Guerin Case
…By Tanisha Salomons & Erin Hanson Recommended Resources Supreme Court of Canada, Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335. Available online: https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2495/index.do Musqueam Band. “Musqueam Day 2020.” https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/musqueam-day-2020/ Peter…
The Residential School System (2009)
…History.” June 9, 2008. Available online: http://www.fns.bc.ca/pdf/Backgrounder_ResidentialSchoolHistory.pdf 21 Communiqué of the Holy See Press Office, April 24, 2009. 22 Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission website: Backgrounder. www.trc-cvr.ca/28_04_08.html 23…
Sparrow Case
…decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding Aboriginal rights. Musqueam community members recognized Sparrow’s arrest as a threat to their collective rights, and to the rights of Aboriginal people…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…hosted clothing drives, craft sales, and bazaars to raise money for their clubs or communities. Over the years, as Indian women noticed the struggles faced by their communities and the…
ILO Convention 169
…assembled a Committee of Experts to revise it. The Committee’s proceedings in the late 1980s included meetings with Indigenous delegates, but Committee members, principally non-Indigenous government and business representatives, had…
George Manuel
…became drawn towards a political vocation as a result of the growing despair he saw in his own community. His political career, which spanned three decades, began with his term…
Community & Politics
…these actions and initiatives in this section entitled Community and Politics. In order to aid your understanding of these topics, we also recommend visiting our sections on Aboriginal rights and…
