Cedar
…large extended families living together under the same roof. Cedar poles formed the foundations of the house, followed by a framework of fluted beams overlaid with cedar roof planks. Carved…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Indian Chiefs. UBC Press, Vancouver, 2019 (Ebook Available Online through UBC Library) Manuel, Vera. “The History of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs – 20 Years of Struggle for…
The Residential School System (2009)
This article has been archived. An updated version was published in 2020; read it here. Residential Schools Children’s dining room, Indian Residential School, Edmonton, Alberta. Between 1925-1936. United Church Archives,…
Land & Rights
…is frequently mentioned separately. Precedent-setting court cases R v Calder [1973] was the first time the courts acknowledged that Aboriginal title to the land had existed at one point– although…
Aboriginal Title
…the continued existence Aboriginal title. The Supreme Court ruled that Aboriginal title had existed, but were divided on whether or not it continued to exist. Determining the potential continued existence…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…that many believe successfully balanced province- and nation-wide organized political action with on-the-ground community involvement. The BC IHA provided advocacy and outreach work in response to issues experienced by many…
Klamath Termination
…kind of model for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s White Paper that proposed to end the Canadian Indian Act, which, though highly problematic for Aboriginal people, did preserve rights attached to…
Berger Inquiry
…Foothills Pipelines, a consortium of Alberta and BC-based companies. Foothills wanted to pipe natural gas from the Mackenzie Delta south to Canadian markets. This route relied on finding enough natural…
Oral Traditions
…been increasingly recognized in academia as a valuable contribution to the historical record. Interviews were and are recorded, transcribed, reread, and analyzed. Yet oral historian Alessandro Portelli cautions that the…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…after the Revolutionary War rendered it no longer applicable. The United States, however, eventually created its own similar law in the Indian Intercourse Acts. Despite arguments that the Proclamation is…