Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…had not been consulted about the new constitution, and there was initially very little reference to Aboriginal rights. Aboriginal groups across Canada became concerned that, with the transfer of constitutional…
Community & Politics
…Express garnered international attention and continued on to New York, London, and Geneva. The Constitution Express was ultimately successful, resulting in the inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in the constitution. The…
Gustafsen Lake
…Glavin, Terry. “How the Circus Came to Gustafsen Lake,” in The Albion Monitor. 14 November 1995. Also found in This Ragged Place: Travels Across Landscape. Vancouver: New Star Books, 1996….
Artistic Expressions
…the use of performance, photography and video, artists have chosen new lenses to present themes found throughout Indigenous Foundations such as the Indian Act, Aboriginal women, identity and representation, and…
About the REDress project
…later from Regina and later still from Winnipeg, where I’ve been since I was about 12. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? I…
About Sovereignty Performance
…I am from a small town called Stephenville Crossing in Western Newfoundland. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? Usually when I create a…
Cedar
…a forest utilization site containing a CMT created prior to 1846 is protected by law.10 Today, Aboriginal peoples continue to create new CMTs as part of their cultural and economic…
Global Indigenous Issues
…the United Nations (UN), which has responded to these groups by creating new bodies and policies to support Indigenous peoples worldwide. Early attempts to recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples…
The Residential School System
…RG10, volume 6113, le 351-10, part 1).11 The federal government’s apology was met with a range of responses. Some felt that it marked a new era of positive federal government–Indigenous…
