Bands
…reserve lands due to lack of employment, housing and adequate programs and services. While today bands have increasing control of and responsibility for their internal affairs, the Minister of Indian…
Aboriginal Rights
…international law that a European colonial power could claim title to newly discovered territory– Canadian legal and governmental institutions were not set up to address Aboriginal rights. Legal scholar Brian…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…“Returning to Selective Fishing,” 447. 16 Newell, Tangled Webs, 54 17 Newell, Tangled Webs, 53, 77. 18 Newell, Tangled Webs, 54 19 Newell, Tangled Webs, 86, 109 20 Newell, Tangled…
Totem Poles
…the fish and fur trade with Europeans. During this time, coastal First Nations acquired new tools that enabled them to construct more elaborate poles. Most poles, even though they are…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…way for settlers to take up occupancy of newly “available” lands. Assimilation and dispossession of Aboriginal peoples operate simultaneously in the Indian Act, as they do in other colonial agendas,…
Glossary
…Nov 1, 2011 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs University Lands Press Van der Peet case Video Resources Welcome to Indigenous Foundations…
Credits
…funds for their support for this project. We would like to extend thanks to the following organizations for their support for the project: The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs…
ILO Convention 169
…River Tlingit (2004) and Haida Nation (2004). While the new Convention generally gives greater recognition to the agency of Indigenous peoples and calls for Indigenous participation in the decision-making processes…
Métis
…communities that were not only an amalgamation of European-Aboriginal unions, but also of unions between different First Nations. The Powley case in 2003 set the legal definition of “Métis” as…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…privileges, such as exemption from taxes under certain circumstances and eligibility for certain government services, though its primary purpose throughout most of Canadian history has been to regulate and restrict…
