
The Residential School System
…the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples had been interviewing individuals from Indigenous communities and nations across Canada about their experiences. The commission’s report, published in 1996, brought unprecedented attention to…
The Residential School System
…the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples had been interviewing individuals from Indigenous communities and nations across Canada about their experiences. The commission’s report, published in 1996, brought unprecedented attention to…
Métis
…people who have continued ties to a historical Métis community, and are accepted as such by that community. Yet Métis identity is also adopted by some non-status Aboriginal peoples and…
Powley Case
…historical time frame of a right must be after European contact, but before the Crown had effective control over the community in question. For example, while the Crown may have…
Sixties Scoop
…child.”17 In 2007, the AFN filed a complaint with the Canada Human Rights Commission claiming that INAC’s funding provisions created inequality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. In May 2008, Canada’s…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…U.N. Declaration—Or Is It?” Indian Country Today. May 3, 2010. —— “Emerging International Indigenous Rights Norms and ‘Over-compliance’ in New Zealand and Canada.” Political Science vol. 62, no.1 (2010): 96….
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…to avoid hardship this coming winter,” Crey said. He also raised concerns about ongoing attacks against the Aboriginal right to fish, and called on all fishers, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal to…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Inquiry Transcript, November 23, 2005. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_23_05/text.htm Ipperwash Inquiry Transcript, November 28, 2006. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_28_05/text.htm Gillespie, Kerry. “Ipperwash Land Returned to Indians.” In The Star. December 21, 2007. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/287702 Ontario, The Ipperwash…
Cedar
…Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 2004. Nelson, John David. A Vanishing Heritage: The Loss of Red Cedar from Canada’s Forests. Vancouver: Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2004. Stewart, Hilary. Cedar. Vancouver: Douglas…
Van der Peet case
…Stót:lō peoples’ traditional practice of engaging in complex trade and barter relationships with other First Nations, the Court ruled that trade in salmon did not amount to an Aboriginal right….