Bands
…off reserve lands due to lack of employment, housing and adequate programs and services. While today bands have increasing control of and responsibility for their internal affairs, the Minister of…
Indian Status
…agreements between the Crown and First Nations, when the Crown guaranteed particular services in exchange for title to the land.3 Those with Indian status do not pay taxes for most…
Cedar
…Bentwood boxes could be used to hold all sorts of goods, and they also served as burial boxes for the deceased.14 Longhouses formed the central dwelling unit of each village,…
Totem Poles
…Consul of British Columbia to purchase the G’psgolox Pole.16 One day in 1929, the pole was severed and taken from the Haisla village of Misk’usa while the villagers were away…
About Sovereignty Performance
…small City, and to challenge the public. I wanted people to walk by, ask questions and even take part. The public reception was very positive in person! There were a…
ILO Convention 169
…Lee. “A New Step in the International Law on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: ILO Convention No. 169 of 1989,” Oklahoma City University Law Review, Vol. 15, No. 3, Fall 1990….
About the REDress project
…dresses taking over public space, streets and parks and trees covered in empty red dresses, until the whole city is mourning the loss of these women, until something is done….
Métis
…about who is Métis and who is not. For example, urban Métis are left out of the Powley decision, even though some Métis families have lived in the city for…
Constitution Express
…As a result, 41 people immediately continued on to the United Nations headquarters in New York City, and presented their concerns before the United Nations to gain international attention.15 In…
Lease Lands Press
…6, 1999 The Westender, January 7, 1999 The Vancouver Sun, January 14, 1999 The Vancouver Sun, January 19, 1999 The Vancouver Courier, January 31, 1999 Terminal City News, February 5,…
