ILO Convention 107
…protect Indigenous populations from oppression and discrimination. The convention was drafted in the wake of rising concern about human rights following World War II. It is legally binding in the…
ILO Convention 169
…Peoples’ Rights Through ILO Conventions: A compilation of ILO supervisory bodies’ comments 2009-2010.” International Labour Organization, 2010. Available online: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/–normes/documents/publication/wcms_126028.pdf Schulting, Gerard. “ILO Convention 169: Can it help?” http://www.abyayalanews.org/document/2444 Swepston,…
Aboriginal Title
…Vancouver: UBC Press, 2007. Foster, Hamar, “Letting Go The Bone: The Idea of Indian Title in British Columbia, 1849-1927,” in Foster and McLaren, eds., Essays in the History of Canadian…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…BC Indian Chiefs. UBC Press, Vancouver, 2019 (Ebook Available Online through UBC Library) Manuel, Vera. “The History of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs – 20 Years of Struggle…
The Indian Act
…were amended and taken out. It was no longer illegal for Indians to practice their customs and culture such as the potlatch. They were now allowed to enter pool halls…
The Residential School System
…and called for reform were generally met with silence and lack of support. The Department of Indian Affairs would promise to improve the schools, but the deplorable conditions persisted. Some…
Indian Status
…legally significant. Status acknowledges the unique historical and constitutional relationship Aboriginal peoples have with Canada. For these reasons, attempts to abolish Indian status have been met with widespread resistance. In…
Reserves
…networks and long-established kinship systems that determined who could hunt, fish, and gather in particular areas. As a part of the Crown’s responsibilities for its new Indian wards, government officials…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…which a man married into a woman’s family and would live with her community, resulting in settlement patterns based on the female line. In contrast, European settlers had taken for…