Sixties Scoop
…but it was usually covered up, rendered invisible by the lack of social services and support for Aboriginal families and the affected children, a result of the general social reluctance…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…North America is issued to King George. However, the Royal Proclamation explicitly states that Aboriginal title has existed and continues to exist, and that all land would be considered Aboriginal…
Reserves
…of the state, found few alternatives to accepting the minimal support offered by the federal government. This, along with discriminatory legislation and assimilationist programs such as the residential schools and…
The Indian Act
…to gamble—although restrictions on alcohol were reinforced. Indians were also now allowed to appear off-reserve in ceremonial dress without permission of the Indian Agent, to organize and hire legal counsel,…
Métis
…to Ottawa requesting title to lands already occupied by Métis families, provincial status for Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Red River (also known as Assiniboia), and better treatment of all Aboriginal peoples….
Video Resources
…to them through the menu at your left. Check back as more resources are made available all the time. Oral Narratives of the Klamath Termination Oral Narratives of the Klamath…
Powley Case
…http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Metis-Law-in-Canada-2013-1.pdf Endnotes 1 Jean Teillet. “R. v. Powley, A Summary of the Supreme Court of Canada Reasons for Judgment.” Pape & Salter Barristers and Soliciters, 1. Available online at: http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MétisRights_Powley_supremecourtsummary.pdf…
Totem Poles
…of Aboriginal territory or for other political grievances. One well-known shame pole, which stands in Cordova, Alaska, was carved by Tlingit fisherman Mike Webber to protest the environmental disaster and…
Van der Peet case
…Youngblood Henderson. “The Supreme Court’s Van der Peet Triology: Native Imperialism and Ropes of Sand.” McGill Law Journal. 42 (1997): 998-1009. Available online at: https://lawjournal.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/pdf/5306792-42.BarshHenderson.pdf Eisenberg, Avigail. “The Distinctive Culture…
About Jordan Bennett
Biography I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist of Mi’kmaq decent who calls the west coast of Newfoundland home. My work is derived from a combination of popular and traditional cultural…