Totem Poles
…to be repatriated from overseas,” Ecotrust Canada, https://www.terracestandard.com/news/highway-of-tears-memorial-totem-pole-to-be-raised-on-kitsumkalum-territory-west-of-terrace/(accessed 22 December 2020). 17 “Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole- Film Description,” National Film Board of Canada, https://www.nfb.ca/film/totem_the_return_of_the_gpsgolox_pole/ (accessed 22 December…
ILO Convention 107
…on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Development of ILO Convention 107 Members of the International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the League of Nations and later of the United…
ILO Convention 169
…remain important tools for achieving recognition and protection of Aboriginal rights, and paved the way for the adoption, in 2007, of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples….
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Charlie of the Stó:lo First Nation serves as Vice President, and Chief Bob Chamberlain of the Kwicksutaineuk-Ah-Kwaw-Ah-Mish First Nation is Secretary-Treasurer. The UBCIC consists of a Chiefs’ Council and an…
Global Actions
…“The Formation of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples.” April 1980, Fourth World Documentation Project, Center for World Indigenous Studies. https://www.cwis.org/document/the-formation-of-the-world-council-of-indigenous-peoples-by-douglas-sanders-april-1980-2/ Thornberry, Patrick. Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights. New York:…
Aboriginal Title
…of Aboriginal title would be the responsibility of the Crown, although the burden of proof entirely rests on First Nations to prove it exists. In response to this ruling, the…
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…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…women inherently had no capacity for political involvement. The federal government imposed the band structure as a new form of Aboriginal government to eradicate traditional hereditary leadership and facilitate federal…
Powley Case
…food?), Whether the claimant is a member of a contemporary Métis community, Identification of the historic Métis community, Identification of the contemporary Métis community, The historical time-frame of the practice,…
Aboriginal Rights
…bound by the UN Charter (1945) to foster “friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples.”1 However, Canadian governments have been…