Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…see the implications of these criteria in policy, legislation, and mainstream conceptions, and their impacts on the day-to-day experiences of Aboriginal peoples. By Dr. Linc KeslerUpdated 10 February 2020….
University Lands Press
…26, 1989 The Vancouver Sun, February 20, 1989 The Province, April 24, 1989 The Vancouver Sun, April 24, 1989 The Vancouver Courier, April 30, 1989 Kahtou, May 1, 1989 The…
Powley Case
…historic time frame qualifier needed a new definition that differed from the “pre-contact” conditions set for Indian rights in Van der Peet or Sparrow. As Métis peoples are a result…
Land & Rights
…about as Okanagan people is how those systems should inform us, in terms of our interactions and the principles that we need to think about and adhere to. In the…
Video Resources
…has been developed by First Nations Studies professor Linc Kesler at UBC as open-source software. You can download what you need to develop your own implementation by clicking here….
The Indian Act
…need to be active participants in establishing it. By Erin Hanson Recommended resources Milloy, John. “Indian Act Colonialism: A Century of Dishonour, 1869-1969.” Research Paper for the National Centre for…
Aboriginal Rights
…on a case-by-case basis. There have since been a number of court cases that have contributed to this definition. The 1990 R v Sparrow decision, for example, created the “Sparrow…
Aboriginal Title
…resource development in the province declined due to uncertainty over Aboriginal title. A number of First Nations throughout British Columbia had set up roadblocks and other similar protests in desperate…
Indian Status
…their band, and their registration number. “Status Indians” are wards of the Canadian federal government, a paternalistic legal relationship that illustrates the historical imperial notion that Aboriginal peoples are “children”…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…exercising what they understand as their Aboriginal rights, such as hunting or fishing: Although s.35 guides court and government decisions that directly impact Indigenous Peoples, there remain a considerable number…
