Totem Poles
…succeeded in their quest to repatriate the G’psgolox Pole. By Alice Huang. Recommended resources Online resources Totem Pole Raising Ceremony – University of Alaska Southeast http://vimeo.com/11303883 Totem Poles –…
Global Actions
…way to identify and unite their communities and represent them in political arenas such as the United Nations. Indigenous was chosen over other terms that leaders felt reflected particular histories…
Aboriginal Title
…1985. Available online: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/pages/1440/attachments/original/1484861461/12_aboriginalrightspositionpaper1985.pdf?1484861461 —– “Aboriginal Title Implementation.” https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/aboriginal_title_implementation_ubcic_1998 —– “’Certainty:’ Canada’s Struggle to Extinguish Aboriginal Title.” https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/certainty_canada_s_struggle_to_extinguish_aboriginal_title —– “Two World Views in Law.” https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/two_world_views_in_law Endnotes 1 Union of British…
Constitution Express
…Fraser Institute, 2000. Available online: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/PerspectivesonSection35.pdf 18 Romanow, Roy J., Howard A. Leeson and John D. Whyte. Canada… Notwithstanding: The making of the Constitution 1976-1982. Toronto: Carswell/Methuen, 1984. 121-2….
Indian Status
…Alternately, if a status Indian woman married a non-status man, she would lose status, or become “enfranchised.” These provisions have resulted in social and political conditions that have disproportionately discriminated…
Government Policy
…Scoop refers to the widespread removal of Aboriginal children from their families and home communities. Although it is commonly known as “the Sixties Scoop,” widespread “adopting-out” of Aboriginal children is…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…who married a status Indian man gained status and became an “Indian,” even though she had no ancestral relation to any Indian community. The restoration of status to Indian women…
Community & Politics
…Union has also published news sources, runs resource centres (including an extensive online resource), and continues to work with and advise provincial government policies regarding Aboriginal relations, title, and rights….
About Indigenous Foundations
…day, year). Bibliography: Author surname, first name. “Article name”. Indigenous Foundations. indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca. (accessed Month, day, year). Further questions? Feel free to contact First Nations and Indigenous Studies at fnis.arts@ubc.ca…
Land & Rights
…and the connection of the family, and the connection to community, and how that intersects to the natural world.” Jeanette Armstrong Okanagan author & educator For many Aboriginal cultures, land…
