Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…were once decried by cannery owners as “barricades” that prevented fish from reaching the spawning grounds, and are still considered illegal by DFO, some environmentalists today are looking to weirs…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…a relatively short time. These impacts continue to be felt by Aboriginal women across Canada today. Aboriginal Women’s Traditional Roles & Power Women were respected for their spiritual and mental…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…the U.N. Declaration—Or Is It?” Indian Country Today. May 3, 2010. —— “Emerging International Indigenous Rights Norms and ‘Over-compliance’ in New Zealand and Canada.” Political Science vol. 62, no.1 (2010):…
Oral Traditions
…past nor are they necessarily narratives.12 Vansina, however, has worked principally with oral societies in Africa. The ways in which oral societies around the world organize and understand their narratives…
George Manuel
…political unity of Indigenous peoples of North, Central and South America as well as Europe and Asia. He called this collection of Indigenous societies that had been swamped under successive…
ILO Convention 169
…Erin Hanson Recommended resources Websites International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org Convention No. 169: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C169 The ILO and Indigenous & Tribal Peoples: http://www.ilo.org/indigenous Pro 169 Training Tool Box on Indigenous People’s Rights:…
ILO Convention 107
…in 18 countries.3 By Erin Hanson. Links & Recommended Resources International Labour Organization website: www.ilo.org Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C107 “Indigenous and Tribal Peoples” https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/indigenous-tribal/lang–en/index.htm Nations that ratified Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312252 Endnotes…
Bill C-31
…a membership code to submit to INAC, as well as submit a list of all people included on the band membership list. It is worth pointing out that INAC provides…
Van der Peet case
…right. The Court’s decision thus went beyond the earlier Sparrow ruling (1990), to define particular Aboriginal rights regarding fishing. The ruling also resulted in what is known today as the…
Terminology
…mind, one might understand how a term can be a loaded word, used as a powerful method to divide peoples, misrepresent them, and control their identity—what we can see today…
