Global Actions
…and the Meech Lake Accord. In the Pacific Northwest, The Coast Salish Gathering represents Coast Salish peoples on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. The Gathering was the first transnational…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…state to step up and protect us. And these stereotypes provide the justification for why the State doesn’t step up.14 Indian Act Gendered Discrimination Now that we’ve explored the ways…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…Arthur. Guest lecture, Introduction to First Nations Studies. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 24 March 2009. 5 Asch. 6 Maracle, Lee. “The Operation was Successful, But the Patient Died.”…
Gustafsen Lake
…the rest of his article here: http://www.nationnewsarchives.ca/article/rcmp-should-avoid-waco-style-shootout-in-b-c/.) Then-Attorney General Ujjal Dosanj would infamously state, “Where’s the other side of the story? There is only one side of the story. There…
Sixties Scoop
…2, “Families.” Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1996. 9-106. Bennett, Marilyn. “First Nations Fact Sheet: A General Profile on First Nations Child Welfare in Canada.” First Nations Child…
The Residential School System (2009)
…non-Aboriginal peers. Post-secondary education was still considered out of reach for Aboriginal students, and those students who wanted to attend university were frequently discouraged from doing so.15 The process to…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…http://irsi.aboriginal.ubc.ca. Counseling Support Services UBC Students Counselling Services provides counselling to UBC students. The team includes an Aboriginal counsellor with experience working with Aboriginal communities. To book an appointment call…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…with respect. Counseling Support Services UBC Students Counselling Services provides counselling to UBC students. The team includes an Aboriginal counsellor with experience working with Aboriginal communities. To book an appointment…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…urge you to regard their participation with respect. Counseling Support Services UBC Students Counselling Services provides counselling to UBC students. The team includes an Aboriginal counsellor with experience working with…
Métis
…Constitution.8 The courts further established the “Powley test” to determine what constitutes a Métis right, much as the Van der Peet test established guidelines to determine First Nations’ constitutional rights….