Métis
…people who have continued ties to a historical Métis community, and are accepted as such by that community. Yet Métis identity is also adopted by some non-status Aboriginal peoples and…
Bill C-31
…Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, vol. 1, Looking Forward Looking Back. Ottawa: The Commission, 1996. 300-302. —- “Women’s Perspectives,” in Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal peoples, vol. 4,…
Sixties Scoop
…to have specific training in dealing with children in Aboriginal communities. Many of these social workers were completely unfamiliar with the culture or history of the Aboriginal communities they entered….
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…judge Mary-Ellen Turpel also argues that by accepting the Constitution, a colonial form of rule based in Western (non-Indigenous) concepts and ideologies, such as individual rights and private property ownership,…
Powley Case
…food?), Whether the claimant is a member of a contemporary Métis community, Identification of the historic Métis community, Identification of the contemporary Métis community, The historical time-frame of the practice,…
Terminology
…and discussions that need to be had. By taking a moment to consider the history of certain terms, it is very possible to learn and be comfortable with which words…
Berger Inquiry
…lands. Justice Morrow of the Supreme Court of the NWT was asked to rule on whether the caveat could be filed. Justice Morrow took his court to small communities across…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…to give legal recognition to these territories. The Declaration does not override the rights of Indigenous peoples contained in their treaties and agreements with individual states, and it commands these…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…and the circumstances Indigenous fishers must still navigate in order to harvest fish from their ancestral fishing grounds: declining runs, increasing competition from sports and non-Native commercial fisheries, restrictions on…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Inquiry Transcript, November 23, 2005. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_23_05/text.htm Ipperwash Inquiry Transcript, November 28, 2006. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_28_05/text.htm Gillespie, Kerry. “Ipperwash Land Returned to Indians.” In The Star. December 21, 2007. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/287702 Ontario, The Ipperwash…
