Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…of Aboriginal rights. Environmentalists have different, but related concerns. They worry that there are too many fishers chasing too few fish. They wonder, if Indigenous peoples are a user group,…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…different circumstances. As with most things in language, their meanings are determined by use and the grounds of their application are constantly shifting. “Aboriginal” For instance, for the last few…
Métis
…across different communities, to applying to multiple identities that have arisen from diverse historical instances of Aboriginal-European heritage. Métis Identity Métis peoples have developed a rich material culture, which includes…
Global Actions
…There are an estimated 370 million Indigenous peoples worldwide, living in 70 different countries, according to the United Nations (U.N.) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Despite vast diversity among…
Oral Traditions
…divisions.14 Stó:lō historian Naxaxahlts’i describes some of the different types of histories as understood by the Stó:lō. Sxwóxwiyam refers to creation stories, or, as Naxaxahlts’i puts it, “the stories about…
Totem Poles
…of the Pacific Northwest. The array of different totem pole styles and designs reflect the rich diversity of the First Nations histories and cultures that produced them. This section will…
About Indigenous Foundations
…hierarchical field. By doing so, the website seeks to illustrate the relationships between different subjects relevant to Aboriginal peoples and history, and investigate a way of thinking about historical and…
Berger Inquiry
…apply to build a pipeline down the Mackenzie Valley and ship the hydrocarbons to markets in the United States. Two pipeline companies proposed different routes. Canadian Arctic Gas Pipelines (CAGPL),…
Cedar
…mind that we provide only a general overview, and this section does not reflect all the complexities and variations that are found among different First Nations. Starting with the base…
Reserves
…Indian Reserves In various ways in different parts of [British Columbia], Native life came to be lived in, around, and well beyond these reserves, but wherever one went, if…
