Ipperwash Crisis
…During World War II, the federal government decided to build a military camp on reserve land occupied by the Stony Point First Nation and located in Ipperwash Provincial Park,…
Totem Poles
…horizontal line breaks between totem figures, while Haida poles had closely intertwined designs with a shallow relief. In contrast, the Kwakwaka’wakw poles featured deeply etched surfaces and jutting wings and…
Cedar
…Carved house frontal poles would occasionally be positioned at the entrance, particularly amongst the Haida and Tlingit. These poles typically depict the crests and lineage of a family, as well…
The Indian Act
…conceptual framework that has shaped contemporary Native life in ways that are now so familiar as to almost seem “natural.” –Bonita Lawrence1 You can read the Indian Act online, at…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…with Aboriginal communities. To book an appointment call 604.822.3811 or visit room 1040 in Brock Hall. Former Residential School Students An Indian residential Schools crisis Line (1.866.925.4419, toll free) is…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…This land includes the University of British Columbia Golf Course lands, the Bridgeport Casino lands and two parcels of land from the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. University lands Media Archive…
Global Actions
…Juris Publishing, 2002. Wilmer, Franke. The Indigenous Voice in World Politics: Since Time Immemorial. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1993. World Council of Indigenous Peoples Resolutions and Papers. Primary documents…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…quantum but rather on “Victorian notions that judged a person’s heritage only by their descent along the male line” (Lawrence, 73). A generational cutoff, however, is related to blood quantum…
Bill C-31
…What is Bill C-31? Bill C-31, or a Bill to Amend the Indian Act, passed into law in April 1985 to bring the Indian Act into line with gender…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…call 604.822.3811 or visit room 1040 in Brock Hall. Former Residential School Students An Indian residential Schools crisis Line (1.866.925.4419, toll free) is available 24 hours a day for anyone…