Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…and Freedoms: Contradictions and Challenges.” Canadian Women’s Studies 10.2 & 3 (1991): 149-157. Available online here via York University. Walkem, Ardith and Halie Bruce, eds. Box of Treasures or Empty…
Indian Status
…non-status Indians. As a result, many Aboriginal organizations represent status Indians alone. The Indian Act’s treatment of “status” has created false notions of authenticity – the misconception that a non-status…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…families, increasing the representation of Aboriginal people in urban areas. The gender discrimination of the Indian Act did not go unchallenged. Lobbying and legal action by Aboriginal women, women’s organizations…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…forthwith to remove themselves from such Settlements. And whereas great Frauds and Abuses have been committed in purchasing Lands of the Indians, to the great Prejudice of our Interests. and…
Terminology
…cultures and ethnic identities that resulted from unions between Aboriginal and European people in what is now Canada. This term has general and specific uses, and the differences between them…
Credits
…the project: The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations The Musqueam Indian Band The First Nations Technology Council The First Nations Summit…
Bands
…Aboriginal Peoples, 1996. Canada. The Indian Act (An Act Respecting Indians.) R.S., 1951, c. I-5. Available online at: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-5/ Endnotes 1 The Indian Act’s definition is as follows: “band” means…
The Residential School System
…and responses to it by Indigenous organizations here (scroll down to “Choose a topic” and select “Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools”). The apology was broadcast live across…
About Jordan Bennett
…interactive performance spaces, I aim to form an atmosphere where traditional meets contemporary, shifting preconceived notions on an object or an actions original function or intent. Official website http://www.jordanbennett.ca…