The Indian Act
…of Canada presented the federal government with the challenge of uniting distinct and separate Aboriginal groups under one law. Therefore, despite the diversity of experiences and relationships between Aboriginal peoples…
About Sovereignty Performance
…small City, and to challenge the public. I wanted people to walk by, ask questions and even take part. The public reception was very positive in person! There were a…
The Residential School System (2009)
…education as the general population in the public school system, and the schools were sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught…
Métis
…Diane. “The Free People—Otipemisiwak,” Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870–1930. Ottawa: National Historical Parks and Sites, Canada Parks Service, 1990. Peterson, Jacqueline, and Jennifer Brown, eds. The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…the ways more complex critiques challenge the right of the state to define Aboriginal identity and thereby unilaterally set the terms for the relationship between Canada and First Nations. Why…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…been leased for fishing to canneries and other non-Native fishing companies. Sparrow, Van der Peet, and other legal challenges In 1984, the Musqueam band decided to challenge the restrictions that…
Lease Lands Press
…6, 1999 The Westender, January 7, 1999 The Vancouver Sun, January 14, 1999 The Vancouver Sun, January 19, 1999 The Vancouver Courier, January 31, 1999 Terminal City News, February 5,…
Constitution Express
…As a result, 41 people immediately continued on to the United Nations headquarters in New York City, and presented their concerns before the United Nations to gain international attention.15 In…
About the REDress project
…dresses taking over public space, streets and parks and trees covered in empty red dresses, until the whole city is mourning the loss of these women, until something is done….
ILO Convention 169
…Lee. “A New Step in the International Law on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: ILO Convention No. 169 of 1989,” Oklahoma City University Law Review, Vol. 15, No. 3, Fall 1990….
