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…
Guide Pages
…or course assignments. If you have been directed to a guide page, look for it in the menu list to the left here. If you would like to establish a…
Community & Politics
…innocent man. Political Figures George Manuel was a prominent political leader who held a number of influential roles in his career, including chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band of the…
Aboriginal Rights
…on a case-by-case basis. There have since been a number of court cases that have contributed to this definition. The 1990 R v Sparrow decision, for example, created the “Sparrow…
About Sovereignty Performance
…large number of people that came by, hung out and even took part. I was even interviewed and was the front page story in“The Western Star” a local newspaper that…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…Musqueam Legal History — A Digital Media Archive The Musqueam Indian Band has been involved in a number of precedent-setting legal battles over the past few decades. Four of…
George Manuel
…George Manuel (1921-1989) was an Aboriginal political leader in Canada who held a number of influential roles throughout his career. George Manuel was born February 17, 1921, a member…
The Indian Act
…continuing them without facing persecution. Listen to an excerpt from CBC’s RevisionQuest with Darrell Dennis, in which an all-singing, all-dancing Indian Act explains what it really does. Keep up to…
Métis
…Diane. “The Free People—Otipemisiwak,” Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870–1930. Ottawa: National Historical Parks and Sites, Canada Parks Service, 1990. Peterson, Jacqueline, and Jennifer Brown, eds. The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis…
Cedar
…found in old-growth forests and some commercial clear-cut forests. These trees, referred to as , are considered important heritage sites by archaeologists. Under the Heritage Conservation Act (1996) in B.C.,…
