The Residential School System
…were often given numbers, and their days were strictly regimented by timetables. Boys and girls were kept separate, and even siblings rarely interacted, further weakening family ties. Chief Bobby Joseph…
Oral Traditions
…anyone who misbehaved, resulting in a number of distinct geological formations throughout S’olh Temexw (or Stó:lō territory). Xe:xals also rewarded individuals who showed exemplary behaviour by turning them into valuable…
The White Paper 1969
…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 end,…
Métis
…Free People—Otipemisiwak,” Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870–1930. Ottawa: National Historical Parks and Sites, Canada Parks Service, 1990. Peterson, Jacqueline, and Jennifer Brown, eds. The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis in North…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…right to self-determination, which includes the right “to freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.” Article 4 affirms Indigenous peoples’ right “to autonomy…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
Musqueam Legal History — A Digital Media Archive The Musqueam Indian Band has been involved in a number of precedent-setting legal battles over the past few decades. Four of these…
About Sovereignty Performance
…number of people that came by, hung out and even took part. I was even interviewed and was the front page story in“The Western Star” a local newspaper that covers…
George Manuel
George Manuel (1921-1989) was an Aboriginal political leader in Canada who held a number of influential roles throughout his career. George Manuel was born February 17, 1921, a member of…
Government Policy
…wars subsided and the United States and Canada worked towards creating and stabilizing unified nations. Greater numbers of settlers began to arrive, outnumbering Aboriginal people and settling in Aboriginal territories,…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…Freedoms guarantees that nothing can terminate or diminish the Aboriginal rights outlined in the Proclamation. The Royal Proclamation also applied to the United States; however, American independence from Great Britain…
