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1996

1996

Report on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) is published. The report notes that funding is “basic” for on-reserve education, and regulations permit little, if any, leeway for culture-based curriculum. Read the Volume 3 Chapter 5 of the RCAP report.

1996

Consultants recommend removing toxic soil from the school property.

1995

1995

More environmental investigations are conducted finding the school to be contaminated with toxins harmful to human exposure. The school property is rated as a “Level 1, High Sensitive Site.”

1990

1990s

Attawapiskat children and teachers continue to suffer illness from exposure to carcinogen-laden fumes.

1984

1984

INAC (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) hires consultants to investigate and clean up measures are recommended. No subsequent action is taken.

1982

1982

Evidence of oil in school foundation and petroleum odour in classrooms.

1982

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms (The Constitution Act, 1982) is signed. From the Section 35 of the Charter: “(1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed. (2) In this Act, ‘aboriginal peoples of Canada’ includes the Indian, Inuit, and Metis peoples of Canada.” Read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982.

1980

1980s

Children of Attawapiskat and teachers get sick from exposure to carcinogen-laden fumes.

1979

1979

25 000 Gallons of oil leaks into the soil near the school.

1976

1976

The J.R. Nakogee Elementary School is built in Attawapiskat First Nation.