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…
About Nicholas Galanin
…‘contemporary’ approaches to art, he pursues them both in parallel paths. His stunning bodies of work simultaneously preserve his culture and explore new perceptual territory. Galanin studied at the London…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…northern Manitoba. Swampy Cree is our dialect. I was raised there, but am currently living in Winnipeg, after an eleven year hiatus in Vancouver, BC. When creating a new piece,…
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…
Calder Case
…to be cited in modern Aboriginal land claims across Canada, as well as internationally in Australia and New Zealand. By Tanisha Salomons Recommended Sources Asch, Michael. “From Calder to Van…
About Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan
…attempt to define culture as it unfolds. Native American Art will not be commonly defined as our work moves freely through time. The viewer, collector, or curators’ definition often conveys…
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…
Ipperwash Crisis
…land, a group of approximately 30 members of the band, including a number of children, began their occupation of the park on September 4, 1995. They planned to peacefully occupy…
Van der Peet case
…Peet: Aboriginal Rights and Canadian Law, 1973-96.” In Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Australia, Canada, & New Zealand, edited by Paul Havemann. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999: 428-445. Barsh, Russel Lawrence…
Sparrow Case
…New regulations set up by the government introduced fishing licenses and restricted Aboriginal peoples to “food fishing,”– fishing strictly for their own personal consumption. Despite these restrictions, the Musqueam continued…
