Aboriginal Rights
…contribute to the protection of these rights. After a long struggle with much debate, discussion and revisions, in 1982 the Canadian government formally recognized Aboriginal rights and enshrined them in…
About the REDress project
…and he shook my hand for a very long time, thanking me for allowing him to understand these women as women, as loved and valued and missed and not just…
The Residential School System
…“Sister Marie Baptiste had a supply of sticks as long and thick as pool cues. When she heard me speak my language, she’d lift up her hands and bring the…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…at UBC hosted a day-long Dialogue on the History and Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools. Please see the page above this one on the menu for more contextual information…
Governance and Land Claims
…Nations have long known–that, in the absence of treaties, land was never surrendered. In this evolving circumstance, First Nations, governments, and other entities have engaged in several kinds of processes…
Klamath Termination
…and restoration of their culture and community. One, Morrie Jimenez, the primary contributor to the archive, describes his long involvement in civil rights and education, and all the processes that…
Welcome to Indigenous Foundations
…Indian Residential Schools. On November 1, 2011 the UBC First Nations House of Learning, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, hosted a day-long event addressing the history…
Terminology
…for greater presence in the United Nations (UN). In the UN, “Indigenous” is used to refer broadly to peoples of long settlement and connection to specific lands who have been…
Oral Traditions
…life-long quest.“3 Together oral and written methods of recalling and recounting the past have the potential to contribute greatly to the historical record. Since the mid-20th century, particularly as a…
About Jaime Black
…curriculum for the Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, and has long been involved in the Aboriginal writers and artists communities in Winnipeg. She is currently a mentee with Mentoring Artists…
