Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…“Indian” is still a term that people use to refer to each other or themselves within community contexts, and that it can be used in these contexts with some level…
ILO Convention 169
…This site’s many resources are primarily geared toward Indigenous leaders’ promoting the use of Convention 169 in their communities. Books & articles International Labour Organization. “Monitoring Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’…
Bill C-31
…women. Section 12(1)(b) removed status of any woman who married a non-Indian, including American Indians and non-status Aboriginal men in Canada. Section 12(I)(a)(iv) introduced the “double mother” clause, wherein an…
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…
Reserves
…are to be used is for the use and benefit of the band. The Indian Act further sets out the degree of control and authority that the Minister of Indian…
Terminology
…to others. Because of this, many people do not feel confident using certain terms when referring to Aboriginal peoples. Fear of using the “wrong” word should never stifle important dialogue…
Cedar
…Red Cedar, so the former is frequently used to make clothing and other fibrous materials, while the latter is used more commonly for architecture and transportation, such as house poles…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…On relatively shallow, slow-moving tributaries, weirs were used to channel fish into traps, or towards fishers with other harvesting equipment. These fence-like structures often had panels that could be removed…
Aboriginal Rights
…recognition at the international level.3 In a similar vein, Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred cautions that Indigenous leaders who use the court system to legitimize their rights in the eyes of…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…Conference.” December 16, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/16/remarks-president-white-house-tribal-nations-conference 9 S. Edwards, “Tories Defend ‘No’ in Native Rights Vote,” The Montreal Gazette, September 14, 2007, 10 Paul Joffe, “Global Implementation of the U.N. Declaration…
