The Residential School System (2009)
…to phase out the residential school system and other assimilation tactics was slow and not without reversals. In the 1960s, the system’s closure gave way to the “Sixties Scoop,” during…
Land & Rights
…I’m speaking for Okanagan Indigenous peoples in terms of the way we think about land. We never have ever thought of it, I don’t think, as anything static. As…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…people often view “First Nations” as an exclusive designation that does not include them, and some Inuit people may feel the same way. “Métis” may sometimes be used to describe…
About the REDress project
…Project, to be installed quickly by night and taken down a few days later, but it seemed difficult to inform the public what the project was about that way. The…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…schools as a way to understand cultural safety; international on-line learning Dr Leonie Sandercock (UBC School of Community and Regional Planning): The Cheslatta & Burns Lake project; using film to…
Klamath Termination
…and functions of life on the reservation before termination as a way of understanding and assessing cultural change, what was lost and, in some respects, with great effort, regained. Participants…
Guide Pages
…Guide Pages are a way for people such a course instructors to organize approaches to the materials in Indigenous Foundations for specific uses, such as preparation for class discussions…
Special Projects
…battle to secure Indigenous rights in Canada. This Special Project provides a unique way to explore the records of this Inquiry through the eyes of the participants. Explore the Berger…
ILO Convention 107
…paternalism toward Indigenous peoples. However, these instruments remain important tools for achieving recognition and protection of Aboriginal rights, and paved the way for the adoption, in 2007, of the U.N….
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…change of heart this way: New Zealand Read New Zealand’s official statement of support, from April 20, 2010, here. Read New Zealand Parliament’s Question and Answer Period regarding the UNDRIP…
