Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…Newell, Tangled Webs, 122-147. 23 Charles Menzies and Caroline Butler, “The Indigenous Foundation of the Resource Economy of BC’s North Coast, Labour 61 (Spring 2008): 143; Harris, Fish, Law, and…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…intergenerational effects, or because they have not been adequately represented in educational curriculum and educational systems. Only very recently has the curriculum at all educational levels begun to address Aboriginal…
The Residential School System
…and vibrant cultures and traditions that it created a void in many lives and communities, and we apologize for having done this”. Echoing Stephen Harper, former Chief Justice of Ontario…
The Residential School System (2009)
…online: http://www.ajic.mb.ca/volume.html 18 Frideres & Gadacz, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. 81. 19 Frideres & Gadacz, 85. 20 First Nations Leadership Council, BC Assembly of First…
The Indian Act
…that intended to terminate the cultural, social, economic, and political distinctiveness of Aboriginal peoples by absorbing them into mainstream Canadian life and values. The origins of the Indian Act: A…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…situation. Prior to 1961, for instance, an “Indian” who acquired an education could be forcibly “enfranchised,” becoming a Canadian citizen, but losing status as an “Indian.” Prior to 1985, an…
Reserves
…is addressed in the BC Indian Reserves Mineral Resources Act.) Because reserves are held in trust by the Crown, people living on them do not “own” the land. Property is…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture. Ed. Cheryl Suzack et al. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010, 32. 4 Huhndorf, Shari M. and Cheryl Suzack, “Indigenous Feminism: Theorizing the Issues,” In ed….
The Residential School System
…and vibrant cultures and traditions that it created a void in many lives and communities, and we apologize for having done this”. Echoing Stephen Harper, former Chief Justice of Ontario…
Indian Status
…the State alike require that every effort should be made to aid the Red man in lifting himself out of his condition of tutelage and dependence, and that is clearly…
