Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper

The project of land back is about reclaiming Indigenous jurisdiction: breathing life into rights and responsibilities. This Red Paper is about how Canada dispossesses Indigenous peoples from the land, and in turn, what communities are doing to get it back.

From the origins of settler colonialism to the era of reconciliation, land remains at the centre of the conflict between Indigenous peoples and Canadians. So what could a just future look like?

Land Back breaks down the current status of land dispossession in Canada, focusing on alienation through resource extraction. Also, it examines various forms of redress, recognition, and end with examples of reclamation — meaningful Indigenous economies outside of state policies and legislation.

This Red Paper is ultimately about Indigenous consent.

The website includes the full report as well as tools and resources and a glossary.