Global Indigenous Issues
…in traditional economies and political systems, among other rights. We do not aim to profile these specific groups from across the globe but instead attempt to present some ways in…
Canadian Press, June 14, 1983
…16, 1979 The Province, September 24, 1979 The Province, September 30, 1981 The Vancouver Sun, December 22, 1982 The Vancouver Sun, July 4, 1981 The Vancouver Sun, September 20, 1979…
Glossary
…Cedar Community & Politics Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35 Constitution Express Cultural Production of the Northwest Coast Culture Enfranchisement George Manuel Global Actions Global Indigenous Issues Governance and Land Claims…
Video Resources
…First Nations leaders and lawyers active in these processes, academics, and other experts. Go to this archive. Develop Your Own IVT Implementation The IVT Viewer has been developed by First…
Governance and Land Claims
…BC and associated governance issues. British Columbia is unusual in Canada in having very few historical treaties. Canadian courts at the close of the 20th century have recognized what First…
Berger Inquiry
…Formal hearings held in Yellowknife. Professor Michael Jackson of the University of BC organized hearings in more than 30 Dene, Inuit and non-aboriginal communities across the NWT so residents could…
Welcome to Indigenous Foundations
…Indian Residential Schools. On November 1, 2011 the UBC First Nations House of Learning, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, hosted a day-long event addressing the history…
Enfranchisement
…Aboriginal peoples. Voluntary enfranchisement was introduced in the Gradual Civilization Act of 1857 and was based on the assumption that Aboriginal people would be willing to surrender their legal and…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…northern Manitoba. Swampy Cree is our dialect. I was raised there, but am currently living in Winnipeg, after an eleven year hiatus in Vancouver, BC. When creating a new piece,…
