Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…right to claim membership may be challenged. In the United States, tribal communities decide membership and the standards of inclusion vary widely. In Canada, while the government decides “Indian status”…
Community & Politics
…and again in 1981 in which Aboriginal groups chartered two trains across Canada, from Vancouver to Ottawa, to demand inclusion of Aboriginal rights in the soon-to-be-patriated Canadian constitution. The Constitution…
ILO Convention 169
…inclusion of the terms “consent and control” in reference to Indigenous peoples’ input on activities that might impact their rights, but government and business representatives did not agree and offered…
Aboriginal Rights
…Aboriginal leaders and organizations such as the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) lobbied for the inclusion of Aboriginal rights with the hope that its recognition in the Constitution would…
Government Policy
…Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 represents the inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in the Canadian constitution after much lobbying on the part of Aboriginal activists and political organizations….
George Manuel
…in the inclusion of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. George Manuel was granted an honourary degree at UBC in 1983 for his contributions as a leader of Aboriginal…
