Sixties Scoop
…their homes and placed, in most cases, into middle-class Euro-Canadian families. This overrepresentation continues today. An epidemic of Aboriginal child apprehension The government began phasing out compulsory residential school education…
Métis
…Learn Michif. http://www.learnmichif.com An excellent, thorough website to learn about the Métis language Michif, as well as Métis cultures, history, and contemporary politics. Metis Culture and Heritage Resource Centre: http://www.metisresourcecentre.mb.ca/…
Powley Case
…hunt was only upheld in the Powleys’ community of Sault Ste Marie and neighbouring areas, and does not apply to other Métis communities. However, most legal analysts believe that many…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…or “stakeholder,” why don’t they make concessions in order to help conserve and share a common resource? In other words, can’t people just get along for the sake of the…
Ipperwash Crisis
…its use as a burial ground. The government eventually expropriated the land under the War Measures Act, and compensated the Stony Point First Nation at $15 an acre. At the…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…can be read online. The UN Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) responded to these findings by creating the Working Group on Indigenous Populations (WGIP), comprised of five independent experts as…
Cedar
…mind that we provide only a general overview, and this section does not reflect all the complexities and variations that are found among different First Nations. Starting with the base…
Totem Poles
…neighbouring groups who had unpaid debts. Shame poles were more common in the nineteenth century, but today, some First Nations erect these poles as a form of protest against the…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…of colonial laws and ideals filtered into First Nations communities and individual mentalities, including gender roles and sexual relations. Sangster draws upon sociologist Karen Anderson to explain that the internalization…
Gustafsen Lake
…actions within the community.4 Escalating Violence There are several widely disparate versions of events that have been expressed over time. It is agreed that there were several instances of gunfire…
