Welcome to Indigenous Foundations
…topic? Type a term into our search bar, above. Or visit the list of Topics A-Z to the left. Not sure where to begin? Select a broader theme in the…
Governance and Land Claims
…academic community and beyond (Land Claims 6,3). To load the pages noted above in the viewer as a play list, click this button If you would simply like to explore…
Sparrow Case
…ruling resulted in what is known today as the “Sparrow test”, which sets out a list of criteria that determines whether a right is existing, and if so, how a…
Totem Poles
…cultural misunderstandings among Christian missionaries, who mistakenly believed totem poles were used in shamanistic rituals. For a useful list of truth and fiction about totem poles, please visit author Pat…
VideoTest
…In Class Today IVT implementation. Here are some test links: Session 4, Page 10 To load some sample pages in the viewer as a play list, click this button…
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”…
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…
The Residential School System (2009)
…to 44, suicide and self-inflicted injury is the number one cause of death, responsible for almost 40 percent of mortalities.18 First Nations women attempt suicide eight times more often than…
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…