Sixties Scoop
…Aboriginal Committee. Community Panel of Family and Children’s Services Legislation Review in British Columbia. Victoria: Minister of Social Services, 1992. Endnotes 1 Johnston, Patrick. Personal email communication with Raven Sinclair,…
Métis
…http://www.learnmichif.com An excellent, thorough website to learn about the Métis language Michif, as well as Métis cultures, history, and contemporary politics. Metis Culture and Heritage Resource Centre: http://www.metisresourcecentre.mb.ca/ Virtual Museum…
Powley Case
…v. Powley [2001]: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2001/february/powley.htm Books, articles and links: Bell, Catherine and Clayton Leonard. “A New Era in Métis Constitutional Rights: The Importance of Powley and Blais.” Alberta Law Review 41…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs,” and Article 5 protects their right “to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions.”…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…permitted according to federal fishing regulations, and for the Aboriginal food fishery large mesh drift nets had been approved for use in limited weekend openings. Stó:lō Tribal Council spokesman Ernie…
Ipperwash Crisis
…2005. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_23_05/text.htm Ipperwash Inquiry Transcript, November 28, 2006. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_28_05/text.htm Gillespie, Kerry. “Ipperwash Land Returned to Indians.” In The Star. December 21, 2007. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/287702 Ontario, The Ipperwash Inquiry online archive. http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/inquiries/ipperwash/index.html…
Cedar
…only is cedar a key natural resource in the production of material goods, the tree also plays an integral role in the spiritual beliefs and ceremonial life of coastal First…
Van der Peet case
…Youngblood Henderson. “The Supreme Court’s Van der Peet Triology: Native Imperialism and Ropes of Sand.” McGill Law Journal. 42 (1997): 998-1009. Available online at: https://lawjournal.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/pdf/5306792-42.BarshHenderson.pdf Eisenberg, Avigail. “The Distinctive Culture…
Totem Poles
…honour a particular event or important person. Of all the material culture produced by coastal First Nations, the totem pole is likely one of the most recognizable cultural symbols of…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…North America. Historically, colonial policy and legislation had the explicit goal of terminating Aboriginal peoples’ cultural and social identities in order to assimilate them into colonial society. Colonial governments and…
