The Indian Act
…First Nations Governance, 2008. Available online at: http://fngovernance.org/ncfng_research/milloy.pdf Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. “Chapter 9: The Indian Act,” in Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Looking Forward, Looking…
Powley Case
…R. v. Powley [2001]: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2001/february/powley.htm Books, articles and links: Bell, Catherine and Clayton Leonard. “A New Era in Métis Constitutional Rights: The Importance of Powley and Blais.” Alberta Law Review…
Indian Status
…vol. 1, Looking Forward Looking Back. Ottawa: The Commission, 1996. 17-19, 303-6. Sanders, D. E. The Bill of Rights and Indian Status. University of British Columbia Law Review. 7.1(1972). 81-105….
George Manuel
…for World Indigenous Studies, 1995. https://www.cwis.org/document/the-legacy-of-grand-chief-george-manuel/ Endnotes 1 McFarlane, Peter. Brotherhood to Nationhood: George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement. Toronto: Between the Lines, 1993, 9….
Sparrow Case
…http://www.thecourt.ca/the-legacy-of-r-v-sparrow/ Musqueam Indian Band. “Statement on the passing of Ronald “Bud” Sparrow.” (2020). https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/statement-passing-ron-bud-sparrow/ Endnotes 1 Helloing, Evaleen, “The Legacy of R v Sparrow.” (2020). http://www.thecourt.ca/the-legacy-of-r-v-sparrow/ 2 Peter Kulchyski, Ed….
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…
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…
Constitution Express
…17 Smith, Melvin. “Some Perspectives on the Origin and Meaning of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.” Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2000. Available online: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/PerspectivesonSection35.pdf 18 Romanow, Roy J., Howard…
Cedar
…resources Videos “Bill Reid” – National Film Board of Canada. https://www.nfb.ca/film/bill_reid/ “Importance of Cedar” – SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. https://swswlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/importance-of-cedar.docx Images and online exhibits “Cedar: A Journey into…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…The next section begins with an overview of key historical and social factors affecting Aboriginal identity. For those unfamiliar with this history, we suggest reviewing this material, as it may…
