About Sovereignty Performance
…years Jordan has had the honour to meet various artists that have influenced him in the past, and has keep contact and even collaborated with a number of them. In…
The Indian Act
…denial of their rights. The legislation against Aboriginal peoples did not stop Aboriginal practices but in most cases drove them underground, or caused Aboriginal peoples to create new ways of…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…introduced new definitions of Indian status called 6(1) and 6(2), which did not change the logic of Indian status but only deferred the “bleeding off” of status by a generation….
The Residential School System
…churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity. As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in 2002 for compensation for all…
Van der Peet case
…to contact; Courts must approach the rules of evidence in light of the evidentiary difficulties inherent in adjudicating Aboriginal claims; Claims to Aboriginal rights must be adjudicated on a specific…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…and Territories not included within the Limits of Our said Three new Governments, or within the Limits of the Territory granted to the Hudson’s Bay Company, as also all the…
ILO Convention 169
…Taku River Tlingit (2004) and Haida Nation (2004). While the new Convention generally gives greater recognition to the agency of Indigenous peoples and calls for Indigenous participation in the decision-making…
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…
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…