Canada National Parks Created Using ‘Colonial Injustices’—Government Report
Summary
A new report from Parks Canada says that the creation of Canada’s national parks involved taking land from Indigenous peoples by force. Indigenous communities were removed from their homes and stopped from using their traditional lands for hunting and gathering.Key Facts
- The report is from Parks Canada and is called the "Evaluation of the Indigenous Guardians Initiative Internal Review."
- It was written in August 2024 and made public on June 22, 2024.
- Indigenous peoples were forced to leave their homes starting in the 19th century when national parks were created.
- They lost access to their traditional lands inside the parks.
- Hunting and gathering on park land were prohibited for Indigenous communities.
- Indigenous people were not included in decisions about managing the land and resources in the parks.
- The report describes these actions as "colonial injustices."
- The acknowledgment is part of an internal review looking at Parks Canada’s efforts to involve Indigenous groups in park management.
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