Aboriginal Rights
…in international law that a European colonial power could claim title to newly discovered territory– Canadian legal and governmental institutions were not set up to address Aboriginal rights. Legal scholar…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…The term “First Nations,” or alternatively “First Peoples,” is also used occasionally in international venues, but neither is used outside of Canada. “Indigenous” Finally, “Indigenous,” has gained prominence as a…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Stony Point First Nations. In December 2007, the government agreed to do so, although at present the land remains to be repatriated. Amnesty International and other human rights groups have…
Gustafsen Lake
…were beginning to notice. Many international Indigenous leaders, as well as a former Attorney General of the United States and noted human rights activist, (William) Ramsey Clark, wrote to Canadian…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…schools as a way to understand cultural safety; international on-line learning Dr Leonie Sandercock (UBC School of Community and Regional Planning): The Cheslatta & Burns Lake project; using film to…
Oral Traditions
…stone anyone who misbehaved, resulting in a number of distinct geological formations throughout S’olh Temexw (or Stó:lō territory). Xe:xals also rewarded individuals who showed exemplary behaviour by turning them into…
The Indian Act
…Indian status if she married a non-Indian man. This is in direct violation the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights that protects a minority’s right to belong to their…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…(face-to-face, telephone, and e-counselling) through the Employee and Family Assistance Program. Contact Homewood Human Solutions at 1.800.663.1142 for 24 hour-a-day access to counselling. 24 Hour-A-Day Crisis Counseling Call 1.800.784.2433….
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…(face-to-face, telephone, and e-counselling) through the Employee and Family Assistance Program. Contact Homewood Human Solutions at 1.800.663.1142 for 24 hour-a-day access to counselling. 24 Hour-A-Day Crisis Counseling Call 1.800.784.2433….
About Sovereignty Performance
…good use when he acted as film and photography assistant to internationally renowned native artist, Brian Jungen. The film documented Jungen’s and Duanye Linklater’s trip to Northern Ontario to hunt….
