Indian Status
…agreements between the Crown and First Nations, when the Crown guaranteed particular services in exchange for title to the land.3 Those with Indian status do not pay taxes for most…
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…
Oral Traditions
…New Mexico Press, 1996. Borrows, John. “Listening for a Change: The Courts and Oral Tradition.” Osgoode Hall Law Journal 39, no. 1 (2001), 1–38. Chamberlain, J. Edward. If This is…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…to counselling services (face-to-face, telephone, and e-counselling) through the Employee and Family Assistance Program. Contact Homewood Human Solutions at 1.800.663.1142 for 24 hour-a-day access to counselling. 24 Hour-A-Day Crisis Counseling…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…in contemporary Canadian society with some very real ramifications: No, this view hasn’t changed, and yes it is something I have encountered. The myth of the deviant Aboriginal woman continues…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…challenging. If you begin to encounter difficulty while or after viewing these videos, we urge you to stop and seek support from one of the services noted below here. Please…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…have reason to think you might find these descriptions especially troubling, we urge you to delay viewing this video until you are located in a place where support services are…
Totem Poles
…the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Totem poles are typically created out of red cedar, a malleable wood relatively abundant in the Pacific Northwest,…
The White Paper 1969
…as the Red Paper. Citizens Plus was soon adopted as the national Indian stance on the white paper. Quoting the document, Aboriginal organizations across Canada agreed: “There is nothing more…
The Residential School System
…sorely underfunded. Teachings focused 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….
