Aboriginal Rights
…111-128. Tennant, Paul. Aboriginal People and Politics: The British Columbia Indian Land Question, 1849-1989 (Vancouver: UBC Press 1990). Thom, Brian. “Aboriginal Rights and Title in Canada after Delgamuukw: Part Two,…
Constitution Express
…action in Canadian history, as it ultimately changed the Constitution.1 What was the patriation, and why were First Nations opposed to it? Before 1982, Canada was a dominion of Britain….
Global Actions
…permission from the University of British Columbia Archives. [UBC 1.1/16108]Around this time, George Manuel, of the Shuswap Nation in British Columbia, then president of the National Indian Brotherhood of Canada,…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…necessary for conservation. The Supreme Court of Canada found that Aboriginal rights had not been extinguished simply because they were regulated in great detail, and it rejected the “public interest”…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…Two. Dir. Maurice Bulbulian. National Film Board of Canada, 1987. Endnotes s Juristocracy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004. 196. 3 R. v Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075. Accessed online:https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/609/index.do 4…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…Introduction In a field of complex and contentious issues, understanding Aboriginal identity in Canada is one of the most challenging tasks. Perceptions of Aboriginal identity can be complex. Definitions…
Indian Status
…Recommended resources Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: “Status”: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/br/is/index-eng.asp Gilbert, Larry. Entitlement to Indian Status and Membership Codes in Canada. Scarborough: Carswell, 1996. Lawrence, Bonita. “Real” Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…of Native Studies XXV, 2 (2005): 609-626. Films Club Native. Directed by Tracey Deer. Rezolution Pictures Inc/National Film Board of Canada, 2008. Endnotes 1 Canadian policy and legislation towards Aboriginal…
Aboriginal Title
…https://tinyurl.com/y2te6wps McNeil, Kent. “The Meaning of Aboriginal Title.” In Michael Asch, ed. Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada: Essays on Law, Equality, and Respect for Difference. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1997….
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…these cases made it to the Supreme Court of Canada and they have been crucial in further defining Aboriginal rights and title. They have also been hugely influential in raising…
