George Manuel
…the Neskonlith Indian Band of the Shuswap Nation in British Columbia. In his early life, Manuel attended residential school and worked in the forest industry as a boom boss. Manuel…
The Residential School System (2009)
…the circle of civilized conditions,” Davin wrote in his 1879 Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds (Davin’s report can be read here.) In the 1880s, in conjunction with…

The Residential School System
…Indigenous Peoples as “proof” that Canada’s first inhabitants were ignorant, savage, and—like children—in need of guidance. They felt the need to “civilize” Indigenous Peoples. Education—a federal responsibility—became the primary means…
The Residential School System
…Indigenous Peoples as “proof” that Canada’s first inhabitants were ignorant, savage, and—like children—in need of guidance. They felt the need to “civilize” Indigenous Peoples. Education—a federal responsibility—became the primary means…
About Sovereignty Performance
Interview with Jordan Bennett Can you please introduce yourself? Where you are from? My name is Jordan Bennett, I am a Visual Artist of Mi’kmaq and french descent and I…
Oral Traditions
…is other evidence available [to use instead]. Lastly, it is characterized as contradictory (which one assumes never happens in written history.)”20 In 2002, the Tsilhqot’in took the province of British…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…relation to their colonizers. It is worth noting, however, that “Indigenous,” like “Aboriginal” or even “Indian,” is not itself an “Indigenous” term in the sense of deriving from an Indigenous…
Powley Case
…way that the Van der Peet test is employed in defining Aboriginal (Indian) rights. Once a right is identified, The Powley test is a process that can be used to…
University Lands Press
…The Vancouver Sun, February 20, 1989 The Province, April 24, 1989 The Vancouver Sun, April 24, 1989 The Vancouver Courier, April 30, 1989 Kahtou, May 1, 1989 The Province, March…
Terminology
…to self-identify. It is important to recognize the potential these words may hold— but it is also important and very possible to understand these terms well enough to feel confident…