UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…What is the UNDRIP? From the Ninth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. New Zealand delegation celebrates the endorsement by the Government of New Zealand of the…
Global Actions
…century, policymakers have been obliged to balance individual rights with collective rights through new international instruments. A history of global Indigenous organizations Chief Deskaheh Chief Levi General (1873–1925), now better…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…of Aboriginal rights. Environmentalists have different, but related concerns. They worry that there are too many fishers chasing too few fish. They wonder, if Indigenous peoples are a user group,…
Totem Poles
…in the fish and fur trade with Europeans. During this time, coastal First Nations acquired new tools that enabled them to construct more elaborate poles. Most poles, even though they…
Indian Status
…few generations until it virtually disappears. The Bill C-31 amendment has created new categories of Indian status, which renders determining one’s status even more complex. One is no longer either…
The White Paper 1969
…Indian Act. This white paper was met with forceful opposition from Aboriginal leaders across the country and sparked a new era of Indigenous political organizing in Canada. What is a…
Oral Traditions
…present a lesson in a new light, among other reasons. Through multiple tellings, a story is fleshed out, creating a broader, more comprehensive narrative. Should listeners ever recount the narrative…
ILO Convention 169
…Taku River Tlingit (2004) and Haida Nation (2004). While the new Convention generally gives greater recognition to the agency of Indigenous peoples and calls for Indigenous participation in the decision-making…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Manuel resigned from the National Indian Brotherhood and accepted the invitation to lead the UBCIC in a new direction. Manuel created the Aboriginal Rights Position Paper (available here), a foundation…
Constitution Express
…Constitution. When this large-scale peaceful demonstration did not initially alter the Trudeau government’s position, delegations continued on to the United Nations in New York, and then to Europe to spread…
