About Nikamowin (Song)
…northern Manitoba. Swampy Cree is our dialect. I was raised there, but am currently living in Winnipeg, after an eleven year hiatus in Vancouver, BC. When creating a new piece,…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…catching 500 to 600 salmon a day in their weir fishery, and that they had caught 750,000 salmon that year.8 One anthropologist estimated the annual pre-contact level of salmon consumption…
Sixties Scoop
…effects of the most negative of these homes are tragic for its victims. Even the best of these homes are not healthy places for our children. Anglo-Canadian foster parents are…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…the following year. Upon its approval, the draft declaration was sent to the Commission of Human Rights, which established another working group consisting of human rights experts and over 100…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…$400 a year and for the remainder of the years were to be set at “a fair market rate.” When the leases ended in 1995, Musqueam argued that the rents…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…not always stable, but they are the best we have. Conclusion To summarize: Many Indigenous people prefer to identify themselves by specific local terms based on family and community location…
Guerin Case
…a trust-like relationship, or “fiduciary duty” towards First Nations, specifically in regards to reserve lands. In other words, the federal government has the obligation to act in their best interest….
Gustafsen Lake
…prison, but was released on parole after one year. Upon his release, he fled to the United States, still fearing for his life after having been shot at during the…
Global Actions
…Greenlandic founding organizations, Canada (members of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the National Indian Brotherhood), as well as the Saami of Scandinavia. The following year, in 1974, the International Indian…
The Residential School System
…best they could given the circumstances. But even these “good” experiences occurred within a system aimed at destroying Indigenous cultures and assimilating Indigenous students. The Shift Away from Residential Schools…
