The White Paper 1969
In spite of all government attempts to convince Indians to accept the white paper, their efforts will fail, because Indians understand that the path outlined by the Department…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
On November 1, 2011, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, the First Nations House of Learning at UBC hosted a day-long Dialogue on the…
The Residential School System (2009)
…91. 9 Fournier and Crey, 49; Milloy, 101–2. 10 Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Volume 1: Looking Forward, Looking Back. Chapter 10, “1.2 Changing Policies.” Ottawa: Supply and Services…
Glossary
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia Aboriginal Identity & Terminology Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom Aboriginal Rights Aboriginal Title About Indigenous Foundations About Jaime Black About Jordan Bennett…
Bands
…stay members of their band. Under section 10 of the Indian Act, bands may have their own membership codes if a majority of band electors consent to these codes, and…
Van der Peet case
R. v. Van der Peet [1996] The Van der Peet case was pivotal in further defining Aboriginal rights as outlined in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982….
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
False Creek, in what is now Vancouver, British Columbia, was the site of an ancient village known in the Musqueam language, hən’q’emin’əm’, as sən’a?qw and in Skwxwú7mesh as…
