Global Actions
…Treaty Council was formed in South Dakota, an offshoot of the American Indian Movement. It was one of the first international Indigenous organizations to gain recognition at the United Nations,…
Bill C-31
…Indian women. Section 12(1)(b) removed status of any woman who married a non-Indian, including American Indians and non-status Aboriginal men in Canada. Section 12(I)(a)(iv) introduced the “double mother” clause, wherein…
Totem Poles
…Transformed: A Journey from Tree to Totem (Vancouver: Raincoat Books, 1996), 26. 9 Aldona Jonaitis and Aaron Glass, “Totem Poles and Contemporary Tourism,” in The Challenges of Native American Studies:…
Aboriginal Rights
…but has been built upon a foundation of British, American, and Aboriginal law.6 Indigenous philosopher and scholar Dale Turner has suggested that Aboriginal peoples must be central in defining their…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…of Rose Charlie of the Indian Homemaker’s Association, Philip Paul of the Island Tribal Federation, and Don Moses of the North American Indian Brotherhood, a conference was organized in Kamloops….
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…
About Indigenous Foundations
…day, year). Bibliography: Author surname, first name. “Article name”. Indigenous Foundations. indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca. (accessed Month, day, year). Further questions? Feel free to contact First Nations and Indigenous Studies at fnis.arts@ubc.ca…
ILO Convention 107
…help Indigenous peoples enter the (settler-based) market economy. Regarding land rights, Article 12.1 of the convention states that Indigenous populations “shall not be removed without their free consent from their…
Government Policy
…government policy, as the reserve system was created by the government in an attempt to limit Aboriginal peoples’ movement and free up land for arriving settlers. The Residential School System…
