Calder Case
…never been lawfully extinguished through treaty or by any other means. While both the BC Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal rejected the claim, the Nisga’a appealed to the…
About Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan
…themselves than that of the “Native Artist”. In the past I have struggled with this title, though I now embrace my position as a contemporary indigenous artist with belief that…
About Nicholas Galanin
…University, where he received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with honors in Jewelry Design and Silversmithing and at Massey University in New Zealand earning a Master’s degree in Indigenous Visual…
Van der Peet case
…an Aboriginal person, her right to sell fish was protected under Section 35 of the Constitution Act. The provincial court ruled that Van der Peet’s right to sell fish was…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…were fragmented and alienated from a much larger Indigenous landscape. The next 100 years saw the reserve intersected with railway lines, the Burrard Street bridge, and various leases. By 1965,…
Totem Poles
…to be repatriated from overseas,” Ecotrust Canada, https://www.terracestandard.com/news/highway-of-tears-memorial-totem-pole-to-be-raised-on-kitsumkalum-territory-west-of-terrace/(accessed 22 December 2020). 17 “Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole- Film Description,” National Film Board of Canada, https://www.nfb.ca/film/totem_the_return_of_the_gpsgolox_pole/ (accessed 22 December…
Bill C-31
…Bill C-31 was passed, which finally revised Indian status to address the gender discrimination of Act. The Indian Act of 1985 abolished enfranchisement and restored status to those who had…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…as it challenges me to harness the specific intentions of all my ideas, right down to the specific technology in which to translate each idea’s message. This exploration is riddled…
About Sovereignty Performance
…use when he acted as film and photography assistant to internationally renowned native artist, Brian Jungen. The film documented Jungen’s and Duanye Linklater’s trip to Northern Ontario to hunt. He…
About the REDress project
…world. Can you tell us what motivated or inspired this piece? I suppose the idea was inspired by many factors: my work at Urban Shaman Gallery, meeting influential artists like…
