Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…In this section Introduction Fishing Since Time Immemorial Coast Salish Harvesting Methods The introduction of canneries and a wage-based economy The creation of an Aboriginal “food fishery” Aboriginal fisheries…
Sparrow Case
…rights was justifiable, providing that these rights were in existence at the time of the Constitution Act, 1982. This criteria is known as “the Sparrow Test.” History of the Sparrow…
Aboriginal Title
…collective right to the use of and jurisdiction over a group’s ancestral territories. This right is not granted from an external source but is a result of Aboriginal peoples’ own…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…drastic restrictions and infringements, the Musqueam’s right to fish had not been extinguished prior to 1982, and as such was protected in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Read…
The Indian Act
…and gender discrimination So why don’t we just abolish the Indian Act? Recommended resources Introduction to the Indian Act To be federally recognized as an Indian either in Canada or…
Sixties Scoop
…told her that a B.C. social worker provided the phrase when she told him “…with tears in her eyes—that it was common practice in B.C. in the mid-sixties to ‘scoop’…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…order to improve the living conditions within First Nations communities, including providing adequate facilities on reserves, facilitating training programs, fighting discrimination, promoting equality and establishing political recognition for women and…
Métis
…The term Métis refers to a collective of cultures and ethnic identities that resulted from unions between Aboriginal and European people in what is now Canada. Métis stems from…