Reserves
…audit of the environmental conditions of reserves. She found that there was a significant gap between environmental conditions in reserve communities and those in other communities in Canada. Non-reserve communities…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…effects, or because they have not been adequately represented in educational curriculum and educational systems. Only very recently has the curriculum at all educational levels begun to address Aboriginal peoples…
Berger Inquiry
…tells the story of Tom Berger from his childhood in Victoria to the moment when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau selected him to lead the Inquiry. It provides a glimpse into…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…You can visit the UBCIC’s official website here. How the UBCIC operates The current President of the UBCIC is Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Penticton Indian Band. Chief William…
About Indigenous Foundations
…relationships in ways that are fundamental to the field of Indigenous studies. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this project provided by UBC students via the Teaching and Learning…
Sixties Scoop
…their Caucasian caretakers results in an identity crisis unresolvable in this environment. In many cases this leads to behavioural problems, causing the alternative foster or adoption relationship to break down….
Bill C-31
…can have access to is dependent on federally determined criteria. The reinstatement of status to thousands of individuals meant that thousands of individuals qualified for the rights and benefits conferred…
Special Projects
…to secure Indigenous rights in Canada. This Special Project provides a unique way to explore the records of this Inquiry through the eyes of the participants. Explore the Berger Inquiry…
The White Paper 1969
…the Indian Act would “enable the Indian people to be free—free to develop Indian cultures in an environment of legal, social and economic equality with other Canadians.” To this end,…
About the REDress project
…work that provides viewers with the opportunity to approach them from a different perspective. My current work: The REDress Project, focuses around the issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women…