Anniversary of ‘Red Paper’ highlights First Nations’ fight against assimilation
Anniversary of ‘Red Paper’ highlights First Nations’ fight against assimilation

Man in traditional Cree shirt smiles at camera on the site under construction.

A grassroots group in Edmonton honoured those who stood up for First Nations rights back in 1970 when the Canadian government was proposing to erase legal distinctions between First Nations and other citizens, at an event Wednesday.