Community & Politics
…innocent man. Political Figures George Manuel was a prominent political leader who held a number of influential roles in his career, including chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band of the…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Kamloops. You can visit the UBCIC’s official website here. How the UBCIC operates The current President of the UBCIC is Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Penticton Indian Band. Chief…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…mission.7 Scholar Joan Sangster points out that female sexuality was regulated in numerous ways, with colonial law as “one crucial site of sexual regulation.”8 The Indian Act gave the agent…
Aboriginal Title
…early twentieth centuries, Crown representatives and leaders of Aboriginal communities signed treaties throughout most of Canada in an effort to resolve issues of outstanding Aboriginal title. These treaties set out…
Global Actions
…century, policymakers have been obliged to balance individual rights with collective rights through new international instruments. A history of global Indigenous organizations Chief Deskaheh Chief Levi General (1873–1925), now better…
Cedar
…a forest utilization site containing a CMT created prior to 1846 is protected by law.10 Today, Aboriginal peoples continue to create new CMTs as part of their cultural and economic…
Reserves
…have continued hunting, gathering, and fishing in off-reserve locations that they have used for many generations. In addition, important ceremonial sites may be located outside a reserve but continue to…
Sparrow Case
…burden of justifying any legislation that has some negative effect on any aboriginal right protected under s. 35(1). R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075 The Sparrow Test The Court’s…
About Indigenous Foundations
…hope this is emphasized in the connections presented throughout Indigenous Foundations. Graphic design of the banner and other parts of the site is by Emma Kesler. Navigation system The navigation…
