The Residential School System
…Alexa Manuel. “The Residential School System”. Indigenous Foundations. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/residential-school-system-2020/. (accessed Month, day, year). APA: Hanson, E., Gamez, D., & Manuel, A. (2020, September). The Residential School System. Indigenous Foundations. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/residential-school-system-2020/…
The Residential School System
…Alexa Manuel. “The Residential School System”. Indigenous Foundations. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/residential-school-system-2020/. (accessed Month, day, year). APA: Hanson, E., Gamez, D., & Manuel, A. (2020, September). The Residential School System. Indigenous Foundations. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/residential-school-system-2020/…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…awareness about the issues that Aboriginal peoples in Canada continue to face due to the infringement upon and denial of their rights. Guerin Guerin v. The Queen (1984) was a…
The Residential School System (2009)
…FAQ on residential schools and compensation here. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. “Indian Residential Schools.” Apologies Anglican Church of Canada. “Residential Schools: The Living Apology.” United Church of Canada. “Aboriginal…
Gustafsen Lake
…Sundancers eventually noticed the camouflaged figures watching them from the bush. Unsure of who they were and nervous they may be more cowboy vigilantes, a Sundancer fired a warning shot…
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 up….
Totem Poles
…men and women have become skilled carvers. Many totem pole carvers have honed their skills since childhood, typically from watching their fathers and uncles carve from cedar wood. After a…
Cedar
…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 cedar…
Aboriginal Title
…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 court…
The White Paper 1969
…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 left…
