Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…Juan Islands, set reef nets perpendicular to the shore in places, such as the mouth of a bay, where the tidal flow pushed salmon into the nets. These nets were…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…of classroom situations; these analyses will link to historical materials in the rest of the section where relevant. The Role of the Indian Act Identity is a highly charged subject…
About Indigenous Foundations
…was created specifically for Indigenous Foundations by Shaffiq Rahemtullah and Linc Kesler. Indigenous Foundations operates using a navigation system that will link related topics together as you navigate through the…
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 attempt to…
MΓ©tis
…following links are valuable resources for learning more about these ways in which Métis cultures are expressed. Learn Michif Manitoba Métis Resource Centre Métis Museum Métis peoples insist that they…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…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 important first…
Sparrow Case
…Sparrow was arrested for fishing with a net longer than was permitted by his food fishing license. His arrest and subsequent court case led to one of the most defining…
Aboriginal Title
…B.C. Treaty Process (BCTP) in order to finally reach agreements with First Nations over title. The BCTP has been very controversial, and not entirely successful. Many Aboriginal groups have dropped…
Global Actions
…majority of the world’s Indigenous populations seek state recognition of these collective rights in order to protect and strengthen their societies. International human rights instruments, which have been designed principally…
Constitution Express
…Constitution Express continued across the Atlantic onto Europe, making this now an international demonstration. The Constitution Express travelled to the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, and then England in order to…