Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…The UBCIC has always supported the people’s contention that land is more important than money in land claims settlements.1 The UBCIC identifies its role as protecting and furthering Indigenous rights,…
Cedar
…rarely found in inland regions. Unlike Yellow Cedar, Red Cedar is common both on the coast and in moist slopes and valleys of the Interior. As a result, some Interior…
Van der Peet case
…culture will only be relevant to the inquiry if it is demonstrated that the practice, custom or tradition is only integral because of that influence; Courts must take into account…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…status,” can be conferred and inherited. It is, in effect, a state-constructed racial category that is imposed on those Aboriginal peoples it recognizes in order to make it possible for…
Gustafsen Lake
…unable to do until the Sundance was complete. The Sundancers claimed that to breach or interrupt a multi-year Sundance commitment is a very serious matter. The Sundancers recall one night…
Global Actions
…http://www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod?e=d-00000-00—off-0ipc–00-0—-0-10-0—0—0direct-10—4——-0-1l–11-en-50—20-about—00-0-1-00-0–4—-0-0-11-10-0utfZz-8-00&cl=CL1.7&d=HASH01e837a63c33c9b791bf5928&x=1 7 Sanders. 8 Sanders. 9 The Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada), “Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC),” http://inuitcircumpolar.com/index.php?ID=16&Lang=En&Parent_ID=16 10 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, “Structure within ECOSOC,” https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/pdf/ecosoc_chart.pdf 11 Ibid….
Aboriginal Title
…it assumes the Crown’s sovereignty without questioning its legitimacy. Some Aboriginal people and legal experts find that Canadian common law, rooted in British common law, carries with it legal notions…
Community & Politics
…The Assembly of First Nations – http://www.afn.ca The First Nations Summit – http://www.fns.bc.ca/ The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami – http://www.itk.ca The Native Women’s Association of Canada – http://www.nwac.ca The Metis National…
ILO Convention 107
…18 countries.3 By Erin Hanson. Links & Recommended Resources International Labour Organization website: www.ilo.org Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C107 “Indigenous and Tribal Peoples” https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/indigenous-tribal/lang–en/index.htm Nations that ratified Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312252 Endnotes 1…
ILO Convention 169
…Hanson Recommended resources Websites International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org Convention No. 169: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C169 The ILO and Indigenous & Tribal Peoples: http://www.ilo.org/indigenous Pro 169 Training Tool Box on Indigenous People’s Rights: http://pro169.org/…