Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is a non-profit political organization representing numerous First Nations across BC in order to protect and further Aboriginal title and rights….
The White Paper 1969
…by the Indian Act would “enable the Indian people to be free—free to develop Indian cultures in an environment of legal, social and economic equality with other Canadians.” To this…
Reserves
…fall under the jurisdiction of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), as stipulated in the Indian Act. Fraser concluded that INAC lacks the capacity and resources and is generally unprepared…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…18: An Act to amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians. April 12, 1876, Available online: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/arp/ls/pubs/1876c18/1876c18-eng.asp 23 Beverley Jacobs, presentation to University of British Columbia, March 19, 2008….
Aboriginal Title
…Aboriginal leaders and organizations are uncomfortable accepting court definitions of Aboriginal title, and refuse to resolve issues of Aboriginal title using non-Aboriginal systems such as the B.C. Treaty Process. As…
Sparrow Case
…rights was justifiable, providing that these rights were in existence at the time of the Constitution Act, 1982. This criteria is known as “the Sparrow Test.” History of the Sparrow…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…Indigenous fisheries” Accessed December 22, 2020. Available online at: https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/abor-autoc/index-eng.html Harris, Douglas. Fish Law and Colonialism: The Legal Capture of Salmon in British Columbia. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001….
Cedar
…found in old-growth forests and some commercial clear-cut forests. These trees, referred to as , are considered important heritage sites by archaeologists. Under the Heritage Conservation Act (1996) in B.C.,…
George Manuel
…in the inclusion of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. George Manuel was granted an honourary degree at UBC in 1983 for his contributions as a leader of Aboriginal…
Gustafsen Lake
…Stand-off. (Peachland, B.C.: TIAC Communications Ltd.) 1997. Websites Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty – “The Ts’peten (Gustafsen Lake) Stand-off.” http://sisis.nativeweb.org/gustmain.html This website contains a collection of materials relating to…