The Residential School System
…As mentioned above, the system’s closure gave way to the ‘Sixties Scoop,’ during which thousands of Indigenous children were abducted by social services and removed from their families. The ‘Scoop’…
Powley Case
…and Roddy Powley shot and killed a moose near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. They did not hold a license, and tagged the moose with a handwritten tag claiming they were…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…before being reopened at Coqualeetza, near Chilliwack, BC. Steven Point and Robert Manuel took over and invited the influential leader George Manuel to join them. Manuel was then leading the…
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…
Indian Status
…between the Crown and First Nations, when the Crown guaranteed particular services in exchange for title to the land.3 Those with Indian status do not pay taxes for most purchases…
About Nikamowin (Song)
Can you please introduce yourself and tell us where you are from? My name is Kevin Lee Burton and I originate from God’s Lake Narrows, a fly-in reserve in northern…
Global Indigenous Issues
…the shores of Lake Titicaca. Photo: Broddi Sigurdarson, (c) 2010 UNPFII. Photo used with permission from UNPFII. Despite the vast differences between Indigenous populations across the globe, many Indigenous peoples…
Global Actions
…and the Meech Lake Accord. In the Pacific Northwest, The Coast Salish Gathering represents Coast Salish peoples on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. The Gathering was the first transnational…
Glossary
…Guerin Case Guide Pages Gustafsen Lake Identity ILO Convention 107 ILO Convention 169 Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia Indian Status Ipperwash Crisis Jaime Black Jordan Bennett Kevin Lee Burton…
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…
