Culture
First Nations of British Columbia. Click to enlarge. Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of Anthropology, University of B.C., Vancouver. Aboriginal groups across what is now Canada each…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
What is Section 35 of the Constitution Act? Section 35 is the part of the Constitution Act that recognizes and affirms Aboriginal rights. The Canadian government did not…
Community & Politics
Aboriginal peoples have consistently responded to and actively resisted against unilateral, top-down imposition of government policies that impact their rights and title. We have grouped together several key…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
On November 1, 2011, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, the First Nations House of Learning at UBC hosted a day-long Dialogue on the…
The Residential School System
By Erin Hanson (2009), with updates and revisions by Daniel P. Gamez & Alexa Manuel (September 2020). The original version of this article has been archived, but may…
Indian Status
Government-issued Indian Status card. Image courtesy of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. What is Indian Status? “Indian Status” refers to a specific legal identity of an Aboriginal person…
Aboriginal Rights
What are Aboriginal rights? Aboriginal rights are collective rights which flow from Aboriginal peoples’ continued use and occupation of certain areas. They are inherent rights which Aboriginal peoples…
Identity
In First Nations studies and related disciplines, the investigation of forces that create, shape and regulate identity, and thus influence perceptions of a particular group, is a central…
The Residential School System
By Erin Hanson (2009), with updates and revisions by Daniel P. Gamez & Alexa Manuel (September 2020). The original version of this article has been archived, but may…
