The Indian Act
…assimilate the Indian people in all respects with the other inhabitants of the Dominion as speedily as they are fit to change.” – John A Macdonald, 1887 The Gradual Civilization…
Sixties Scoop
…to care for them. This transition to provincial services led to a 1951 amendment that enabled the Province to provide services to Aboriginal people where none existed federally. Child protection…
Global Actions
…currently active on issues of climate change, Arctic sovereignty, and, particularly in Canada, the recent European ban on seal exports. Transnational Indigenous organizations have been created all around the world….
About the REDress project
…Kamloops in October 2011 and the university of Alberta in march 2012. Did the location’s context change or influence the piece (if at all)? The university is not a totally…

The Residential School System
…primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught to do laundry, sew, cook, and clean. Boys were taught carpentry, tinsmithing, and farming. Many students attended class…
The Residential School System
…primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught to do laundry, sew, cook, and clean. Boys were taught carpentry, tinsmithing, and farming. Many students attended class…
Klamath Termination
Oral Narratives of the Klamath Termination: Individual Elders Reflect on Time and Change is a video archive that records the observations of a group of six members of the Klamath,…
Oral Traditions
…to his article on the subject, perhaps the courts as well as mainstream society are now “listening for a change.”23 By Erin Hanson. Recommended resources Archibald, Jo-ann (Q’um Q’um Xiiem)….
About Sovereignty Performance
…City, and to challenge the public. I wanted people to walk by, ask questions and even take part. The public reception was very positive in person! There were a large…
ILO Convention 169
…the terms “consultation and participation.” These changes in terminology are potentially problematic, as Gerard Schulting points out, for these concepts “still assume outside initiatives coming from the government and not…