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HARP-403 |
| Title: |
Casualties of Aboriginal Displacement in Canada: Children at Risk among the Innu of Labrador |
| Source: |
Refuge: Canada’s Periodical on Refugees, 2002, 20, 2, Feb, 21-33 |
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| Year: |
2002 |
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0 |
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| Keywords: |
Canada, human rights, United Nations, ethnic minorities, civil and political rights, refugee, indigenous people, Inuit, Convention on the Rights of the Child, First Nations, minority rights, self-determination, family |
| Abstract: |
The concept of displacement has long been associated with individuals within poor & developing nations, living under conditions of conflict & civil unrest. Conversely, little research attention has been paid to displacement among Aboriginal peoples within the context of wealthy & developed nations such as Canada. This paper explores the consequences of internal displacement for the Innu Nation of Labrador. In particular, it examines how Innu children have become at risk for gasoline sniffing & suicide. The paper concludes by assessing the extent to which the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child & Canada’s Indian Act have been effective in protecting the rights of Innu children. The questionable impact of state responses highlights the need for more effective strategies. |
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Keywords: Canada, civil and political rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, ethnic minorities, family, First Nations, human rights, indigenous people, Inuit, minority rights, refugee, self-determination, United Nations
