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…
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…
Glossary
…System The Residential School System (2009) The White Paper 1969 Totem Poles UBC Dialogue: Full Record UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011 UN Declaration on the…
Enfranchisement
…Aboriginal peoples. Voluntary enfranchisement was introduced in the Gradual Civilization Act of 1857 and was based on the assumption that Aboriginal people would be willing to surrender their legal and…
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….
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….
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…
About Jordan Bennett
…for language, mainly directed towards learning my ancestors native tongue of Mi’kmaq. Growing up in Newfoundland has influenced my art a great deal, with a very unique cultural background consisting…
Identity
…on parallel and often conflicting paths: one based in law and state regulation, the other in family tradition and community practice. This discussion introduces the complex and problematic nature of…