The article from the Canadian Human Rights Commission "Now a Matter of Rights: Extending Full Human Rights Protection to First Nations" serves as overview of changes in legislation to defend the rights of First Nation Peoples and to prevent of discrimination within First Nations communities. The article stresses the importance of developing community-based dispute resolution processes.
Discusses why your rights as a young person are important and the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. The specific rights, complaint process and supports for youth in care in British Columbia are summarized. Health care coverage, the youth justice system, mental health and many community services that may be useful in supporting young people's wellbeing are also detailed.
A series of illustrations by Aboriginal artists of the rights that children are guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This information pamphlet provides contact information of the Alberta Human Rights Commission and Aboriginal Agencies in Alberta that can assist with human rights issues, examples of forms of discrimination falling under the Alberta Human Rights Act, and steps to take to find out if your experience falls under the protections of this Act.
