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…
Sparrow Case
…Musqueam Indian Band. “Statement on the passing of Ronald “Bud” Sparrow.” (2020). https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/statement-passing-ron-bud-sparrow/ Endnotes 1 Helloing, Evaleen, “The Legacy of R v Sparrow.” (2020). http://www.thecourt.ca/the-legacy-of-r-v-sparrow/ 2 Peter Kulchyski, Ed. Unjust…
The Indian Act
…First Nation government systems from existing in the native communities and in its place established the present day ‘band council’ system.” Assembly of First Nations, “Assembly of First Nations- The…
George Manuel
…Centre for World Indigenous Studies, 1995. https://www.cwis.org/document/the-legacy-of-grand-chief-george-manuel/ Endnotes 1 McFarlane, Peter. Brotherhood to Nationhood: George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement. Toronto: Between the Lines, 1993, 9….
The White Paper 1969
…Path to reserve communities, organized community meetings, and in May 1969 brought regional Aboriginal representatives to Ottawa for a nationwide meeting. During these consultations, First Nations representatives consistently expressed concern…
Powley Case
…Métis issues and has expanded popular thought about Métis from being limited to Red River Métis to understanding that Métis communities exist elsewhere—the Powleys being from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario….
Aboriginal Rights
…methods of defining Aboriginal rights. Mildred C. Poplar, formerly with the UBCIC, claims that section 35 distracts Aboriginal peoples from asserting a more meaningful definition of Aboriginal rights that does…
Indian Status
…perpetuates the discriminatory measures of the Indian Act before Bill C-31, as certain Indians face penalties for “marrying out,” or marrying (and subsequently having children with) a non-status person. While…
Aboriginal Title
…the First Nations’ interests in mind (Simon v the Queen [1985]). Important Court Decisions regarding Aboriginal Title: St. Catherine’s Milling and Lumber Co. v the Queen [1888] was a court…
Oral Traditions
…resources or by immortalizing them in animal form.9 On encountering these landmarks, individuals may recall the stories and their embedded lessons and may gain insight into them over time. Oral…
