Aboriginal Title
…jurisdictional authority over how the land is used. Delgamuukw also acknowledged Aboriginal collective ownership of the land that includes a cultural relationship to the land. Aboriginal Title in British Columbia…
Global Actions
…or other populations who have attempted to undermine Indigenous autonomy. It was also carefully crafted to remove potentially problematic notions of race and blood quantum.1 Some Indigenous leaders and experts…
Sparrow Case
…http://www.thecourt.ca/the-legacy-of-r-v-sparrow/ Musqueam Indian Band. “Statement on the passing of Ronald “Bud” Sparrow.” (2020). https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/statement-passing-ron-bud-sparrow/ Endnotes 1 Helloing, Evaleen, “The Legacy of R v Sparrow.” (2020). http://www.thecourt.ca/the-legacy-of-r-v-sparrow/ 2 Peter Kulchyski, Ed….
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…summer, therefore represent ongoing conflicts that have deep historical roots. Recommended Resources “Native groups want sport fishing ban after shooting.” The Canadian Pres, August 18, 2009. https://www.ctvnews.ca/native-groups-want-sport-fishing-ban-after-shooting-1.426462 Bierwert, Crisca. Brushed…
Reserves
…held in trust for bands by the Crown. The Indian Act grants the Minister of Indian Affairs authority over much of the activity on reserves. This overarching control is evident…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…Women. https://tinyurl.com/yycwtc9p Suzack, Cheryl, Shari M. Huhndorf, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman, eds. Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010. Voyageur, Cora. Firekeepers of the Twenty-First…
The White Paper 1969
…Trudeau and his Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien, unveiled a policy paper that proposed ending the special legal relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state and dismantling the…
Cedar
…resources Videos “Bill Reid” – National Film Board of Canada. https://www.nfb.ca/film/bill_reid/ “Importance of Cedar” – SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. https://swswlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/importance-of-cedar.docx Images and online exhibits “Cedar: A Journey into…
George Manuel
…When then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau released the White Paper policy in 1969, Manuel spoke out strongly against the proposed assimilationist goals. Manuel found himself in a position to lead…
Gustafsen Lake
…Should Avoid Waco-Style Shootout In B.C.” Montreal Gazette. Tuesday, August 29, 1995. Reproduced in Switlo, 119. 12 Lambertus, 89. 13 Lambertus, 85-7. 14 Switlo, 119. 15 Switlo claims the RCMP…
