Van der Peet case
…culture will only be relevant to the inquiry if it is demonstrated that the practice, custom or tradition is only integral because of that influence; Courts must take into account…
George Manuel
…the Neskonlith Indian Band of the Shuswap Nation in British Columbia. In his early life, Manuel attended residential school and worked in the forest industry as a boom boss. Manuel…
Gustafsen Lake
…get involved other than as observers. It is now generally recognized that the RCMP’s deployment of approximately 400 officers, along with increased government involvement both provincially and federally, marked the…
The White Paper 1969
…vols. Ottawa: Queen’s Printer Press, 1966–1967. Available online: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/arp/ls/phi-eng.asp Weaver, Sally. “The Hawthorn Report: Its Use in the Making of Canadian Indian Policy.” In Anthropology, Public Policy and Native Peoples…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…status,” can be conferred and inherited. It is, in effect, a state-constructed racial category that is imposed on those Aboriginal peoples it recognizes in order to make it possible for…
Indian Status
Government-issued Indian Status card. Image courtesy of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. What is Indian Status? “Indian Status” refers to a specific legal identity of an Aboriginal person in Canada….
The Residential School System
…the last of its kind, was closed and demolished. By 1999, the Department of Indian Affairs registered no remaining residential schools in operation.4 Ongoing Impacts “So why is it important…
The Residential School System
…the last of its kind, was closed and demolished. By 1999, the Department of Indian Affairs registered no remaining residential schools in operation.4 Ongoing Impacts “So why is it important…
Oral Traditions
…is other evidence available [to use instead]. Lastly, it is characterized as contradictory (which one assumes never happens in written history.)”20 In 2002, the Tsilhqot’in took the province of British…
About Jordan Bennett
…performer. I feel that having this unique upbringing has given me such a rich cultural background that it is, in my case, very difficult to create in one medium. Currently,…
