Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…and family services for the prevention of child apprehension, a culturally-sensitive model for female Aboriginal inmate rehabilitation, and so on.8 The BCIHA provided a voice for Aboriginal women who found…
Ipperwash Crisis
…a group of approximately 30 members of the band, including a number of children, began their occupation of the park on September 4, 1995. They planned to peacefully occupy the…
Terminology
…a legal definition. While “First Nations” refers to the ethnicity of First Nations peoples, the singular “First Nation” can refer to a band, a reserve-based community, or a larger tribal…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…what they understand as their Aboriginal rights, such as hunting or fishing: Although s.35 guides court and government decisions that directly impact Indigenous Peoples, there remain a considerable number of…
Aboriginal Title
…development in the province declined due to uncertainty over Aboriginal title. A number of First Nations throughout British Columbia had set up roadblocks and other similar protests in desperate attempts…
Aboriginal Rights
…case-by-case basis. There have since been a number of court cases that have contributed to this definition. The 1990 R v Sparrow decision, for example, created the “Sparrow test” which…
