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Institutionalizing a People
Indian School, Indian Jail
From: Unsettling Canada
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Institutionalizing a People delves into Manuel’s arrest and month in jail at the age of 16 for train hopping in Calgary, and his reflections on how his time in jail reminded him of his time at a residential school. The chapter explores his early life and family, his own time at a residential school and how he ended up there, the early lives of his mother and father, and his father’s early activism as well as Manuel’s first interaction with the Native Alliance of Red Power (NARP).
Contributors
Arthur Manuel
Arthur Manuel fought for decades for Indigenous land and human rights in Canada and internationally. He participated in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from its inception in 2002 and served as spokesperson for the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade (INET) from 2003 to 2016. Working through INET, Manuel succeeded in having the struggle for Aboriginal title and treaty rights injected into international financial institutions, setting important precedents for Aboriginal title and rights in Canada. Manuel was a spokesperson for the Defenders of the Land.
