Colonialism and Racism

The film excerpts in this theme show the devastating effects of European colonialist policies on Aboriginal peoples. They also show acts of racism in which Aboriginal peoples have been victimized in their relations with whites.

Excerpts

Dancing Around the Table, Part One

Forgotten Warriors

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

Ojigkwanong - Encounter with an Algonquin Sage

The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

Our Nationhood

Riel Country

Uranium

Dancing Around the Table, Part One

1987, Director: Bulbulian, Maurice

excerpt 1 2 min 55 s

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Description In 1983, Prime Minister Trudeau convenes a Constitutional Conference in Ottawa to discuss the inclusion of Aboriginal rights in the repatriated Canadian Constitution. Bill Wilson, a Kwakiutl council member, presents a historical overview of his community on coastal British Columbia. He emphasizes the need for recognition of such fundamental rights as the control of land and resources.

Questions

1. At the Constitutional Talks of 1983, what position does the Canadian government take with regards to the sovereignty Aboriginal Peoples?

2. What response does Bill Wilson articulate on behalf of all First Nation, Inuit, and Métis people of Canada?

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The Trudeau government pledged to hold constitutional conferences on the issue of Aboriginal rights following the repatriation of the Constitution. The conferences that took place between 1983 and 1985 soon turned into little more than pretexts for cultivating the art of going around in circles.