Métis
…about who is Métis and who is not. For example, urban Métis are left out of the Powley decision, even though some Métis families have lived in the city for…
Lease Lands Press
…6, 1999 The Westender, January 7, 1999 The Vancouver Sun, January 14, 1999 The Vancouver Sun, January 19, 1999 The Vancouver Courier, January 31, 1999 Terminal City News, February 5,…
Global Indigenous Issues
…by the shores of Lake Titicaca. Photo: Broddi Sigurdarson, (c) 2010 UNPFII. Photo used with permission from UNPFII. Despite the vast differences between Indigenous populations across the globe, many Indigenous…
Glossary
…Government Policy Guerin Case Guide Pages Gustafsen Lake Identity ILO Convention 107 ILO Convention 169 Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia Indian Status Ipperwash Crisis Jaime Black Jordan Bennett Kevin…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…Can you please introduce yourself and tell us where you are from? My name is Kevin Lee Burton and I originate from God’s Lake Narrows, a fly-in reserve in…
Terminology
…“Aboriginal peoples” (plural) indicates a number of separate Aboriginal populations. To capitalize or to not capitalize? There is no official consensus on when to capitalize certain terms. Some people consider…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…The UBCIC was founded in November 1969 when a number of chiefs across British Columbia united in response to the federal government’s proposed “White Paper,” a policy paper in which…
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…
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”…
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…
