The White Paper 1969
…and his Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien, unveiled a policy paper that proposed ending the special legal relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state and dismantling the Indian…
Sparrow Case
…the Provincial Court. Musqueam then appealed to the BC Court of Appeals and won their appeal. In 1988, the case was heard in the Supreme Court of Canada and in…
Global Actions
…of the links between globalization and Indigenous movements, and includes recommended readings for further research. Haveman, Paul. Indigenous Peoples Rights in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Auckland and New York:…
Constitution Express
…“Britain and Canada’s duties with respect to Aboriginal Nations are a result of International law and not any domestic law of Canada.”4 Treaties between Britain and First Nations preceded the…
Aboriginal Rights
…peoples’ rights would be surrendered or legislated away, often in exchange for treaty rights. Treaties were negotiated between Canada and Aboriginal leaders in respect of the aforementioned nation-to-nation relationship. While…
Aboriginal Title
…Nations peoples even if existing Aboriginal title to the lands has not yet been proven in court—an act that many laud as another positive step towards the recognition of Aboriginal…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…to demonstrate their “status.” Identity for people in this situation is often far from simple, and that legacy of ambiguity and uncertainty has often been passed to their descendants. And…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…cases made it to the Supreme Court of Canada and they have been crucial in further defining Aboriginal rights and title. They have also been hugely influential in raising public…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…Dir. Maurice Bulbulian. National Film Board of Canada, 1987. Endnotes s Juristocracy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004. 196. 3 R. v Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075. Accessed online:https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/609/index.do 4 Manuel,…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…women and children, despite their rights to have Indian status or their ties to communities; in some cases, these women and their descendants have been referred to as “new Indians”…