Berger Inquiry
…of the Yukon to the Mackenzie Delta. Canadian natural gas would be added and the line would continue south to the United States. The “Maple Leaf” route was proposed by…
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Sparrow Case
…Musqueam have inhabited the Fraser River delta and neighbouring areas since time immemorial. As coastal peoples, the Musqueam have depended on this river and fishing for sustenance for generations. Following…
Aboriginal Rights
…rights that were practiced prior to European contact. Some scholars and legal experts caution that this test then “freezes” Aboriginal rights in a post-contact era without accounting for the necessity…
Powley Case
…that European contact, it would be impossible to locate a Métis right prior to contact as is required in the Van der Peet test. Therefore, the courts decided that the…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…750,000 salmon that year.8 One anthropologist estimated the annual pre-contact level of salmon consumption at 1,000 pounds per capita; with an immediate pre-contact Stó:lō population of 20,000 to 60,000 people,…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…page located below this one on the menu system: UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record. For more information on the Indian Residential School System, see the parent page to this one,…
Indian Status
…Act on the Indian Register– a central registry maintained by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). Status Indians are issued a status card that contains information about their identity, their…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…have played important roles in British Columbia’s political history by circulating up-to-date political information to distant and otherwise isolated Aboriginal communities. The UBCIC also serves as a central information resource…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…hosted a day-long Dialogue on the History and Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools. Please see the page above this one on the menu for more contextual information on this…