Indian Association of Alberta
Encyclopedia
The Indian Association of Alberta is a province-wide
First Nations
rights organization. It was founded in 1939, after splitting off from the League of Indians in Western Canada.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
rights organization. It was founded in 1939, after splitting off from the League of Indians in Western Canada.
Further reading
- Laurie Meijer Drees, "The Indian Association of Alberta: a History of Political Action" (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2002).
External links
- Indian Association of Alberta at Alberta Heritage
- IAA Fonds at the Glenbow MuseumGlenbow MuseumThe Glenbow Museum in Calgary is one of Western Canada's largest museums, with over 93,000 square feet of exhibition space in more than 20 galleries, showcasing a selection of the Glenbow's collection of over a million objects....
- IAA and the 1951 Indian Act at "Great Alberta Law Cases"