The Residential School System
…these, among other, strict rules were broken. Former students of residential schools have spoken of horrendous abuse at the hands of residential school staff: physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological. Residential…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…physical control of the land base they claim, a claim which is still contested by the rightful owners of the land (Lawrence, “Real” Indians and Others, 38). While Aboriginal peoples…
The Residential School System (2009)
…punished if these, among other, strict rules were broken. Former students of residential schools have spoken of horrendous abuse at the hands of residential school staff: physical, sexual, emotional, and…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…strength and men were respected for their spiritual and physical strength. Women were given the responsibility in bearing children and were given the strength and power to carry that responsibility…
About Sovereignty Performance
…the TeePee, what was the public reception like? The reason I chose to do the piece as a performance was to actually put a physical presence out here in our…
Oral Traditions
…histories, and view them as both histories that are memorized and performed, and intellectual exercises of oral historiography informed by the agency of oral historians.16 Recording oral narratives Oral history…
Artistic Expressions
…the use of performance, photography and video, artists have chosen new lenses to present themes found throughout Indigenous Foundations such as the Indian Act, Aboriginal women, identity and representation, and…
Reserves
…statistic that provides a glimpse into the breadth of challenges to overcome.9 A cultural, spiritual, and physical homeland Understanding the reserve system can be complicated. While reserves were initially created…
Sixties Scoop
…suspected their heritage but were unable to have it confirmed. Many children floated from foster home to foster home or lived in institutionalized care. Physical and sexual abuse was not…