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,…
Reserves
…workforce. This was partially due to growing competition from new immigrants (some of them willing to perform cheap labour) and to open racism in the hiring process.6 In addition, by…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…identity– and the way in which it is constructed, regulated, and perceived– both inside and outside of classroom contexts. Introduction Identity is a highly charged subject for Aboriginal people, owing…
Gustafsen Lake
…their actions as a sort of last resort: When it was stated about Jones William Ignace, ‘Wolverine,’ that the only way he would be removed from the Sundance site would…
Global Actions
…way to identify and unite their communities and represent them in political arenas such as the United Nations. Indigenous was chosen over other terms that leaders felt reflected particular histories…
About Indigenous Foundations
…hierarchical field. By doing so, the website seeks to illustrate the relationships between different subjects relevant to Aboriginal peoples and history, and investigate a way of thinking about historical and…
Berger Inquiry
…did propose ways to strike a balance between pipeline construction and the protection of the environment and aboriginal rights. The Berger Inquiry Project gives you a way to explore this…
ILO Convention 169
…instruments remain important tools for achieving recognition and protection of Aboriginal rights, and paved the way for the adoption, in 2007, of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
Oral Traditions
…marks, for example, that give a sense of the way something was said but do not account for the rhythm or the melody of one’s voice or the variations in…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…just as important and relevant as the other. It also came from a place where I wanted to explore a new way to engage with language. There have been many…