Community & Politics
…Canadian military deployment and, many argue, a serious violation of Canadian citizens’ rights and freedoms. It remains a controversial yet fascinating case study of government responses to Aboriginal protests, and…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…general are based on the continued occupation of lands by Aboriginal peoples since before European settlement. Section 35 falls outside of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and it begins…
Indian Status
…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” requiring…
Aboriginal Title
…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 attempts…
Aboriginal Rights
…the Canadian Constitution, and in Section 25 of the Charter of Rights in Freedoms, the government further ensured that Charter rights cannot “abrogate or derogate” from Aboriginal rights. Yet the…
