Global Actions
…There are an estimated 370 million Indigenous peoples worldwide, living in 70 different countries, according to the United Nations (U.N.) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Despite vast diversity among…
Métis
…across different communities, to applying to multiple identities that have arisen from diverse historical instances of Aboriginal-European heritage. Métis Identity Métis peoples have developed a rich material culture, which includes…
Aboriginal Rights
…the Identity of Aboriginal People.” Stephen Tierney (ed.), Accommodating Cultural Diversity. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2007, 80-1. 3 Mildred C. Poplar, “We were Fighting for Nationhood, not Section 35.” 27-8. In…
Aboriginal Title
…peoples across what is now known as North America have maintained a strong connection to the land since time immemorial. Although there is vast cultural variation between First Nations, most…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…institutions.” Article 26 states that “Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired,” and it directs…
Gustafsen Lake
…personal communication. 22 As quoted by Mofino, Rick. “U.S. court refuses to extradite Canadian native.” the National Post. 23 November 2000, A4. 23 Switlo, personal communication, November 4, 2010….
Sixties Scoop
…This amendment specifically applied to Section 88 of the Indian Act. Pivot, 21 . 3 Liberating our children, 2; Pivot, 21 4 Fournier, Suzanne and Ernie Crey. Stolen from Our…
Cedar
…Forests. Coast Salish peoples have a creation story that explains the origins of Cedar. According to the story, there once lived a good man who always gave away his belongings…
Oral Traditions
…to maintain a historical record and sustain their cultures and identities. According to scholars Renée Hulan and Renate Eigenbrod, oral traditions are “the means by which knowledge is reproduced, preserved…