Reserves
…Minister must approve any certificates of possession or similar forms of property ownership for on-reserve band members. The Indian Act further states that “the Minister may, in his discretion, withhold…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…on to the UNDRIP do not appear to uphold these minimum standards. While many agree that much work remains to be done internationally, critics have questioned the four nations’ claims…
Ipperwash Crisis
…land, a group of approximately 30 members of the band, including a number of children, began their occupation of the park on September 4, 1995. They planned to peacefully occupy…
Van der Peet case
…the Court of Appeal. In 1996, the Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s finding, ruling that while fishing constitutes an Aboriginal right, the sale of such fish does not….
Aboriginal Rights
…to hunt—but this right does not apply to other Métis groups. (Slattery, Brian. “A Taxonomy of Aboriginal Rights.” In Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal title, the Calder Case, and the…
The Residential School System
…the individuals and the communities affected. In 1951, with the amendments to the Indian Act, the half-day work/school system was progressively abandoned, conceding power to the provinces to apprehend children,…
Oral Traditions
…elsewhere, they would likely alter it to some degree to reflect their understandings of events and to better apply the story to its present context. In some instances, precision may…
Gustafsen Lake
…and the Sundancers, and therefore they would observe, and not become directly involved. Approximately twenty to thirty of the Sundancers, which included non-dancing participants, stayed on: men, women and children….
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…as a starting point to understanding why identity is such a charged issue and why it appears so frequently in troubling classroom situations. It is critical that an understanding of…