Berger Inquiry
…a consortium of 80 US and Canadian companies, wanted to build a pipeline that would take natural gas from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska, across the north…
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…
George Manuel
…in the inclusion of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. George Manuel was granted an honourary degree at UBC in 1983 for his contributions as a leader of Aboriginal…
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…
Governance and Land Claims
…to negotiate differences over land–treaty processes, court cases, and other forms of negotiated settlements. While several excellent academic books address aspects of these situations, this series brings forward the perspectives…
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…
Klamath Termination
…and part of what participants in this project describe. The termination acts were a landmark in US federal Indian policy, and were influential internationally as well: the policy served as…
Identity
…Identity negotiations produce categories that can exclude as much as include particular groups of people. These categories create blanket assumptions and stereotypes accepted as natural by outsiders, and may also…
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,…
R. v. Guerin Press
The Province, May 8, 1973 The Province, September 16, 1979 The Vancouver Sun, September 19, 1979 The Vancouver Sun, September 20, 1979 The Province, September 24, 1979…
