Bands
…amendments to the Indian Act recognized bands’ rights to determine their own membership according to the criteria established in Bill C-31. This Bill removed discriminatory provisions against women that married…
The Indian Act
…us. We respected each other. We had ways of dealing with disputes.3 Judge Alfred Scow Countless communities were similarly impacted by the restriction on ceremonies, facing legacies that continue to…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…gendered and racialized, and has studied how gendered and racialized urban spaces have encouraged and condoned violent behaviour against Aboriginal women. (See “Gendered Racial Violence and Spatialized Justice: The Murder…
Bill C-31
…Bill C-31 was passed, which finally revised Indian status to address the gender discrimination of Act. The Indian Act of 1985 abolished enfranchisement and restored status to those who had…
Sixties Scoop
…receive a better education if they were transitioned into the public school system. Residential schools, however, persisted as a sort of boarding school for children whose families were deemed unsuitable…
Totem Poles
…wood is carved, some artists paint their poles, or choose to leave the pole unpainted. Many poles are coloured using synthetic paints, and some are painted with natural pigments derived…
Aboriginal Rights
…and recognized for themselves have not been recognized by the Crown. In a move towards addressing this gap, in 1982 the federal government enshrined Aboriginal rights in Section 35 of…
The Residential School System (2009)
This article has been archived. An updated version was published in 2020; read it here. Residential Schools Children’s dining room, Indian Residential School, Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936. United Church Archives,…

The Residential School System
…higher levels of education, problems persisted. Many Indigenous students struggled in their adjustment to public school and to a Eurocentric system where Indigenous knowledges were excluded, fostering discrimination by their…
The Residential School System
…higher levels of education, problems persisted. Many Indigenous students struggled in their adjustment to public school and to a Eurocentric system where Indigenous knowledges were excluded, fostering discrimination by their…