Preface
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Activist Naomi Klein offers an assessment of the importance of the life and work of Arthur Manuel, including his involvement in protesting pipeline construction in the months leading up to his death.
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Introduction
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Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson details Arthur Manuel’s history as a promenient Indigenous leader and his involvement with international bodies such as the United Nations. He outlines the …
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The Second Coming
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel discusses the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and how the Trudeau government has taken an approach to it similar to its …
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Beginning at the Beginning
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel provides a brief history of colonialism from Pope Nicholas V’s papal bull of 1452 to first contact with Indigenous people in North America and concludes …
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White Supremacy — The Law of the Land
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines specific sections of the British North American (BNA) act and the founding of the reserve system in Canada with particular focus on Indigenous European …
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From Dispossession to Dependency
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Indigenous people and the Canadian government’s policies of dispossesion of land producing dependency. He highlights the percentage of …
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From Dependency to Oppression
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel outlines how Canadian governments continue to refuse to acknowledge Aboriginal title claims to land confirmed in decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. He …
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The Race Question
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel provides a concise discussion of racism in Canada today towards Indigenous people and the systemic racism reflected in laws, institutions and organizations.
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Reserves as Holding Pens
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the policies and pracices used by the Canadian government to keep Indigenous people on reserve land and simultaneously seeks to prevent them from …
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We Stole it Fair and Square
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel analyzes how Europeans settlers and their governments asserted ownership of the land in Canada — characterizing it as straighforward theft. He uses the …
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Attempted Genocide
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Pierre Trudeau’s dealings with Indigenous people in Canada and the former prime minister’s policies of assimilation. He examines the 1969 …
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Changing Legal and Policy Landscape — 1984–2014
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the changing legal and policy landscape in the Canadian government’s relations with Indigenous peoples from 1984 to 2014 using specific court …
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Tsilhqot’in Case and Crown Title
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the Tsilhqot’in court case of 2014 to outline Canada’s policy on Aboriginal vs. Crown title and how the government responded to Supreme …
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British Columbia Commission Treaty Process
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the flaws in the British Columbia Commission Treaty process and outlines the negotiation process that began in 1990 to the Eyford Report of 2014.
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Rightful Title Holders
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the legal issue of rightful title holders for Indigenous land outlining the difference between hereditary chiefs, Indian Act chiefs, and nations coming …
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Risk and Uncertainty
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the economic implications of the legal uncertainty of Crown ownership of the land looking at specific cases from 1920-2008.
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Revenge of the Balance Sheet
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the uncertainty that exists in resource development due to failure of governments to acknowledge and address Aboriginal title using the November 2006 …
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Neocolonialism, or Selling Our Birthright
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel explains how the neocolonial structure of government funding from the Department of Indian Affairs takes hold of Indigenous leaders and why leadership for …
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Where Have the Leaders Gone?
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Section 35 of the constitution of Canada and leadership in Indigenous communities with specific examples from British Columbia.
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Around the Mulberry Bush
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel analyzes the Assembly of First Nations and the compromised position of the organization leading to it consistently put aside demands for self-determination …
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The Grassroots Struggle
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the struggle of grassroots organizations in the battle for decolonization, self-determination and economic independence and how Indigenous leaders need …
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Unity Around a Strong Position
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel discusses the United Nations Declartion of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Canadian government’s contradictory positions of claiming to …
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The International Stage
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel recounts the activities of Indigenous people in Canada taking their fight for self-determination and recognition of rights to the international stage using …
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Constitutional Deadlock and the International Option
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel explores section 35 of the constitution of Canada and the negotiations and political struggle that took place from 1983 to 1987 to ensure it was included.
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What the UN says about Self-Determination
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 3 of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peopls, …
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Canada’s Human Rights Treaties
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the human rights treaties that Canada has signed and how they relate to Indigenous people including the Internation Convention on the Elimination of All …
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CERD
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel outlines two cases that the Secwepemc people and the St’at’imc people in the British Columbia Interior brought before the Committee for the …
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International Recognition of Our Proprietary Rights
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the economic interests of Indigenous people and Canada’s disregard for proprietary rights with emphasis on the forestry industry in British …
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UNDRIP and the Trudeau Betrayal
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel provides a throrough examination of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian government’s inability to implement …
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The Reconciliation SWAT Team
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel explores the different ways reconciliation has been attempted by the Canadian government, specifically the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, and why …
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Reconciliation Framework Agreements
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines reconciliation framework agreements in British Columbia and what they mean for Indigenous land rights.
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Defending Our Land
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel provides an overview of what Indigenous people face when they try to defend their lands looking specifically at the organizations Defenders of the Land and Idle …
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The Legal Billy Club
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines how court injunctions are used by government and industry when Indigenous people take a stand for their land rights. He uses his personal experience as …
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Blockading a Mine
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Using the Red Chris Mine in British Columbia as an example Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel reveals how the legal system fails Indigenous people when they work to stop development that …
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Criminalization of Protest
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Indigenous activism in Canada with particular focus on Idle No More and Defenders of the Land and how the Canadian government’s strategy is to use …
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Non-violence, but not Passive Acceptance
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines violence and Indigenous activism to outline an active non-violent approach that needs to be implemented to deal with government authorities.
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Resisting the Carbon Bomb
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the pipelines being built on Indigenous land particularly the Kinder Morgan project proposed in 2016 and how the government of Canada moves forward …
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Defending Mother Earth
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the qualifications of Indigenous people to weigh in on climate matters and promote clean energy policies and relates this to economic decisions in Canada.
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The Long-Term Approach
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel looks at how government decisions only take into account short term economic benefits rather than long term environmental concerns and how this differs from …
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Declaring Sovereignty on the Ground
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel looks at what Indigenous people need to do in order to declare sovereignty on the ground and the contradictory statements that some Indigenous tribes have given …
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Standing with Standing Rock
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel reports on the 2016 Standing Rock resistance in the US and his trip to stand with the Sioux people there. He looks at the different views of water protectors and …
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Death of a Warrior
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the legacy of the Indigenous warrior Wolverine and a standoff with the RCMP at Gustafsen Lake in 1995. He then focuses on the work Wolverine did in his …
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Our Inalienable Rights
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the rights of Indigenous people and how the Trudeau government has not followed through on promises to enact the action items from the Truth and …
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Back to the Future
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel looks the many different documents that have outlined solutions to correct the relationship between the Canadian government and Indigenous peoples including the …
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The Six-Step Program to Decolonization
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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel outlines a six step program for the decolonization of Canada and the need to establish a United Nations oversight mechanism for Indigenous people.
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LETTERS TO FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
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A collection of open letters from Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel to key people who hold sway over Indigenous people in Canada, who are in a position to right past wrongs and to the next …
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Afterword
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Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson looks at how indigenous activist Arthur Manuel’s work continues on. He examines how Canada has forged the debt due to Indigenous people on the balance sheets …
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Appendix
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Originally published in the First Nations Strategic Bulletin in December of 2016 this was Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel’s look ahead to Canada’s 150th anniversary year.
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