Indian Status
…our wisdom and our duty, through education and every other means, to prepare him for a higher civilization by encouraging him to assume the privileges and responsibilities of full citizenship.”2…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…(see below), community acknowledgment is also a critical factor in determining personal identity, even when legal status is denied. It is possible that people less familiar with the specific context…
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 examples…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…drastic restrictions and infringements, the Musqueam’s right to fish had not been extinguished prior to 1982, and as such was protected in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Read…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…inform people of Indian residential school history and its effects during this time. To learn more about what happened on campus, see http://irsi.aboriginal.ubc.ca. Please note that, as described on the…
George Manuel
…excerpts and so on available online via Doreen Manuel’s website, “Running Wolf Productions:” http://www.runningwolf.ca/from-the-heart/ Manuel, George, and Michael Posluns. The Fourth World: An Indian Reality. Toronto: Collier-Macmillan Canada, 1974. McFarlane,…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…in 1983 and would hold it until 1998, the longest term of any UBCIC President. When Saul Terry decided not to run, Chief Stewart Phillip was elected in 1998. He…
About Sovereignty Performance
…years Jordan has had the honour to meet various artists that have influenced him in the past, and has keep contact and even collaborated with a number of them. In…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…Learning; Musqueam Elder Larry Grant; UBC Provost Dave Farrar; Truth and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner Marie Wilson Explanation of Protocol Gerry Oleman, Speaker for the House, explains the protocol for the…
Aboriginal Title
…it. Many Aboriginal peoples understand this as a reciprocal relationship with the land. European settlers arriving in North America brought with them concepts of private property ownership, and the notion…
