UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…Burning): Participants leave by Ceremonial Door Observations by Participants (following event) On November 1, 2011, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, the First Nations House of Learning…
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…
About Sovereignty Performance
…large 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…
About Nicholas Galanin
…ends of the aesthetic spectrum. With a fiercely independent spirit, Galanin has found the best of both worlds and has given them back to his audience in stunning form. Official…
Totem Poles
…New York Times (New York, NY), May 5, 2010. 5 Halpin, 24. 6 Halpin, 23. 7 Hilary Stewart, Cedar (Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre: 1984), 25. 8 Roy Henry Vickers, Spirit…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…rights and in its expression of new and widely supported aspiration…The Declaration acknowledges the distinctive and important status of indigenous peoples, their common historical experiences and the universal spirit that…
Community & Politics
…innocent man. Political Figures George Manuel was a prominent political leader who held a number of influential roles in his career, including chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band of the…
About the REDress project
…that will later be installed in public spaces throughout Winnipeg and across Canada as a visual reminder of the staggering number of women who are no longer with us. Through…
Gustafsen Lake
…number of the Sundancers left the camp, partially as a result of negotiations with respected leaders. Switlo claims it was her agreement to represent the Sundancers, made on September 16,…
Ipperwash Crisis
…land, a group of approximately 30 members of the band, including a number of children, began their occupation of the park on September 4, 1995. They planned to peacefully occupy…
