Sixties Scoop
…http://www.nfb.ca/film/richard_cardinal/ Websites Indian & Northern Affairs Child and Family Services Program: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/hb/sp/fncf/index-eng.asp First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS):http://www.fncfcs.com/home.html FNCFCS First Nations Research Site: http://www.fncfcs.com/projects/FNRS.html FNCFCS Resource…
MΓ©tis
…Learn Michif. http://www.learnmichif.com An excellent, thorough website to learn about the Métis language Michif, as well as Métis cultures, history, and contemporary politics. Metis Culture and Heritage Resource Centre: http://www.metisresourcecentre.mb.ca/…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…of the Australian Racial Discrimination Act in order to introduce policies that were previously outlawed, and has sparked much debate. Australia Read Australia’s official statement of support here. Click here…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Public Inquiry Transcript, November 23, 2005. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_23_05/text.htm Ipperwash Inquiry Transcript, November 28, 2006. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_28_05/text.htm Gillespie, Kerry. “Ipperwash Land Returned to Indians.” In The Star. December 21, 2007. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/287702 Ontario, The…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Prime Minister Harper delivering the apology in the House of Commons here. Reconciliation & Healing Initiatives Aboriginal Healing Foundation – www.ahf.ca The Indian Residential School Survivors Society – http://www.irsss.ca/ Legacy…
Totem Poles
…and political mishandling of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.4 The totem pole designs that most people recognize today were, for the most part, developed in…
Powley Case
…and again, the court ruled unanimously that as Métis people and members of a Métis community, the Powleys’ right to hunt was protected by Section 35. The Métis right to…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…375-412. Endnotes 1 “Native groups want sport fishing ban after shooting.” The Canadian Pres, August 18, 2009. https://www.ctvnews.ca/native-groups-want-sport-fishing-ban-after-shooting-1.426462 2 http://bcelders.com/Newsletter/Sept06.pdf 3 Nicholas Xumthoult Claxton, “ ISTÁ SΔIÁNEW, ISTÁ SXOLE: ‘To…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Twitter: http://twitter.com/UBCIC View UBCIC’s Digitized Resources & Publications Portal: https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_publications Nickel, Sarah A., and Scholars Portal Books: Canadian University Presses 2018. Assembling Unity: Indigenous Politics, Gender, and the Union of…
Community & Politics
…of these actions and initiatives in this section entitled Community and Politics. In order to aid your understanding of these topics, we also recommend visiting our sections on Aboriginal rights…
