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Constitutional protection recognizes Aboriginal and treaty rights
📅 17 April 1982The Constitution Act, 1982 came into force with section 35 recognizing and affirming existing Aboriginal and treaty rights. It identified First Nations, Inuit and Métis within the constitutional...
Canada enacts its UN Indigenous rights declaration law
📅 21 June 2021The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act received royal assent. It required measures to align federal laws with the declaration and an action plan developed in...
Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous delegations at the Vatican
📅 1 April 2022After meetings with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegates, Pope Francis expressed sorrow and asked forgiveness for harm inflicted by members of the Catholic Church. Survivors' testimony placed...
Pope Francis apologizes at Maskwacis before residential-school survivors
📅 25 July 2022At Maskwacis, Pope Francis asked forgiveness for harm inflicted through forced assimilation and residential schools. Survivors, elders and Indigenous leaders attended. Bringing the apology to...