UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
What is the UNDRIP? From the Ninth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. New Zealand delegation celebrates the endorsement by the Government of New Zealand of…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
A Brief History of the Marginalization of Aboriginal Women in Canada Aboriginal women in Canada frequently experience challenges and discrimination that are not necessarily shared by non-Aboriginal women,…
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,…
Sixties Scoop
The Sixties Scoop & Aboriginal child welfare In the case of Aboriginal mothers, stories of government involvement in family life often go back generations. The legacy of removing…
Totem Poles
What are totem poles? House frontal poles outside the Haida Heritage Centre, Kaay Llnagay, BC. Photo (c) 2010, Robyn Hanson. Totem poles are monuments created by First Nations…
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…
Global Indigenous Issues
From the pre-sessional meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in Bolivia, March 2010. The Permanent Forum is welcomed by the residents of Cota Cota…
ILO Convention 169
What is the International Labour Organization Convention 169 (1989)? The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an agency of the United Nations dedicated to improving working conditions of the…
Jaime Black
The REDress Project About Jaime Black About the REDress Project (c) 2010 Jaime Black. The REDress Project. Photo credit: Jaime Black. (c) 2010 Jaime Black, The REDress Project….
Gustafsen Lake
Overview of the Gustafsen Lake Stand-off Gustafsen Lake or Ts’Peten, a region close to 100 Mile House in British Columbia, in Secwepemec (Shuswap) territory, was the location of…
