Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…DFO are allowed to sell some fish caught under food fishing licenses. This program allows the DFO to provide “benefits” to Indigenous fishers, in the form of licenses and exclusive…
Sixties Scoop
…and family services from the province or territory to the local band. Under the program, bands administer these services according to provincial or territorial legislation and child welfare standards, and…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…First Nations Languages Program: Language recovery and revitalization as a response; cooperative university-community initiatives to ensure cultural survival Leah Walker (UBC Faculty of Medicine): Practitioner training in health; understanding residential…
Video Resources
…its aftermath. Go to this archive. Governance and Land Claims First Nations Studies Program Internet Speakers Series (2005): Governance and Land Claims. This archive contains eight public lecture sessions given…
Welcome to Indigenous Foundations
…was developed by the First Nations Studies Program at the University of British Columbia, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. Looking for a specific…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…can change rapidly, changing the name of a building or established program often may only cause confusion or weaken its recognized identity without much functional gain. Similarly, documents written at…
Bands
…of band affairs. Other federal departments provide some funding and program support to bands. For example, Health Canada provides bands with health care funding and programs, and Canada Mortgage and…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…(face-to-face, telephone, and e-counselling) through the Employee and Family Assistance Program. Contact Homewood Human Solutions at 1.800.663.1142 for 24 hour-a-day access to counselling. 24 Hour-A-Day Crisis Counseling Call 1.800.784.2433….
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…(face-to-face, telephone, and e-counselling) through the Employee and Family Assistance Program. Contact Homewood Human Solutions at 1.800.663.1142 for 24 hour-a-day access to counselling. 24 Hour-A-Day Crisis Counseling Call 1.800.784.2433….
The White Paper 1969
…Trudeau and his Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien, unveiled a policy paper that proposed ending the special legal relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state and dismantling the…
