Berger Inquiry
…into the early days of the on-going battle to secure Indigenous rights in Canada. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry To resolve the looming conflict between the petroleum companies and the aboriginal…
Calder Case
…the Supreme Court of Canada for recognition of their Aboriginal title to their traditional, ancestral and unceded lands. Their appeal was a landmark move that posed considerable risk not only…
About the REDress project
…women across Canada. It is an installation art project based on an aesthetic response to this critical national issue. The project seeks to collect 600 red dresses by community donation…
Identity
…explores who determines identity, and how the government has managed to regulate Aboriginal identity in Canada, and focuses in particular on questions of authenticity: as identity is regulated and negotiated,…
Culture
…for it– have had far-reaching consequences in Canadian court rooms when it comes to Aboriginal rights and title. Languages: Canada has an incredible amount of linguistic diversity, with approximately 59…
About Sovereignty Performance
…including: being selected for the National Artist Program at the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon, in 2007; winning the Memorial University Medallion for Academic Excellence in Visual Arts; being…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…History of the Indian Residential Schools Beverly Jacobs (former President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada and Respondent at the Apology in Parliament): The Apology as a political moment;…
Global Indigenous Issues
…which some of these groups have united across political borders and geographic locations, in the face of political opposition and countless other barriers, in order to engage with the international…
About Jordan Bennett
…Biography I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist of Mi’kmaq decent who calls the west coast of Newfoundland home. My work is derived from a combination of popular and traditional…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…personal exploration, thus creating a dynamic future for ourselves. Awards for Nikamowin (Song) Canada’s Top 10 Short Films of 2008 – Toronto International Film Group (Toronto, ON) Best Experimental –…
