Identity
…to use in which contexts, while learning the histories behind each term. A discussion on Aboriginal identity: Karrmen Crey begins our discussion on identity, its construction, and perception. This section…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…for the state to administer policy and legislation directed at Aboriginal peoples. Under the Indian Act, tracts of lands called “reserves” were set aside for use by Status Indians with…
The Indian Act
…with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion, or to use their own language. 7 Section 67 of the…
Van der Peet case
…Aboriginal people to fish solely for the purposes of sustenance and ceremonial use, and prohibited the sale of fish to non-Aboriginal people. Van der Peet challenged the charges, arguing that…
Totem Poles
…part of cultural transformation and growth.9 Whatever their personal preference, artists use these tools to create the swirling, oval shapes common in coastal First Nations artwork, also known as “ovoid”…
About Sovereignty Performance
…good use when he acted as film and photography assistant to internationally renowned native artist, Brian Jungen. The film documented Jungen’s and Duanye Linklater’s trip to Northern Ontario to hunt….
Artistic Expressions
…the use of performance, photography and video, artists have chosen new lenses to present themes found throughout Indigenous Foundations such as the Indian Act, Aboriginal women, identity and representation, and…
Ipperwash Crisis
…its use as a burial ground. The government eventually expropriated the land under the War Measures Act, and compensated the Stony Point First Nation at $15 an acre. At the…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…guide to land use studies, Stolen Lands, Broken Promises, a guide for band researchers, Our Homes are Bleeding, a history of the reserve system, and many more. Follow UBCIC on…
Land & Rights
…Aboriginal rights are collective rights which flow from Aboriginal peoples’ continued use and occupation of certain areas. They are inherent rights which Aboriginal peoples have practiced and enjoyed since before…
