Totem Poles
…What are totem poles? House frontal poles outside the Haida Heritage Centre, Kaay Llnagay, BC. Photo (c) 2010, Robyn Hanson. Totem poles are monuments created by First Nations of…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…Burning): Participants leave by Ceremonial Door Observations by Participants (following event) On November 1, 2011, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, the First Nations House of Learning…
Cedar
…traditionally use metal nails and bolts, withes were used to lash together roof planks and setting baseboards, a vital part of house construction.13 The most versatile part of the cedar…
Berger Inquiry
…the Mackenzie Delta, began a house-to-house campaign to explain the land claim to families in six communities around the Beaufort Sea. In Yellowknife, the chiefs at the Indian Brotherhood of…
The Residential School System (2009)
…education as the general population in the public school system, and the schools were sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…groups, establish harvesting agreements between house groups from different territories, and develop sophisticated harvesting techniques. A variety of fishing gear enabled fishers to target different species and runs of salmon…
Global Actions
…Treaty Council was formed in South Dakota, an offshoot of the American Indian Movement. It was one of the first international Indigenous organizations to gain recognition at the United Nations,…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…On November 1, 2011, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, the First Nations House of Learning at UBC hosted a day-long Dialogue on the History and…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…On November 1, 2011, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, the First Nations House of Learning at UBC hosted a day-long Dialogue on the History…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…her husband’s personal property upon his death—everything, including the family house, legally went to his children. Government agents modified the Act slightly in 1884, with an amendment that allowed men…
