Meech Lake Accord
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Native Americans, American Indians, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Quebec
- Date: Proposed 1987; defeated June, 1990
Article abstract: A coalition of native organizations rallied support around an Indian politician and successfully prevented the passage of a constitutional provision that failed to recognize aboriginal rights.
Fears that Quebec might break away from the rest of Canada led Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and the ten provincial premiers in 1987 to propose a set of amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act. The proposal, known as the Meech Lake Accord after the site of the meeting, recognized French-speaking Quebec as one of the founding nations of Canada and...
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