Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…and legal complexity to Indian status. By separating band membership from Indian status, Bill C31 made it possible for a person to have Indian status without being enrolled in a…
Aboriginal Rights
…specific pieces of discriminatory legislation in the Indian Act that made it illegal for Aboriginal people to organize politically or to hire legal counsel to further land claims. The government…
Van der Peet case
…made in determining whether an Aboriginal claimant has demonstrated the existence of an Aboriginal right; In order to be integral a practice, custom or tradition must be of central significance…
Indian Status
Government-issued Indian Status card. Image courtesy of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. What is Indian Status? “Indian Status” refers to a specific legal identity of an Aboriginal person in Canada….
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Rose Charlie of the Indian Homemaker’s Association, Philip Paul of the Island Tribal Federation, and Don Moses of the North American Indian Brotherhood, a conference was organized in Kamloops. 144…
Métis
…Betterment Act. This established reserve land for Métis communities in central Alberta, known as settlements. Initially ten settlements were established, although at present there are only eight. The largest is…
George Manuel
…rights. Summary of political positions held: Chief of the (Shuswap) Neskonlith Indian Band (1960-1966) President of the North American Indian Brotherhood (1959-1963) Community Development Officer for the federal Department of…
Cedar
…boxes could be used to hold all sorts of goods, and they also served as burial boxes for the deceased.14 Longhouses formed the central dwelling unit of each village, with…
Governance and Land Claims
…claims in British Columbia, from two lawyers central to them (Land Claims 3,2). A snapshot of modern treaties: in 2005 the Nisga’a treaty had been concluded and implementation was underway,…
About Indigenous Foundations
…Enhancement Fund. About the banner The banner features the image of a a paddle from the Heiltsuk Nation, based on the central coast of what is now British Columbia. We…