Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…purpose and advance a common cause. For more on the development of this term and its current usage, see our section on Global Actions. Shifting Usage of Terms You may…
Terminology
…to use in which contexts. We have compiled this guide to help inform your decisions on terminology. Terms in this section: First Nations | Inuit | Metis | Indian |…
The Residential School System
…closed, their effects remain ongoing for both Survivors and their descendants who now share in the intergenerational effects of transmitted personal trauma and loss of language, culture, traditional teachings, and…
The Residential School System
…closed, their effects remain ongoing for both Survivors and their descendants who now share in the intergenerational effects of transmitted personal trauma and loss of language, culture, traditional teachings, and…
Reserves
…on their criteria of proper usage (such as farming), criteria that differed greatly from that of the band. As Harris puts it, “the same government that took away most of…
Sixties Scoop
…children: The homes in which our children are placed ranged from those of caring, well-intentioned individuals, to places of slave labour and physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The violent effects…
The Residential School System (2009)
…and without the knowledge and skills to raise their own families. The devastating effects of the residential schools are far-reaching and continue to have significant impact on Aboriginal communities. Because…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
…for work to continue Larry Grant (Musqueam Indian Band): The impact of the residential schools on communities; loss of culture, community stability; effects on families Louisa Smith A survivor’s account…
Aboriginal Title
…Available online: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/pages/1440/attachments/original/1484861461/12_aboriginalrightspositionpaper1985.pdf?1484861461 —– “Aboriginal Title Implementation.” https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/aboriginal_title_implementation_ubcic_1998 —– “’Certainty:’ Canada’s Struggle to Extinguish Aboriginal Title.” https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/certainty_canada_s_struggle_to_extinguish_aboriginal_title —– “Two World Views in Law.” https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/two_world_views_in_law Endnotes 1 Union of British Columbia…
Global Actions
…Bodley, John H. Victims of Progress. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press, 2008. “This compelling account of the effects of technology and development on Indigenous peoples throughout the world examines major issues…
