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…an integral part of the distinctive Stó:lō culture which existed prior to contact and was therefore protected by s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982.”37 Indigenous peoples in British Columbia…

…What is the UNDRIP? From the Ninth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. New Zealand delegation celebrates the endorsement by the Government of New Zealand of the…

…of Canada was formed in 1867. Newcomers began occupying the traditional territories of Aboriginal peoples in increasing numbers (some with the financial assistance of their governments). Colonial authorities and some…

…resource development in the province declined due to uncertainty over Aboriginal title. A number of First Nations throughout British Columbia had set up roadblocks and other similar protests in desperate…

…(2001): 10. 8 Wendy C. Wickwire, “To See Ourselves as the Other’s Other: Nlaka’pamux Contact Narratives.” Canadian Historical Review 75, no. 1 (1994):19. 9 Keith Thor Carlson, ed., A Stó:lō–Coast…

…century, policymakers have been obliged to balance individual rights with collective rights through new international instruments. A history of global Indigenous organizations Chief Deskaheh Chief Levi General (1873–1925), now better…

…The UBCIC was founded in November 1969 when a number of chiefs across British Columbia united in response to the federal government’s proposed “White Paper,” a policy paper in which…

…important than our treaties, our lands and the well-being of our future generations.” In British Columbia, the controversy over the white paper sparked a new period of political organizing. With…

…Royal Proclamation was initially issued by King George III in 1763 to officially claim British territory in North America after Britain won the Seven Years War. In the Royal Proclamation,…

…such as timelines, newspaper articles, UBCIC papers, archived petitions, and video interviews. Endnotes 1 Manuel, Arthur. Guest lecture, Introduction to First Nations Studies. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 24…