Gustafsen Lake
Overview of the Gustafsen Lake Stand-off Gustafsen Lake or Ts’Peten, a region close to 100 Mile House in British Columbia, in Secwepemec (Shuswap) territory, was the location of a stand-off…
Sixties Scoop
…of Community Services / Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoptions and Placements . Manitoba: Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoptions and Placements, 1983. Pivot Legal Society. Broken Promises:…
UBC Dialogue: Full Record
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UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
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UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
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The Residential School System (2009)
…thousands of Aboriginal children were “apprehended” by social services and removed from their families. The “Scoop” spanned roughly the two decades it took to phase out the residential schools, but…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…the silence about Canada’s 800+ missing and murdered Aboriginal women: Interview with Cree academic and activist Robyn Bourgeois.” Black Coffee Poet website, Feb 16, 2011. Accessed February 17, 2011. Available…
Reserves
…they perhaps breaking down somewhat. Cole Harris Making Native Space, xxi. What are Indian Reserves? Map of Indian reserves in British Columbia, courtesy of Natural Resources Canada. Click to view…
Community & Politics
…Lake standoff occurred in 1995 near Williams Lake, B.C. due to a land dispute between First Nations Sundancers and an American rancher. A peaceful protest quickly escalated into a controversial…

The Residential School System
…were often given numbers, and their days were strictly regimented by timetables. Boys and girls were kept separate, and even siblings rarely interacted, further weakening family ties. Chief Bobby Joseph…