Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…of providing food for themselves but not for sale, barter or traffic, by any means other than with drift nets, or spearing.” The increasing non-Aboriginal interest in the fisheries, particularly…
Indian Status
…purchases on reserve lands. If their property is located on reserve lands, that property is tax exempt. Those with Indian status who are employed on reserve lands or whose businesses…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…legal authority to monitor and control their Indian charges. Any sexual relations that did not conform to monogamy in marriage were seen as un-civilized and counter to the government’s civilizing…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…assist you in developing ways to reframe problematic positions or arguments you may encounter in classrooms. For those familiar with this history, you may want to go directly to the…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…in other contexts, such as in speaking to people from other communities, or people from other non-Indigenous cultural backgrounds. Many people also use terms such as “Indian” or “Native American”…
Bill C-31
…to control their own band membership as a step towards self-government. Indian status – gender discrimination Under the Indian Act, an Indian woman who married a non-Indian man (whether non-Aboriginal…
Reserves
…whereas in other cases the Crown purchased private land to convert into reserves. At other times, the government entrusted missionaries with establishing reserves on designated Crown lands for the peoples…
Métis
…Métis peoples in the Canadian landscape. The Red River Métis One the best-known Métis populations began in the Red River region of what is now Manitoba. In 1869, Canada purchased…
Sixties Scoop
…children apprehended were placed into non-Aboriginal homes,7 many of them homes in which their heritage was denied. In some cases, the foster or adoptive parents told their children that they…
The Indian Act
…role in distribution of wealth. Non-native colonists and missionaries saw the sharing of wealth and food at potlatches as excessive and wasteful, but ultimately they knew how integral it was…
