Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…of the net, a ring of willow was woven into the net, which allowed some salmon to escape. This is more than just a simple act of conservation (the main…
The Residential School System
…their parents or authorities. In the 1960s the drastic overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the welfare system consolidated, and authorities would constantly place Indigenous children with white middle-class families in…
The Residential School System
…their parents or authorities. In the 1960s the drastic overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the welfare system consolidated, and authorities would constantly place Indigenous children with white middle-class families in…
Sixties Scoop
…https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_200805_04_e_30700.html Canadian Council of Provincial Child and Youth Advocates. “Aboriginal Children & Youth in Canada: Canada Must do Better.” June 23, 2010. Available online at: http://www.cccya.ca/images/english/pdf/aboriginal_children_youth_advocates_position_paper_2010.pdf Johnston, Patrick. Native Children…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…the UN. General Assembly. The non-signatories: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States initially refused to sign the UNDRIP. The four…
MΓ©tis
The term Métis refers to a collective of cultures and ethnic identities that resulted from unions between Aboriginal and European people in what is now Canada. Métis stems from the…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Canadian women, and First Nations men attempt suicide five times more often than other Canadian men.19 Some communities experience what have been called suicide epidemics. Many Aboriginal children have grown…
The Indian Act
…Act, passed in 1857, sought to assimilate Indian people into Canadian settler society by encouraging enfranchisement. In this sense the act was a failure, as only one person voluntarily enfranchised.2…
Reserves
…Accessed May 2010. 9 Office of the Auditor General of Canada, “Land Management and Protection on Reserves,” 2009 Fall Report of the Auditor, sec. 6.59. Available online via http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_200911_06_e_33207.html. Accessed…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…Men had always respected that spiritual and mental strength and women respected the men’s physical strength. There was always a balance between men and women as each had their own…
