The Indian Act
…and gender discrimination So why don’t we just abolish the Indian Act? Recommended resources Introduction to the Indian Act To be federally recognized as an Indian either in Canada or…
Aboriginal Rights
…practiced and recognized for themselves have not been recognized by the Crown. In a move towards addressing this gap, in 1982 the federal government enshrined Aboriginal rights in Section 35…
Oral Traditions
…As an individual moves through and experiences the landscape, oral traditions inform his or her responses to it. In Stó:lō territory, for example, Xe:xals (the creator or creators) turned to…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…1965, the entire reserve had been sold off. In 2002, the Squamish Nation regained a small section of the earlier reserve: today’s Kitsilano Indian reserve No. 6. The following…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…Learning; Musqueam Elder Larry Grant; UBC Provost Dave Farrar; Truth and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner Marie Wilson Explanation of Protocol Gerry Oleman, Speaker for the House, explains the protocol for the…
ILO Convention 169
…while setting standards for national governments regarding Indigenous peoples’ economic, socio-cultural and political rights, including the right to a land base. The convention is law within the nation-states that have…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…rights, serving as a source of information for bands across the province, and building capacity for Aboriginal communities.2 The UBCIC also holds a special consultative status with the Economic and…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…What is the Royal Proclamation? The Royal Proclamation is a document that set out guidelines for European settlement of Aboriginal territories in what is now North America. The…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…order to improve the living conditions within First Nations communities, including providing adequate facilities on reserves, facilitating training programs, fighting discrimination, promoting equality and establishing political recognition for women and…
ILO Convention 107
…to develop international legislation to protect Aboriginal rights. These instruments have not been without problems and controversies—many experts, for instance, now view the ILO conventions as yet another form of…
