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…sense of Aboriginal societies by viewing them through a European, patriarchal lens, assuming that Victorian principles represented the natural order of things. For instance, many settlers held onto Victorian beliefs…

…Neel (Kwakwaka’wakw) and Bill Reid (Haida), who all have works exhibited at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and some at the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria.15 Other First Nations…

…conviction, and the case remains one of the most important court decisions for Aboriginal peoples across Canada.35 Despite the victory for Aboriginal rights to fish for food, the right to…

…but rather on “Victorian notions that judged a person’s heritage only by their descent along the male line” (Lawrence, 73). A generational cutoff, however, is related to blood quantum in…

…The Indian Land Question in British Columbia 1849-1989. (Vancouver: UBC Press), 1990. 3 UBCIC 4 Aboriginal Rights Coalition of British Columbia, What Have You Heard? Victoria, 1991. 7. 5 Ibid….

…the circumstances of the infringement. The Sparrow case has elicited mixed reactions amongst those concerned with Aboriginal rights. Although many recognize the Sparrow case as “a significant victory for those…

…Annual Report for the year ended 30th June, 1876 (Parliament, Sessional Papers, No. 11, 1877), p. xiv. 3 Aboriginal Rights Coalition, What Have You Heard? Victoria: Aboriginal Rights Coalition, 1991….

…documents. Ware, Reuben. Our Homes are Bleeding: A Short History of Indian Reserves. Victoria: Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Land Claims Centre, 1975. Available online: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/tru%3A1645 Endnotes 1 Royal Commission…

…Aboriginal Committee. Community Panel of Family and Children’s Services Legislation Review in British Columbia. Victoria: Minister of Social Services, 1992. Endnotes 1 Johnston, Patrick. Personal email communication with Raven Sinclair,…

…University of Victoria argues that the Constitution helps settle what was a troubled relationship between the Canadian government and Aboriginal Peoples, with the government initially able to infringe on Aboriginal…