Government Policy
…consistently responded to and actively resisted against it since its inception. In some instances, this resistance has managed to affect and shape some policy. Regardless, the colonial origins of Aboriginal…
ILO Convention 107
…first, large steps toward securing equality for Indigenous peoples by discouraging forced assimilation or displacement, acknowledging Indigenous rights to the land, and prioritizing education for Indigneous peoples in their own…
Land & Rights
…European contact. Aboriginal title refers to the inherent Aboriginal right to land or a territory.Aboriginal rights are inherently tied to the land and their access to it– this is why…
R. v. Sparrow Press
…The Province, July 18, 1967 The Vancouver Sun, August 20, 1988 The Vancouver Sun, November 4, 1988 The Vancouver Sun, May 28, 1990 The Vancouver Sun, May 31,…
Global Indigenous Issues
…in traditional economies and political systems, among other rights. We do not aim to profile these specific groups from across the globe but instead attempt to present some ways in…
R. v. Guerin Press
…The Province, May 8, 1973 The Province, September 16, 1979 The Vancouver Sun, September 19, 1979 The Vancouver Sun, September 20, 1979 The Province, September 24, 1979 The…
Berger Inquiry
…a consortium of 80 US and Canadian companies, wanted to build a pipeline that would take natural gas from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska, across the north…
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…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…In 1869, the colonial government set aside a small Indian reserve at the creek mouth, and in 1877, the government allotted the reserve to the Squamish alone. Over time these…
Lease Lands Press
…31, 1999 Terminal City News, February 5, 1999 The Martlet, April 6, 1999 The National Post, November 2, 1999 The Province, June 13, 2000 The Province, June 13, 2000…
