Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…1982. Section 35 initially consisted of clauses (1) and (2). Clauses (3) and (4) section was further developed in 1983-4 as a result of consultations with Aboriginal representatives during the…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Bands across BC sent representatives to the conference, making it the most “broadly representative” meeting of First Nations in BC.4 After several days of discussions, the UBCIC was formed as…
Gustafsen Lake
…the Crown. The RCMP and government representatives attempted to remove the Sundancers, or “Ts’Peten Defenders,” as tensions escalated between the Sundancers, a local rancher, government agents, and Aboriginal leaders who…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…many people who live in traditional communities or who have deep and clear roots within them, identity can be, at least in some ways, straightforward. They identify themselves within a…
The Indian Act
…it authorizes the Canadian federal government to regulate and administer in the affairs and day-to-day lives of registered Indians and reserve communities. This authority has ranged from overarching political control,…
Reserves
…Native lives were still being lived. There were still joys as well as sorrows in Native households. There were still Native people taking charge of their own lives and getting…
The Residential School System (2009)
…was abandoned.11 The government decided to allow Aboriginal children to live with their families whenever possible, and the schools began hiring more qualified staff.12 In 1969, the Department of Indian…
The Residential School System
…by Indigenous organizations here (scroll down to “Choose a topic” and select “Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools”). The apology was broadcast live across Canada (watch it here)….
Terminology
…grouping and the status Indians who live in them. For example, the Stó:lō Nation (which consists of several bands), or the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (formerly the Burrard Band). Inuit This term…
The Residential School System
…by Indigenous organizations here (scroll down to “Choose a topic” and select “Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools”). The apology was broadcast live across Canada (watch it here)….
