Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
Musqueam Legal History — A Digital Media Archive The Musqueam Indian Band has been involved in a number of precedent-setting legal battles over the past few decades. Four of these…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…established to train young women away from perceived “promiscuity” and into domesticity, forcing European patriarchal roles onto Native women.11 If Native women did not recognize or obey European patriarchal roles,…
George Manuel
George Manuel (1921-1989) was an Aboriginal political leader in Canada who held a number of influential roles throughout his career. George Manuel was born February 17, 1921, a member of…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…only with other people with Indian status – in effect, a form of racial engineering.2 The logic of Indian status flows from thinking of Indigeneity (or ethnicity more broadly) as…
Video Resources
…Oregon tribes, and some in the midwest, suffered a similar fate through a policy that was generally known as Termination. This archive explores their experience of that change and its…
Bill C-31
…under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It proposed modifications to various sections of the Indian Act, including significant changes to Indian status and band membership, with three major…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…generally, such as “Aboriginal” or “Indigenous,” some have current use, some are regarded more as depreciated historical legacy terms, and all are used with varying degrees of specificity in different…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…serving as a source of information for bands across the province, and building capacity for Aboriginal communities.2 The UBCIC also holds a special consultative status with the Economic and Social…
Ipperwash Crisis
…a group of approximately 30 members of the band, including a number of children, began their occupation of the park on September 4, 1995. They planned to peacefully occupy the…
Terminology
…a legal definition. While “First Nations” refers to the ethnicity of First Nations peoples, the singular “First Nation” can refer to a band, a reserve-based community, or a larger tribal…
