Oral Traditions
…and view them as both histories that are memorized and performed, and intellectual exercises of oral historiography informed by the agency of oral historians.16 Recording oral narratives Oral history has…
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 these…
About Sovereignty Performance
…a combination of popular and traditional cultural reflections, which he portrays through his passion for and knowledge of pop culture, traditional craft, and his own cultural practices. He has recently…
George Manuel
…became drawn towards a political vocation as a result of the growing despair he saw in his own community. His political career, which spanned three decades, began with his term…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…UBCIC’s philosophy. During his term from 1979-1981, Manuel began to hire and train Aboriginal staff to build capacity and sustainability amongst Aboriginal communities instead of hiring outside non-Aboriginal “experts.”10 The…
The Residential School System
…to understand the history of genocide in Canada? Because it’s not history. Today’s racist government laws, policies and actions have proven to be just as deadly for Indigenous peoples as…
The Residential School System
…to understand the history of genocide in Canada? Because it’s not history. Today’s racist government laws, policies and actions have proven to be just as deadly for Indigenous peoples as…
About the REDress project
…and questioning our current and historical socio-political framework and the ways in which we behave within that framework. I aim to provoke and incite dialogue around these issues by making…
Ipperwash Crisis
…a group of approximately 30 members of the band, including a number of children, began their occupation of the park on September 4, 1995. They planned to peacefully occupy the…
Terminology
…and discussions that need to be had. By taking a moment to consider the history of certain terms, it is very possible to learn and be comfortable with which words…
