Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…made sense of Aboriginal societies by viewing them through a European, patriarchal lens, assuming that Victorian principles represented the natural order of things. For instance, many settlers held onto Victorian…
Totem Poles
…Ellen Neel (Kwakwaka’wakw) and Bill Reid (Haida), who all have works exhibited at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and some at the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria.15 Other First…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…court therefore overturned the conviction, and the case remains one of the most important court decisions for Aboriginal peoples across Canada.35 Despite the victory for Aboriginal rights to fish for…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
This section is excerpted from a discussion paper by Karrmen Crey about Aboriginal identity in the classroom. This paper was initially written for the What I Learned in…
Aboriginal Title
…Indian Land Question in British Columbia 1849-1989. (Vancouver: UBC Press), 1990. 3 UBCIC 4 Aboriginal Rights Coalition of British Columbia, What Have You Heard? Victoria, 1991. 7. 5 Ibid….
Sparrow Case
…on the circumstances of the infringement. The Sparrow case has elicited mixed reactions amongst those concerned with Aboriginal rights. Although many recognize the Sparrow case as “a significant victory for…
Indian Status
…Interior, Annual Report for the year ended 30th June, 1876 (Parliament, Sessional Papers, No. 11, 1877), p. xiv. 3 Aboriginal Rights Coalition, What Have You Heard? Victoria: Aboriginal Rights Coalition,…
Reserves
…other archival documents. Ware, Reuben. Our Homes are Bleeding: A Short History of Indian Reserves. Victoria: Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Land Claims Centre, 1975. Available online: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/tru%3A1645 Endnotes 1…
Sixties Scoop
…the Aboriginal Committee. Community Panel of Family and Children’s Services Legislation Review in British Columbia. Victoria: Minister of Social Services, 1992. Endnotes 1 Johnston, Patrick. Personal email communication with Raven…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…the University of Victoria argues that the Constitution helps settle what was a troubled relationship between the Canadian government and Aboriginal Peoples, with the government initially able to infringe on…
