Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…in the courts: Sparrow, Van der Peet, and other legal challenges Not a “race-based” fishery. Bibliography & Recommend Resources for Further Research Endnotes Introduction In August of 2009, the chief…
About Nicholas Galanin
…Biography Born in Sitka, Alaska, Nicholas Galanin has struck an intriguing balance between his origins and the course of his practice. Having trained extensively in ‘traditional’ as well as…
Totem Poles
…Ethnography in Stockholm. Eventually, the Haisla learned of the pole’s whereabouts in 1991, and began the long journey of repatriating the pole. The Haisla and the museum negotiated a plan…
About Jordan Bennett
…Biography I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist of Mi’kmaq decent who calls the west coast of Newfoundland home. My work is derived from a combination of popular and traditional…
About the REDress project
…of trial and error, which materials best work physically and aesthetically to convey an idea. Who or what inspires you? I am inspired by all the artists, all the women,…
Bill C-31
…mental or physical disability”. Section 15 motivated the Canadian government to address the discriminatory sections of the Indian Act, influenced by Lovelace vs. Canada. It wasn’t until April 17, 1985…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…of UBCIC’s philosophy. During his term from 1979-1981, Manuel began to hire and train Aboriginal staff to build capacity and sustainability amongst Aboriginal communities instead of hiring outside non-Aboriginal “experts.”10…
The White Paper 1969
…Columbia, 1849–1989. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1990. Turner, Dale. This is Not a Peace Pipe: Towards a Critical Indigenous Philosophy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006. Weaver, Sally M. Making Canadian…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…one, The Residential School System. PLEASE NOTE: the testimony of Indian residential school survivors often contains detailed accounts of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. This video does NOT contain such…
Indian Status
…thus severing ties to their ancestry and community— their Indian ancestry was no longer legally recognized, and in many cases they were further separated from their communities physically, geographically, socially,…
