The Residential School System
…partnership. Nia:wen. Thank you. —Beverley Jacobs, President, Native Women’s Association of Canada, June 11, 2008 Read the full transcript and watch the video here. The residential schools heavily contributed to…
The Residential School System
…partnership. Nia:wen. Thank you. —Beverley Jacobs, President, Native Women’s Association of Canada, June 11, 2008 Read the full transcript and watch the video here. The residential schools heavily contributed to…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…This land includes the University of British Columbia Golf Course lands, the Bridgeport Casino lands and two parcels of land from the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. University lands Media Archive…
The Residential School System (2009)
…President, Native Women’s Association of Canada, June 11, 2008 Read the full transcript and watch the video here. We feel that the acceptability of the apology is very much a…
Gustafsen Lake
…A video of RCMP officers discussing a media smear campaign against the Sundancers was later submitted as evidence in court. Click to watch. The court proceedings that followed the stand-off…
Nicholas Galanin
…Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan Nicholas Galanin’s video performance “Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan Parts I and II” are presented below. Click each to watch, and be sure to watch with your volume…
Aboriginal Title
…with the First Nations’ interests in mind (Simon v the Queen [1985]). Important Court Decisions regarding Aboriginal Title: St. Catherine’s Milling and Lumber Co. v the Queen [1888] was a…
The White Paper 1969
…that Aboriginal peoples were Canada’s most disadvantaged and marginalized population. They were “citizens minus.” Hawthorn attributed this situation to years of failed government policy, particularly the residential school system, which…
Totem Poles
…poles as idols or sacred objects that contained the souls of deities, or revered them as talismans that could ward off evil. This misconception may have been the result of…
Cedar
…bark, which has anti-inflammatory properties, was frequently applied as a dressing for wounds, as a tourniquet, or to ward off evil. Many beliefs and taboos are also associated with the…
