UBC Dialogue: Full Record
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UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
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Bands
…Aboriginal Peoples, 1996. Canada. The Indian Act (An Act Respecting Indians.) R.S., 1951, c. I-5. Available online at: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-5/ Endnotes 1 The Indian Act’s definition is as follows: “band” means…
Oral Traditions
…Fixico, Donald L. “That’s What They Used To Say”: Reflections on American Indian Oral Traditions. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2017 (Available as an ebook through UBC Library) Hulan, Renée,…
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…
Aboriginal Title
…Journal, 343. Hurley, Marcy C. “Aboriginal Title: The Supreme Court of Canada Decision in Delgamuukw v. British Columbia.” Ottawa: Parliament of Canada Library, Law and Government Decision, 2000. Available online:…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…and Freedoms: Contradictions and Challenges.” Canadian Women’s Studies 10.2 & 3 (1991): 149-157. Available online here via York University. Walkem, Ardith and Halie Bruce, eds. Box of Treasures or Empty…
The Residential School System
…sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught to do laundry, sew, cook, and clean. Boys were taught carpentry, tinsmithing, and farming….
The Residential School System
…sorely underfunded. Teachings focused primarily on practical skills. Girls were primed for domestic service and taught to do laundry, sew, cook, and clean. Boys were taught carpentry, tinsmithing, and farming….
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,…
