Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…capacity of the camp, of the number of children that extended families had, of the number of fishing rocks that were accessible according to the varying levels of the river…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…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 the closure of residential schools,…
Gustafsen Lake
…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 meetings…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…day, participants, who included administrators, faculty, staff, and students from UBC and other institutions, and Aboriginal leaders, school survivors, and community members, heard testimony from scholars, survivors, students, leaders, and…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…information on the Indian Residential School System, see the parent page to this one, The Residential School System. On September 18, 2013, the University of British Columbia suspended classes for…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…and healing ceremony Susan Lizotte Intergenerational effects; the need for understanding and reconciliation between generations Chief Robert Joseph (Executive Director, Indian Residential School Survivors Society): Residential school survivors and the…
Reserves
…was formed in 1867. Newcomers began occupying the traditional territories of Aboriginal peoples in increasing numbers (some with the financial assistance of their governments). Colonial authorities and some Aboriginal people…
The Residential School System
…Schools The Shift Away from the Residential School System Ongoing Impacts Survivors Demand Justice Recommended Resources What Were Residential Schools? Children’s dining room, Indian Residential School, Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936….
The Residential School System
…Schools The Shift Away from the Residential School System Ongoing Impacts Survivors Demand Justice Recommended Resources What Were Residential Schools? Children’s dining room, Indian Residential School, Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936….
Special Projects
…Valley, to Chicago. The Berger Inquiry broke precedent. For the first time, Aboriginal and environmental organizations were given funding so they could cross-examine oil company experts and call their own…
