Governance and Land Claims
…BC and associated governance issues. British Columbia is unusual in Canada in having very few historical treaties. Canadian courts at the close of the 20th century have recognized what First…
Jaime Black
The REDress Project About Jaime Black About the REDress Project (c) 2010 Jaime Black. The REDress Project. Photo credit: Jaime Black. (c) 2010 Jaime Black, The REDress Project….
Credits
…LeBlanc, Angela Lee, Shoshanna Paul, Jessica Rosinski, Tanisha Salomons, Jordan Wilson. Advisory Jie ie Baik, Tanya Bob, Alissa Cherry, Marvin Cohodas, Glen Coulthard, Heather Devine, Vicki George, Douglas Harris, Edward…
Enfranchisement
…gaining a university education, for leaving reserves for long periods – for instance, for employment – and, for Aboriginal women, if they married non-Indian men or if their Indian husbands…
Community & Politics
…BC Indian Chiefs, and founder of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Although he passed away in 1989, Manuel continues to be an influential figure in Aboriginal politics today….
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…1965, the entire reserve had been sold off. In 2002, the Squamish Nation regained a small section of the earlier reserve: today’s Kitsilano Indian reserve No. 6. The following…
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…
Special Projects
…from his childhood in Victoria to the moment when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau selected him to lead the Inquiry. It provides a glimpse into the early days of the on-going…
About Nicholas Galanin
…Guildhall University, where he received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with honors in Jewelry Design and Silversmithing and at Massey University in New Zealand earning a Master’s degree in Indigenous…
About Jaime Black
…of Manitoba and has an Education degree from The Ontario Institute of Studies in Education. She has taught in Opaskwayak Cree Nation in the Pas, Manitoba, has worked developing art…
