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The Reconciliation Manifesto

Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy

In this book, leading Indigenous rights activist Arthur Manuel offers a radical challenge to Canada and Canadians. He questions virtually everything non- Indigenous Canadians believe about their relationship with Indigenous peoples.

The Reconciliation Manifesto documents how governments are attempting to reconcile with Indigenous peoples without touching the basic colonial structures that dominate and distort the relationship. Manuel reviews the current state of land claims, tackles the persistence of racism among non-Indigenous people and institutions, decries the role of government-funded organizations like the Assembly of First Nations, and highlights the federal government’s disregard for the substance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples while claiming to implement it. Together, these circumstances amount to a false reconciliation between Indigenous people and Canada.

Manuel sets out the steps that are needed to place this relationship on a healthy and honourable footing. As he explains, recovering the land and rebuilding the economy are key.

Completed just months before Manuel’s death in January 2017, this book offers an illuminating vision of what is needed for true reconciliation. Expressed with quiet but firm resolve, humour, and piercing intellect, The Reconciliation Manifesto is for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who are open and willing to look at the real problems and find real solutions.

Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson provides an introduction to this book that explains Arthur Manuel’s unique role among Indigenous peoples and a conclusion that honours his unique legacy.

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Arthur Manuel

ARTHUR MANUEL was a widely respected Indigenous leader and activist from the Secwepemc Nation. He entered the world of Indigenous politics in the 1970s, as president of the Native Youth Association. He went on to serve as chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band near Chase, B.C., and elected chair of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. He was also active in the Assembly of First Nations and a spokesperson for Defenders of the Land, an organization dedicated to environmental justice. Manuel is also the author of Unsettling Canada: A National Wake Up Call, with Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson. He was known internationally, having advocated for Indigenous rights and struggles at the United Nations, The Hague and the World Trade Organization.
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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. 5 $0.50

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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 … 16 $1.60

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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 … 9 $0.90

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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 … 3 $0.30

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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. 6 $0.60

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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 … 6 $0.60

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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 … 6 $0.60

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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 … 9 $0.90

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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. 5 $0.50

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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 … 3 $0.30

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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. 5 $0.50

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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 … 6 $0.60

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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. 4 $0.40

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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 … 8 $0.80

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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. 3 $0.30

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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, … 6 $0.60

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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 … 6 $0.60

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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 … 6 $0.60

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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 … 8 $0.80

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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 … 4 $0.40

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines reconciliation framework agreements in British Columbia and what they mean for Indigenous land rights. 6 $0.60

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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 … 5 $0.50

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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. 6 $0.60

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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 … 7 $0.70

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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. 5 $0.50

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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 … 3 $0.30

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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 … 3 $0.30

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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 … 6 $0.60

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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. 5 $0.50

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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 … 12 $1.20

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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 … 4 $0.40

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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. 6 $0.60