Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…the Department of Indian Affairs had over our lives.” — Mary John, former president of the Vanderoof Chapter, IHA. From Stoney Creek Woman, 135, 142. By 1968, DIA funding for…
Powley Case
…were harvesting their meat for winter.1 The pair were subsequently charged with unlawfully hunting moose and possessing game hunted in breach of the Game and Fish Act. The Powleys pled…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…False Creek, in what is now Vancouver, British Columbia, was the site of an ancient village known in the Musqueam language, hən’q’emin’əm’, as sən’a?qw and in Skwxwú7mesh as Sen’ákw….
Sixties Scoop
…the government changed child welfare laws so that bands could run their own social service, but problems similar to those seen during the Sixties Scoop persist today. In June 2000,…
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…
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….
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…
