Sixties Scoop
…told her that a B.C. social worker provided the phrase when she told him “…with tears in her eyes—that it was common practice in B.C. in the mid-sixties to ‘scoop’…
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
…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
…Constitutional priority of the food, social and ceremonial fishery.”1 During the salmon fishing season, tensions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishers are commonplace on the Fraser River. Sometimes conflicts arise over…
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
…found in old-growth forests and some commercial clear-cut forests. These trees, referred to as , are considered important heritage sites by archaeologists. Under the Heritage Conservation Act (1996) in B.C.,…
Totem Poles
…tomb and a headstone. Likewise, a memorial or commem orative pole was often created to honour an important deceased person, usually by his or her successor. Memorial poles tend to…
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
…Stand-off. (Peachland, B.C.: TIAC Communications Ltd.) 1997. Websites Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty – “The Ts’peten (Gustafsen Lake) Stand-off.” http://sisis.nativeweb.org/gustmain.html This website contains a collection of materials relating to…
