Oral Traditions
…conveyed from generation to generation. Oral traditions form the foundation of Aboriginal societies, connecting speaker and listener in communal experience and uniting past and present in memory.”2 Western discourse has…
About Sovereignty Performance
…am from a small town called Stephenville Crossing in Western Newfoundland. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? Usually when I create a piece…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…only between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, but between Aboriginal people as well. The relationship between assimilation and Western education Western education in North America has historically functioned as a mechanism…
Global Actions
…nor in conflict; our individuality depends on our collective heritage and identity. —Jamess Sa’ke’j Youngblood Henderson4 Indigenous rights include both group rights, or collective rights, and individual rights. Historically, Western…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…its later amendments define who is an “Indian” and who isn’t under Canadian Law. “Status” under the Act, confirmed by registration and a government-issued status card, confers certain rights and…
Indian Status
…band, and their registration number. “Status Indians” are wards of the Canadian federal government, a paternalistic legal relationship that illustrates the historical imperial notion that Aboriginal peoples are “children” requiring…
Bill C-31
…membership code to submit to INAC, as well as submit a list of all people included on the band membership list. It is worth pointing out that INAC provides funding…
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…
ILO Convention 169
…Hanson Recommended resources Websites International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org Convention No. 169: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C169 The ILO and Indigenous & Tribal Peoples: http://www.ilo.org/indigenous Pro 169 Training Tool Box on Indigenous People’s Rights: http://pro169.org/…
Reserves
…construction of housing on reserve. These houses were designed with the Western nuclear family unit in mind, and could not accommodate larger, more extensive Aboriginal families. Often shoddily built on…
