Equally Recognized? The Indigenous Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador
In Canada, certain Indigenous groups are struggling to obtain official recognition of their status and rights. This is particularly so in Newfoundland and Labrador, where the authorities took the stance, when the province joined Canada in 1949, that no one would be legally considered Indigenous. Thi...
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ftyorkunivohls:oai:digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca:ohlj-2730 2023-08-15T12:42:13+02:00 Equally Recognized? The Indigenous Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador Grammond, Sébastien 2014-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol51/iss2/3 https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.2730 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/ohlj/article/2730/viewcontent/Grammond.pdf unknown Osgoode Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol51/iss2/3 doi:10.60082/2817-5069.2730 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/ohlj/article/2730/viewcontent/Grammond.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Osgoode Hall Law Journal Indigenous peoples--Legal status laws etc Indigenous peoples--Claims Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous Indian and Aboriginal Law text 2014 ftyorkunivohls https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.2730 2023-07-22T23:05:06Z In Canada, certain Indigenous groups are struggling to obtain official recognition of their status and rights. This is particularly so in Newfoundland and Labrador, where the authorities took the stance, when the province joined Canada in 1949, that no one would be legally considered Indigenous. This paper analyzes the claims of the Indigenous groups of that province, which have resulted, over the last thirty years, in various forms of official recognition. In particular, this article highlights how the concept of equality was used by these Indigenous groups to buttress their claims. Equality, in this context, was mainly conceived of as “sameness in difference”—that is, the idea that an unrecognized group claims to be treated consistently with other groups that share the same culture or identity and that are already officially recognized. Such assertions may be made in the context of human rights litigation, but also through joining or leaving associations of Indigenous groups. Through the latter process, unrecognized Indigenous groups of the province indicated to whom they wished to be compared and, in doing so, they ironically reinforced the hierarchy of statuses recognized under Canadian law. Text Newfoundland York University Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School: Osgoode Digital Commons Buttress ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.550,-63.550) Canada Indian Newfoundland Osgoode Hall Law Journal 51 2 469 499 |
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In Canada, certain Indigenous groups are struggling to obtain official recognition of their status and rights. This is particularly so in Newfoundland and Labrador, where the authorities took the stance, when the province joined Canada in 1949, that no one would be legally considered Indigenous. This paper analyzes the claims of the Indigenous groups of that province, which have resulted, over the last thirty years, in various forms of official recognition. In particular, this article highlights how the concept of equality was used by these Indigenous groups to buttress their claims. Equality, in this context, was mainly conceived of as “sameness in difference”—that is, the idea that an unrecognized group claims to be treated consistently with other groups that share the same culture or identity and that are already officially recognized. Such assertions may be made in the context of human rights litigation, but also through joining or leaving associations of Indigenous groups. Through the latter process, unrecognized Indigenous groups of the province indicated to whom they wished to be compared and, in doing so, they ironically reinforced the hierarchy of statuses recognized under Canadian law. |
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