Sixties Scoop
…was not until 1980 that the Child, Family and Community Services Act required social workers to notify the band council if an Aboriginal child were removed from the community.5 An…
Métis
…Métis Nation of Alberta: http://albertametis.com/ Métis Nation of Saskatchewan: https://metisnationsk.com Manitoba Métis Federation: http://www.mmf.mb.ca/ Métis Nation of Ontario: http://www.metisnation.org/ Endnotes 1 See Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents 1610—1791, Vol V,…
Powley Case
…and again, the court ruled unanimously that as Métis people and members of a Métis community, the Powleys’ right to hunt was protected by Section 35. The Métis right to…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…technologies became common, limited access to financing made it increasingly difficult for Native fishers to remain competitive.22 Seine licenses were not available to Native fishers until 1924, as a matter…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Public 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…
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
…Water is heated in baskets using hot rocks, and once it comes to a boil, foodstuffs can be added. The withes of a cedar tree are strong, lightweight, and naturally…
Totem Poles
…until 1951, although the relocation and repatriation of stolen materials is ongoing.14 In 1872, Chief G’psgolox commissioned artists Hemzid and Wakas to carve a pole in memory of the chief’s…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…but complementary roles. Many First Nations were matrilineal, meaning that descent – wealth, power, and inheritance — were passed down through the mother. Historians and scholars have emphasized the various…
Gustafsen Lake
…were unable to do until the Sundance was complete. The Sundancers claimed that to breach or interrupt a multi-year Sundance commitment is a very serious matter. The Sundancers recall one…
