Royal Proclamation, 1763
…to be Our Royal Will and Pleasure, for the present as aforesaid, to reserve under our Sovereignty, Protection, and Dominion, for the use of the said Indians, all the Lands…
Gustafsen Lake
…they were prepared to die if necessary to protect the land. The Sundancers were concerned about the need to continue to use the site for their religious and spiritual purposes…
Oral Traditions
…Stories? The use of oral histories as evidence in the court of law has become a topic of much discussion and debate in Canada. Perhaps the most famous example of…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…recognition” and, like Australia’s statement, describes the UNDRIP as an “aspriational” document, an “illusion of support.”13 He cautioned that the government’s use of the word “qualified” implied that government recognition…
Glossary
…Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia Aboriginal Identity & Terminology Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom Aboriginal Rights Aboriginal Title About Indigenous Foundations About Jaime Black About Jordan Bennett About…
ILO Convention 169
…http://pro169.org/ This site’s many resources are primarily geared toward Indigenous leaders’ promoting the use of Convention 169 in their communities. Books & articles International Labour Organization. “Monitoring Indigenous and Tribal…
Artistic Expressions
…expansive terrain of an ongoing Aboriginal art history. Artists included are: Terrance Houle (Blood Tribe), Nicholas Galanin (Sitka, Alaska), Jaime Black (Metis), Jordan Bennett (Mi’kmaq), Nadia Myre (Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg),…
Métis
…use of established Aboriginal trading practices, including establishing family connections through marriage, which enabled settlers to better adapt to life in a foreign land. Other researchers suggest that the genesis…
About Indigenous Foundations
…We use this image courtesy UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, Canada. It was photographed by Kyla Bailey, and is object Nb3.1485 in the museum’s collection. This paddle was chosen in…