The protection of Indigenous rights: contemporary Canadian comparisons

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27 June 2000Canada, with a comparable history of colonisation to that of Australia's, faces similar contemporary issues in relation to Aboriginal populations. As in Australia, Aboriginal peoples in Canada rank poorly on all socioeconomic indices, recognised by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples as being a systemic legacy of the colonisation of Indigenous communities. These similarities exist despite the treaty making process that occurred in parts of Canada that was not undertaken in Australia and the limited extent to which Indigenous sovereignty has been recognised in Canada.

Publication typeDiscussion paper
Publisher TypeAPO Member, Government or Gov agency
CoverageAustralia, North America
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/9192
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