Métis
…different communities, to applying to multiple identities that have arisen from diverse historical instances of Aboriginal-European heritage. Métis Identity Métis peoples have developed a rich material culture, which includes the…
Gustafsen Lake
…within the community.4 Escalating Violence There are several widely disparate versions of events that have been expressed over time. It is agreed that there were several instances of gunfire during…
Constitution Express
…crucial this movement was for them.11 The train, however, was not always met with support. Arthur Manuel, for instance, recalls a bomb threat made against it while in Winnipeg.12 Dr…
Community & Politics
…Council – http://www.metisnation.ca/ Pauktuutit – http://www.pauktuutit.ca Direct Actions Instances of direct action, such as blockades, are frequently presented to and interpreted by the public as being a nuisance, caused by…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…Inuit and Métis as all Aboriginal with existing rights, and that recognition has been further defined for each group (as, for instance, for Métis in the decision). Aboriginal rights in…
Reserves
…They are typically isolated communities with high instances of poverty, substance abuse, suicide, unemployment, and mortality. Some reserves exhibit what has been controversially described as Third World conditions, due to…
Enfranchisement
…a university education, for leaving reserves for long periods – for instance, for employment – and, for Aboriginal women, if they married non-Indian men or if their Indian husbands died…
Bill C-31
…by Indian status, inciting concerns that already strained band resources would receive additional burdens. For instance, in British Columbia reserve housing is limited because reserve sizes are extremely small, and…
Indian Status
…passed in 1985, a new subsection was created to apply to those who had their status re-instated, and to their descendents: subsection 6(2). Susbsection 6(2) states that a person is…
Government Policy
…responded to and actively resisted against it since its inception. In some instances, this resistance has managed to affect and shape some policy. Regardless, the colonial origins of Aboriginal policy…
