About Nikamowin (Song)
…to the death. That music becomes the emotional soundscape where my body rests and plays at the same time. Can you tell us what motivated or inspired “Nikamowin/Song”? Nikamowin came…
Sixties Scoop
…Websites Indian & Northern Affairs Child and Family Services Program: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/hb/sp/fncf/index-eng.asp First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS):http://www.fncfcs.com/home.html FNCFCS First Nations Research Site: http://www.fncfcs.com/projects/FNRS.html FNCFCS Resource list:…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…developing intergenerational dialogue on residential schools in Aboriginal communities; the FN concentration in planning Dr Glen Coulthard (UBC First Nations Studies Program and Political Science): The Dechinta Bush University; culturally-based…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…group of non-Native commercial fishers, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, have called for an end to what Harper has termed “racially divided fisheries programs.”2 They argue that all Canadians should…
About Sovereignty Performance
…in and around popular culture, and political issues around Aboriginal Culture. Can you tell us what motivated or inspired this piece? This piece came about when I felt there was…
The Residential School System (2009)
…http://www.legacyofhope.ca/Home.aspx Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada – http://www.trc.ca Endnotes 1 Roberts, John. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples: Exploring their Past, Present, and Future. Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2006. 119….
Ipperwash Crisis
During World War II, the federal government decided to build a military camp on reserve land occupied by the Stony Point First Nation and located in Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario….
Culture
…means. Oral traditions have frequently been misunderstood and misrepresented in written-based cultures, and the significance of oral histories — whether its the recognition of their validity or complete diregard for…
Glossary
…Residential School System (2009) The White Paper 1969 Totem Poles UBC Dialogue: Full Record UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011 UN Declaration on the Rights of…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…New Zealand, and Australia. Since 2009 Australia and New Zealand have reversed their positions and now support the Declaration, while the United States and Canada have announced that they will…
