address a wide variety of issues.
  • 5

    #5

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission releases its final report, identifying 94 "Calls to Action" to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation."
  • 6

    #6

    Elijah Harper, a Cree member of the Manitoba Legislature refuses to support the Meech Lake Accord, as it did not recognize Aboriginal rights.
  • 7

    #7

    For the first time in history, the Nisga'a people sign a treaty with the governments of BC and Canada settling a land claim on more than 2000 square kilometers.
  • 8

    #8

    Members of six nations put up barricades around a housing development near Caledonia, Ontario, to take back their land title that was taken in the 1840's.
  • 9

    #9

    Mohawk warriors set up barricades to protect their land from golf course expansion near Oka, Quebec. Violence then erupts between Mohawk and provincial police, resulting in the army getting involved.
  • 10

    #10

    Members of the Stoney Point and Kettle First Nations demands that the government return the land occupied in 1942 for a training camp and promised to return after the war.
  • 11

    #11

    Section 12 of the Indian Act is repealed after the Lavell court case, allowing native to marry non-native people without losing heritage and status.
  • 12

    #12 (Least voice)

    Shannen Koostachin, a 14 year old girl from Attawapiskat First Nation demands for a "safe and comfy" school for her community from Indian Affairs minister Chuck Strahl.