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 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…
Indian Status
…homelands, cultures and histories, may find themselves excluded from land claims, treaties, and other similar agreements. Organizations such as the United Native Nations of B.C. and the nationally-based Congress of…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…the constitution.4 It took two years and the raising of concerns before an international audience, including the United Nations and the British Parliament, before the Canadian government finally agreed to…
ILO Convention 169
…What is the International Labour Organization Convention 169 (1989)? The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an agency of the United Nations dedicated to improving working conditions of the citizens…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…right to claim membership may be challenged. In the United States, tribal communities decide membership and the standards of inclusion vary widely. In Canada, while the government decides “Indian status”…
Government Policy
…these wars subsided and the United States and Canada worked towards creating and stabilizing unified nations. Greater numbers of settlers began to arrive, outnumbering Aboriginal people and settling in Aboriginal…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…Rights and Freedoms guarantees that nothing can terminate or diminish the Aboriginal rights outlined in the Proclamation. The Royal Proclamation also applied to the United States; however, American independence from…
Berger Inquiry
…apply to build a pipeline down the Mackenzie Valley and ship the hydrocarbons to markets in the United States. Two pipeline companies proposed different routes. Canadian Arctic Gas Pipelines (CAGPL),…
Reserves
…workforce. This was partially due to growing competition from new immigrants (some of them willing to perform cheap labour) and to open racism in the hiring process.6 In addition, by…
