Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…identity– and the way in which it is constructed, regulated, and perceived– both inside and outside of classroom contexts. Introduction Identity is a highly charged subject for Aboriginal people, owing…
Indian Status
…Recommended resources Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: “Status”: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/br/is/index-eng.asp Gilbert, Larry. Entitlement to Indian Status and Membership Codes in Canada. Scarborough: Carswell, 1996. Lawrence, Bonita. “Real” Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood…
Powley Case
…41 (2004): 1049-1083. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, “The Powley Case—Frequently Asked Questions.” https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100014419/1535469560872 Stevenson, Mark L. “The Métis Aboriginal Rights Revolution.” MLaw Thesis, Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2004….
Van der Peet case
…Distinctive Culture Test.” Human Rights Dialogue: “Cultural Rights.” 2.12 (2005). Available online at: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/archive/dialogue/2_12/section_3/5149 Lambert, Douglas . “Van der Peet and Delgamuukw: Ten Unresolved Issues.” University of British Columbia Law…
Guerin Case
…than what Musqueam had agreed to. Musqueam had been told that they would profit off of the 75-year lease, with rents being adjusted to fair market rates every decade. Unbeknownst…
Aboriginal Rights
…What are Aboriginal rights? Aboriginal rights are collective rights which flow from Aboriginal peoples’ continued use and occupation of certain areas. They are inherent rights which Aboriginal peoples have…
The Indian Act
…date on new episodes of RevisionQuest by visiting its official site at http://www.cbc.ca/revisionquest/ The “Potlatch Law” & Section 141 One of the most famous examples of this oppression and subsequent…
The Residential School System
…The Justice System and Aboriginal People. Ch. 14 (http://www.ajic.mb.ca/volumel/chapter14.html) [6] National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada), Marion Buller, Michèle Audette, Brian Eyolfson, and Qajaq Robinson….
Constitution Express
…17 Smith, Melvin. “Some Perspectives on the Origin and Meaning of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.” Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2000. Available online: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/PerspectivesonSection35.pdf 18 Romanow, Roy J., Howard…
About Jordan Bennett
…cultural reflections, which I portray through my passion for and knowledge of pop culture, traditional craft, and my own cultural practices. Throughout the recent past I have developed an affinity…
