About Nikamowin (Song)
…also really inspired by people who transcend adversity, and make something positive out of it – lessons learned make for wonderful conversations and often dynamic stories. When I have an…
Powley Case
…R. v. Powley [2003] R. v. Powley was the first major Aboriginal rights case concerning Métis peoples. The Powley decision resulted in “the Powley Test,” which laid out a…
Gustafsen Lake
…to make plans for further action.7 Meanwhile, many of the Sundancers feared for their lives. One called the RCMP to report the camouflaged individuals but at the time the RCMP…
Global Actions
…began visiting Indigenous communities around the world, including nations in Tanzania, Scandinavia, and New Zealand, to learn first hand their experiences and struggles. He then decided to form an international…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada: Essays on Law, Equality, and Respect for Difference. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1997. 155-172. Foster, Hamar. “Canada: ‘Indian Administration’ from the Royal…
About the REDress project
…the installation I hope to draw attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Aboriginal women and to evoke a presence through the marking of absence. Interview…
Indian Status
…(For more information on how taxation applies to status Indians, visit the Canadian Revenue Agency’s website here: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/brgnls/menu-eng.html). Who can have Indian Status? There are complex rules governing Indian status,…
The Residential School System
…To all of the leaders of the Liberals, the Bloc and NDP, thank you, as well, for your words because now it is about our responsibilities today, the decisions that…
The Residential School System
…To all of the leaders of the Liberals, the Bloc and NDP, thank you, as well, for your words because now it is about our responsibilities today, the decisions that…
Guerin Case
…R. v. Guerin [1984] R. v. Guerin is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the Canadian government’s fiduciary duty to First Nations, a trust-like relationship stemming…
