Sparrow Case
…European settlement in the Lower Mainland, the Musqueam saw their rights to the land and its resources infringed upon as non-Aboriginal fishers took increasing control of the fishing industry. New…
Governance and Land Claims
…view the presentations of two monumental Aboriginal leaders who have both passed away since these lectures. George Watts led major initiatives for Nuu-chah-nulth communities for many years, including the Maa-nulth…
Guerin Case
…lease were kept secret from the Musqueam for 12 years, until an employee at the DIA revealed them to then-chief Delbert Guerin. It took five years before Musqueam was able…
Terminology
…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 capitalization…
Van der Peet case
…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 and James…
Global Indigenous Issues
…United Nations (UN), which has responded to these groups by creating new bodies and policies to support Indigenous peoples worldwide. Early attempts to recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples to…
Artistic Expressions
…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 language. Through…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…were fragmented and alienated from a much larger Indigenous landscape. The next 100 years saw the reserve intersected with railway lines, the Burrard Street bridge, and various leases. By 1965,…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…them in with other groups who they may not consider related. “Aboriginal,” though for many years the least contentious and most inclusive general term currently used in Canada, has now…
ILO Convention 107
…Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the ILO began the process of writing a convention outlining government obligations to the Indigenous peoples under their jurisdictions. Discussions lasted 11 years, culminating in…
