Land & Rights
…European contact. Aboriginal title refers to the inherent Aboriginal right to land or a territory.Aboriginal rights are inherently tied to the land and their access to it– this is why…
Lease Lands Press
…31, 1999 Terminal City News, February 5, 1999 The Martlet, April 6, 1999 The National Post, November 2, 1999 The Province, June 13, 2000 The Province, June 13, 2000…
Community & Politics
…Aboriginal peoples have consistently responded to and actively resisted against unilateral, top-down imposition of government policies that impact their rights and title. We have grouped together several key examples…
Global Indigenous Issues
…in traditional economies and political systems, among other rights. We do not aim to profile these specific groups from across the globe but instead attempt to present some ways in…
About Jaime Black
…of Manitoba and has an Education degree from The Ontario Institute of Studies in Education. She has taught in Opaskwayak Cree Nation in the Pas, Manitoba, has worked developing art…
R. v. Guerin Press
…The Province, May 8, 1973 The Province, September 16, 1979 The Vancouver Sun, September 19, 1979 The Vancouver Sun, September 20, 1979 The Province, September 24, 1979 The…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…In 1869, the colonial government set aside a small Indian reserve at the creek mouth, and in 1877, the government allotted the reserve to the Squamish alone. Over time these…
Berger Inquiry
…a consortium of 80 US and Canadian companies, wanted to build a pipeline that would take natural gas from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska, across the north…
George Manuel
…in the inclusion of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. George Manuel was granted an honourary degree at UBC in 1983 for his contributions as a leader of Aboriginal…
Enfranchisement
…Aboriginal peoples. Voluntary enfranchisement was introduced in the Gradual Civilization Act of 1857 and was based on the assumption that Aboriginal people would be willing to surrender their legal and…
