About Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan
…Artist statement I work with concepts, the medium follows. In the business of this “Indian Art World” I have become impatient with the institutional prescription and its monolithic…
Identity
…be internalized by members of the group in question. Identity – and how it is created, maintained and regulated—is a complex topic critical to understanding relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal…
Land & Rights
…inextricably linked. Aboriginal rights and title are not granted from an external source but are a result of Aboriginal peoples’ own occupation of and relationship with their home territories as…
Government Policy
…it has nonetheless had a profound and frequently devastating impact on Aboriginal peoples. The development of Canada was greatly facilitated by relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Aboriginal peoples were…
Enfranchisement
…gaining a university education, for leaving reserves for long periods – for instance, for employment – and, for Aboriginal women, if they married non-Indian men or if their Indian husbands…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…begins Part II of the constitution. This allows Section 35 to be exempt from the “notwithstanding clause” that applies to the Charter. In other words, the federal government cannot override…
Community & Politics
…Indian Chiefs. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is a non-profit political organization representing numerous First Nations across BC in order to protect and further Aboriginal title and rights. The…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…the laughter comes from. But when the non-speaker is situated within a place where the language is not common, it becomes sort of traumatizing to be laughed at. I work…
Berger Inquiry
…Formal hearings held in Yellowknife. Professor Michael Jackson of the University of BC organized hearings in more than 30 Dene, Inuit and non-aboriginal communities across the NWT so residents could…
Credits
…Navigation System Concept: Linc Kesler, Karrmen Crey Visualization Tool: Nicolas Garcia Belmonte (http://thejit.org) Customisations: Shaffiq Rahemtullah, ArtsISIT, UBC Non directional to directional graph (main algorithm changes) Graph Operations (zoom/rotation) Administrative…
