The Red Paper (Citizens Plus 1970)
  • The Foundation Document: Citizens Plus, also known as the Red Paper, which was document created by the Indian Chiefs of Alberta in 1970 in response to the White Paper proposed by the Liberal government.
  • The idea of the Red Paper was to recognize Indigenous peoples as 'Citizens Plus', which would give them regular rights and duties of citizens with additional rights being an Indigenous person, largely to ensure they can keep their treaty rights and recognition.
  • The Red Paper, which was developed and influenced by Indigenous peoples, emphasized that the history of treaty-making was a decision made by the Crown and Indigenous peoples as equals and was not to be eliminated, while also presenting a strong argument for their right to self-government.
Citation

"Foundational Document: Citizens Plus." Indian Chiefs of Alberta. University of Alberta, June, 1970. http://caid.ca/RedPaper1970.pdf

Further Readings

For more information on the Red Paper: http://activehistory.ca/papers/the-contemporary-relevance-of-the-historical-treaties-to-treaty-indian-peoples/
& https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/the-red-paper-a-counter-punch-to-the-white-paper

Policy Sub-Topic
Enfranchisement and Colonization (Indigenous Peoples)
Policy Type
Indigenous Report

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