Royal Proclamation, 1763
…to the settlers. The Royal Proclamation further sets out that only the Crown can buy land from First Nations. Most Indigenous and legal scholars recognize the Royal Proclamation as an…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…Band member Ronald Sparrow was arrested for fishing in traditional Musqueam territory with a net that was longer than was permitted by his food fishing license. Musqueam recognized that this…
Bands
…Aboriginal Peoples, 1996. Canada. The Indian Act (An Act Respecting Indians.) R.S., 1951, c. I-5. Available online at: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-5/ Endnotes 1 The Indian Act’s definition is as follows: “band” means…
The Residential School System
…every Indigenous child to attend a residential school and illegal for them to attend any other educational institution. Male students in the assembly hall of the Alberni Indian Residential School,…
About Jordan Bennett
…interactive performance spaces, I aim to form an atmosphere where traditional meets contemporary, shifting preconceived notions on an object or an actions original function or intent. Official website http://www.jordanbennett.ca…
Oral Traditions
…complementary. Each method has strengths that depend largely on the situations in which it is used. They show similarities as well. As Stó:lō historian Naxaxahtls’i (Albert “Sonny” McHalsie) puts it,…
The Residential School System
…every Indigenous child to attend a residential school and illegal for them to attend any other educational institution. Male students in the assembly hall of the Alberni Indian Residential School,…
