1 / 7

First Nations Political Organizations

First Nations Political Organizations. Fighting for FN rights. The beginning of political organization. Early 1900s: -FNs start to align themselves politically to fight for rights 1909 – Indian Tribes of the Province of BC  this was the first attempt to organize all the FNs in BC

myra-christian
Download Presentation

First Nations Political Organizations

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. First Nations Political Organizations Fighting for FN rights.

  2. The beginning of political organization Early 1900s: -FNs start to align themselves politically to fight for rights 1909 – Indian Tribes of the Province of BC  this was the first attempt to organize all the FNs in BC 1909 – Committee of friends of the Indians  a group of non-native ministers and supporters with the goal of advancing the recognition of Aboriginal rights public education and fundraising

  3. Allied Indian Tribes of BC: -a collective organization of BC FNs -organized themselves in response to: McKenna-McBride Commission  CUT OFF LANDS  BILL 14 2 Leaders: Andrew Paul and Peter Kelly -brought FN people together to protest / petition / rally -fell apart around 1929 after legislation was passed that prevented FNs to pursue land claims

  4. Native Brotherhood of BC (1930s) FN political organization that focused on: -improving Aboriginal Human Rights -creating Equality+ Fair Treatment Main Focus / Goals:  improving working conditions for FNs  created a union of FNs in fishing industry  improve / change discriminatory laws The Success of the Native Brotherhood of BC: -helped FN people become eligible for: Old Age Pension Family Allowance -improved the medical and education services on reserves -lobbied to change the BC School Act to permit FN children to attend public schools!

  5. Tribal Councils 1950s – formation of Tribal Councils Tribal Council: -an organization of Aboriginal Communities that join together to achieve greater: 1. social 2. political 3. Economic -organized by language group / nation -Ex: Okanagan Nation is a tribal council Wikipedia Tribal Council Strength

  6. Union of BC Indian Chiefs -Created in 1969 in response to the “White Paper” Mandate: 1. To fight for the recognition of Aboriginal Rights and 2. Create respect for Aboriginal Cultures and Societies

  7. BC Association of Non-Status Indians -Created in 1969 to address the political and socio-economic concerns of Aboriginal people in : - Urban - Rural - Off Reserve 1976: Changed name to United Native Nations Society -focuses on issues for all Aboriginals (Metis, Non-Status, Inuit, FN, On-Reserve, Off Reserve etc.) Communities

More Related