The Indian Act
…resistance and adaptation is known as the “Potlatch Law.” In 1884, the federal government banned potlatches under the Indian Act, with other ceremonies such as the sun dance to follow…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…rank of their chief. In addition, since rank and prestige were associated with distributing, rather than accumulating wealth, there was little danger of title-holders hoarding resources for their individual benefit.11…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…own responsibilities as a man and as a woman. Beverley Jacobs, Former NWAC president and Mohawk activist, “International Law/The Great Law of Peace,” 35. Despite the vast socio-cultural diversity amongst…
Cedar
…Forests. Coast Salish peoples have a creation story that explains the origins of Cedar. According to the story, there once lived a good man who always gave away his belongings…
Reserves
…Minister must approve any certificates of possession or similar forms of property ownership for on-reserve band members. The Indian Act further states that “the Minister may, in his discretion, withhold…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…not experience discrimination in their lives or that they cannot speak to a certain Aboriginal reality, but color functions socially in a person’s experience of discrimination, and for dark-skinned people…
The Residential School System
…a shockingly high death toll. In 1907, government medical inspector P.H. Bryce reported that 24 percent of previously healthy Indigenous children across Canada were dying in residential schools. This figure…
Gustafsen Lake
…fence to keep James’s cattle from defecating within the Sundance ceremonial arbour site, and James was not happy. James requested that the camp occupants leave, to which they explained they…
The Residential School System (2009)
…about what happened to her at the school.” – Musqueam Nation former chief George Guerin, Kuper Island school Stolen from our Embrace, p 62 European officials of the 19th century…
Indian Status
…status without having band membership, or vice versa. The Indian Act contains certain tax exemptions for those with Indian status, though there is a misconception that Indians do not pay…
