Aboriginal Peoples and Organizations

By: Katrina Darang, Jessica Hur and Maria Manila

The Assembly of First Nations

• National representative& advocacy organization

• Establishes rightful position in Canada

• Promotes rights and freedom

What is a Status Indian?

“an individual recognized by the federal government as being

registered under the Indian Act”

• Indian Act of 1876- Controlled lives

• Bill C-31- Losing or gaining status

The Congress of Aboriginal Culture

• Represents off reserve, status & non-status

• Umbrella organization

A meeting with Prime Minister Harper on February 17, 2011 with the Congress of Aboriginal Culture present

• Helps improve their ways of living

The Native Womyn’s Association of Canada

• Canadian National Aboriginal Organization

• Represents Aboriginal Womyn

How do the First Nations group keep themselves & where are they

situated?

• 11 “language families”

53 different languages

• Situated in Asia and North America

Moose Factory and Moonsonee

• Remote, small population

• Owned convenience stores

• “Polar Bear Express” business

Bibliography

• http://www.abo-peoples.org/index.php• http://www.moosecree.com/our_community/profile.html• http://

www.turtleisland.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8296

• http://elizabethkuhnke.wordpress.com/• http://

www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2012/01/the_single_bigg.shtml

• http://organizationsandcultures-ctatianam.blogspot.ca/2011/05/communication.html