Ipperwash Crisis
…During World War II, the federal government decided to build a military camp on reserve land occupied by the Stony Point First Nation and located in Ipperwash Provincial Park,…
Artistic Expressions
…expansive terrain of an ongoing Aboriginal art history. Artists included are: Terrance Houle (Blood Tribe), Nicholas Galanin (Sitka, Alaska), Jaime Black (Metis), Jordan Bennett (Mi’kmaq), Nadia Myre (Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg),…
George Manuel
…book on his idea of the Fourth World, The Fourth World: An Indian Reality, as well as publishing a number of other written works. In 1977 at the Second General…
The Indian Act
…process of excluding women from their status rights in the Indian Act, read Chapter 9, “The Indian Act,” in Volume I of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.) The confederation…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…ourselves with oars and poles,” said Charlie. “Some among the sport fishermen had drawn guns and knives as we fought to protect ourselves. I was shot in the face by…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…and traditional names. They may or may not be supportive of more general terms such as “Aboriginal,” “Indigenous,” or “Indian” that arise out of European or international legal frameworks, and…
About Indigenous Foundations
…related to Aboriginal peoples, histories, politics and cultures. This has been documented in the project What I Learned In Class Today. Indigenous Foundations has been developed by First Nations and…