Sixties Scoop
…from their families and communities, first through the residential schools, and then through the child protection system, continues to impact the lives of these mothers, their children and their grandchildren….
Métis
…Learn Michif. http://www.learnmichif.com An excellent, thorough website to learn about the Métis language Michif, as well as Métis cultures, history, and contemporary politics. Metis Culture and Heritage Resource Centre: http://www.metisresourcecentre.mb.ca/…
Powley Case
…other Métis communities meet the Powley test and will also have hunting rights. They also believe that the Powley case would apply to fishing and other harvesting rights. A Note…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…hardship this coming winter,” Crey said. He also raised concerns about ongoing attacks against the Aboriginal right to fish, and called on all fishers, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal to “respect the…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Public Inquiry Transcript, November 23, 2005. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_23_05/text.htm Ipperwash Inquiry Transcript, November 28, 2006. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_28_05/text.htm Gillespie, Kerry. “Ipperwash Land Returned to Indians.” In The Star. December 21, 2007. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/287702 Ontario, The…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…states to give legal recognition to these territories. The Declaration does not override the rights of Indigenous peoples contained in their treaties and agreements with individual states, and it commands…
Cedar
…is rarely found in inland regions. Unlike Yellow Cedar, Red Cedar is common both on the coast and in moist slopes and valleys of the Interior. As a result, some…
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
…but complementary roles. Many First Nations were matrilineal, meaning that descent – wealth, power, and inheritance — were passed down through the mother. Historians and scholars have emphasized the various…
Gustafsen Lake
…Drum. Reprinted in Smoke Signals from the Heart (2004) and used with permission from Totem Pole Books. Starting in 1989 as part of a multi-year period cycle of ceremonial commitment,…
