Royal Proclamation, 1763
…to the great Dissatisfaction of the said Indians: In order, therefore, to prevent such Irregularities for the future, and to the end that the Indians may be convinced of our…
About Sovereignty Performance
…I am from a small town called Stephenville Crossing in Western Newfoundland. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? Usually when I create a…
The Residential School System (2009)
…education as the general population in the public school system, and the schools were sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught…
Métis
…Diane. “The Free People—Otipemisiwak,” Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870–1930. Ottawa: National Historical Parks and Sites, Canada Parks Service, 1990. Peterson, Jacqueline, and Jennifer Brown, eds. The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis…
The Residential School System
…sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught to do laundry, sew, cook, and clean. Boys were taught carpentry, tinsmithing, and farming….
Oral Traditions
…told stories, some true and some a bit exaggerated but in the end the result was a collective memory. This is the part which is exciting because when each Elder…
The Indian Act
…“Bill C-21: An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act.” Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Law and Governance Division, 2008. Available online at: https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/392LS577E 9 “This apartheid law prohibited…
About the REDress project
…often overwhelmed. A police officer came on a tour of the installation at the University of Winnipeg and by the end of the tour he had tears in his eyes…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…in the courts: Sparrow, Van der Peet, and other legal challenges Not a “race-based” fishery. Bibliography & Recommend Resources for Further Research Endnotes Introduction In August of 2009, the chief…