Gustafsen Lake
…12 September 1995, A1. As quoted in Lambertus, 112. 19 Lambertus, 109. 20 Switlo, personal communication. 21 Switlo, personal communication. 22 As quoted by Mofino, Rick. “U.S. court refuses to…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…reserve was suddenly denied many women who had strong ties and Aboriginal rights to their territory. Historically, through the Indian Act a woman has had to leave the reserve community…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Executive Committee. The Chiefs’ Council is comprised of chiefs from each of the member communities, and serves as the governing body of the UBCIC. The Chiefs’ Council meets at least…
Global Actions
…1970s. In 1973, the first Arctic Peoples’ Conference was held in Copenhagen to acknowledge and address common issues and rights among Arctic populations. The conference comprised representatives from its Greenlandic…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…First Ministers’ Conference on Aboriginal Rights in March 1983.5 These clauses were added after lengthy campaigns by women’s groups, who were unrepresented in the initial discussions and experienced systemic gender…
Reserves
…affected most Native opportunities and movements. Once put in place, they had a long life. Only now, more than a hundred years after most of them were laid out, are…
Sparrow Case
…rights are hereby recognized and affirmed” in Section 35. Section 35 had been added to the Constitution in 1982 to protect Aboriginal rights. However, those rights had yet to be…
Guerin Case
…what Musqueam had agreed to. Musqueam had been told that they would profit off of the 75-year lease, with rents being adjusted to fair market rates every decade. Unbeknownst to…
Aboriginal Title
…to have the government recognize their right to jurisdiction over their territories. These direct actions had come after more than a century of failed petitions and attempts to negotiate with…
