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 a stand-off…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…since time immemorial When the first salmon canneries appeared on the BC coast in the 1870s, Indigenous peoples had already built flourishing economies based on salmon. The one-way spawning migrations…
Reserves
…was partially due to growing competition from new immigrants (some of them willing to perform cheap labour) and to open racism in the hiring process.6 In addition, by the 1950s,…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Another successful case followed in 1990, made by eight survivors from St. Joseph’s school, in Williams Lake, against the Catholic Church and the federal government.20 The court cases continued, and…
Community & Politics
…Lake standoff occurred in 1995 near Williams Lake, B.C. due to a land dispute between First Nations Sundancers and an American rancher. A peaceful protest quickly escalated into a controversial…
Constitution Express
…result, 41 people immediately continued on to the United Nations headquarters in New York City, and presented their concerns before the United Nations to gain international attention.15 In 1981, the…
Métis
…Council, overview. https://www2.metisnation.ca/about/ 8 Teillet, Jean. “R. v. Powley, A Summary of the Supreme Court of Canada Reasons for Judgment.” Pape & Salter Barristers and Soliciters. Available online at: http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MétisRights_Powley_supremecourtsummary.pdf…
About the REDress project
…dresses taking over public space, streets and parks and trees covered in empty red dresses, until the whole city is mourning the loss of these women, until something is done….
About Sovereignty Performance
…City, and to challenge the public. I wanted people to walk by, ask questions and even take part. The public reception was very positive in person! There were a large…
ILO Convention 169
…“A New Step in the International Law on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: ILO Convention No. 169 of 1989,” Oklahoma City University Law Review, Vol. 15, No. 3, Fall 1990. 696-710….
