Day 21 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar

Day 21 – Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would […]
Published on December 21, 2017

Day 21 – Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree.

 

On Day 21 we wish for the repeal and replacement of the Indian Act and the end to its construction of parallel governments and divisive policy of race-based rights

Suggested Reading:

Chiefs Call for The Abolition of the Indian Act

Freedom from Indian Act has benefits

What is the impact of the Act to Amend the Indian Act and to Provide for its Replacement (Bill C-428)?

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