Georges Erasmus Contribution

Born in 1948 in Fort Rae, Northwest Territories, Georges Erasmus grew up to be a major political figure and hero of the aboriginal peoples in his career. As a political activist and member of the Assembly of First Nations Erasmus carried forth a legacy of being a “Native rights Crusader” (CBC, 2014); but what does it mean to be a native rights crusader? Georges Erasmus made a lifelong contribution to the welfare of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. As the president of the Dene nation, Erasmus pushed for self-government of the First Nations Peoples in Canada. During this time, Georges Erasmus rose through the political structure of the Assembly of First Nations. In his service to the AFN, Erasmus has made important contributions to the assembly; in particular, he gained the support of powerful allies with the first nations peoples of Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Atlantic Provinces.

As an indigenous youth Georges Erasmus joined the Company of Young Canadians and there he began political activism and fundamental viewpoint on how the government should be treating their aboriginal responsibilities. His ideas for change had a radical idea of giving land ownership and self-governance back to the First Nations peoples, while still upholding the treaty rights that were
In his career with the AFN he personally brought together a relatively disorganized mess of tribes and brought together members who previously refused to join the AFN. With this achievement Georges Erasmus united all of the many different voices of every Indigenous culture across Canada to one single and united voice. Now armed with his vast influence across Canada it was time to set his eyes on restoring the rights to his people. Erasmus fought tirelessly, determined to change the law and bring about prosperity for the Aboriginal peoples. It was always just out of reach for Erasmus however, he was never really able to grasp his