Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…example, this Globe and Mail article from 2009.) Elsewhere along the coast, fish were taken in the tidal areas where salmon congregate near the mouths of rivers. At some locations,…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
A Brief History of the Marginalization of Aboriginal Women in Canada Aboriginal women in Canada frequently experience challenges and discrimination that are not necessarily shared by non-Aboriginal women, nor are…
Gustafsen Lake
…Lyle James, who used the land as cow pasture. James and the Sundancers had reached an agreement that the Sundancers would assemble at the Sundance arbour area every summer for…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…but most people find the general and systematic circumstances that are described quite difficult to hear, and they may be especially so for survivors and their families. If you have…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…that, while participants were aware of and consented to the recording of this event, the strength of their reactions are often very evident: we urge you to regard their participation…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…Elder Larry Grant; UBC Provost Dave Farrar; Truth and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner Marie Wilson Explanation of Protocol Gerry Oleman, Speaker for the House, explains the protocol for the following day’s…
Sixties Scoop
…of the most negative of these homes are tragic for its victims. Even the best of these homes are not healthy places for our children. Anglo-Canadian foster parents are not…
Reserves
…members possess the right to live on reserve lands, and band administrative and political structures are frequently located there. Reserve lands are not strictly “owned” by bands but are held…
Oral Traditions
…British Columbia [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010, par. 13. 20 Ibid., par. 87. 21 Tsihlqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2007 BSCS 1700, par. 177, http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Jdb-txt/SC/07/17/2007BCSC1700.pdf 22 Ibid., par. 194. 23 Borrows….
Aboriginal Rights
What are Aboriginal rights? Aboriginal rights are collective rights which flow from Aboriginal peoples’ continued use and occupation of certain areas. They are inherent rights which Aboriginal peoples have practiced…
