Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…Muszynski, Alicja. “The Creation and Organization of Cheap Wage Labour in the British Columbia Fishing Industry.” PhD Dissertation, University of British Columbia, 1986. R G-10, Vol. 12338, Indian Agent’s Letterbook,…
The Residential School System
…churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity. As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in 2002 for compensation for all…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…restructured over time through a number of policies, including the Indian Act, Indian status, and the residential school system. Scholars, community members and other experts point out that even after…
Sixties Scoop
…protection was one of these areas.2 In 1951, twenty-nine Aboriginal children were in provincial care in British Columbia; by 1964, that number was 1,466. Aboriginal children, who had comprised only…
Oral Traditions
…stone anyone who misbehaved, resulting in a number of distinct geological formations throughout S’olh Temexw (or Stó:lō territory). Xe:xals also rewarded individuals who showed exemplary behaviour by turning them into…
Gustafsen Lake
…did not reveal that it was in fact their own ERT. The RCMP would phone back once the ERT mission was over, revealing the men as RCMP officers.8 Several other…
Canadian Press, June 14, 1983
…Canadian Press, June 14, 1983 The Province, August 4, 1981 The Province, August 5, 1981 The Province, May 8, 1973 The Province, July 5, 1981 The Province, May…
R. v. Guerin Press
…Province, October 12, 1979 The Province, October 17, 1979 The Province, October 18, 1979 The Province, May 22, 1981 The Vancouver Sun, July 4, 1981 The Province, July 5, 1981…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…The UBCIC was founded in November 1969 when a number of chiefs across British Columbia united in response to the federal government’s proposed “White Paper,” a policy paper in which…