The Indian Act
…the United States, an individual must be able to comply with very distinct standards of government regulation… The Indian Act in Canada, in this respect, is much more than a…
Constitution Express
…of people left Vancouver for Ottawa. The train made stops throughout Canada in order to spread their message to communities and the media. More supporters joined the train along the…
Aboriginal Rights
…Second Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2009. 176. 5 John Borrows, “Measuring a Work in Progress: Canada, Constitutionalism, Citizenship and Aboriginal Peoples.” In Walkem and Bruce, 223-262. 6 John Borrows….
The White Paper 1969
…recommendations, Chrétien decided to amend the Indian Act. The federal government began a national program of consultation with First Nations communities across Canada. The government distributed the informational booklet Choosing…
Indian Status
…Recommended resources Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: “Status”: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/br/is/index-eng.asp Gilbert, Larry. Entitlement to Indian Status and Membership Codes in Canada. Scarborough: Carswell, 1996. Lawrence, Bonita. “Real” Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood…
Aboriginal Title
…early twentieth centuries, Crown representatives and leaders of Aboriginal communities signed treaties throughout most of Canada in an effort to resolve issues of outstanding Aboriginal title. These treaties set out…
Ipperwash Crisis
…in Canada: Understanding Aboriginal Issues. Second edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. 143-153. Lackenbauer, P. Whitney. “Combined Operation: The Appropriation of Stoney Point Reserve and the Creation of Camp…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…necessary for conservation. The Supreme Court of Canada found that Aboriginal rights had not been extinguished simply because they were regulated in great detail, and it rejected the “public interest”…
Powley Case
…Ontario. By Tanisha Salomons & Erin Hanson. Recommended resources Court decisions: Supreme Court of Canada, R. v. Powley, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 207, 2003 SCC 43: https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2076/index.do Ontario Court of Appeal,…
Totem Poles
…ever to be repatriated from overseas,” Ecotrust Canada, https://www.terracestandard.com/news/highway-of-tears-memorial-totem-pole-to-be-raised-on-kitsumkalum-territory-west-of-terrace/(accessed 22 December 2020). 17 “Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole- Film Description,” National Film Board of Canada, https://www.nfb.ca/film/totem_the_return_of_the_gpsgolox_pole/ (accessed 22…
