Totem Poles
…the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Totem poles are typically created out of red cedar, a malleable wood relatively abundant in the Pacific Northwest,…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…country with the goal of assimilating and “civilizing” First Nations peoples based on a European model. These policies had profound effects on Aboriginal women across the country. By outlining these…
Community & Politics
…have organized for increased political representation. In this section Political organizations The Indian Homemakers Association of B.C. was a political organization formed by Indian women with the support of the…
Aboriginal Rights
…Brian Slattery makes a distinction between specific and generic Aboriginal rights. Generic rights are held by all Aboriginal peoples across Canada, and include: Rights to the land (Aboriginal title) Rights…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…in the face of massive opposition, but its effects continue to be felt as aspects of the White Paper continue to inform federal policy and legislation towards Aboriginal people and…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…resource for researchers and organizations, and hosts conferences and workshops along with housing a Resource Centre. UBCIC’s head office is currently located in Vancouver, with a satellite office located in…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…terms had existing functions in Canadian law. “Indian,” for instance, is the generic term used in the Indian Act, a centerpiece of state identity regulation, since 1876. The Indian Act…
About the REDress project
…piece to protest their missing and murdered loved ones in the main square in Bogota. By a female Aboriginal scholar at a Canadian Studies conference in Germany standing up to…
George Manuel
…book on his idea of the Fourth World, The Fourth World: An Indian Reality, as well as publishing a number of other written works. In 1977 at the Second General…