Sparrow Case
…European settlement in the Lower Mainland, the Musqueam saw their rights to the land and its resources infringed upon as non-Aboriginal fishers took increasing control of the fishing industry. New…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…relation to their colonizers. It is worth noting, however, that “Indigenous,” like “Aboriginal” or even “Indian,” is not itself an “Indigenous” term in the sense of deriving from an Indigenous…
The Indian Act
…Indian status While the Indian Act has undergone numerous amendments since it was first passed in 1876, today it largely retains its original form. The Indian Act is administered by…
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…
Aboriginal Title
…what is now Canada. The Proclamation states that ownership over North America is issued to King George III, but that Aboriginal title exists and can only be extinguished by treaty…
Reserves
…the jurisdiction of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), as stipulated in the Indian Act. Fraser concluded that INAC lacks the capacity and resources and is generally unprepared to provide…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
Rose Charlie Rose Charlie describes the beginnings of the Indian Homemakers Association. The Indian Homemakers’ Association (IHA) of B.C. was a non-profit organization made up of Indian women in order…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…appeal, in BC County Court. However the case made it to the Supreme Court of Canada and in 1990, the Court ruled in Sparrow’s favour. It found that despite drastic…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…as Indigenous advisors, in order to focus exclusively on Indigenous issues worldwide. Its role was to make recommendations to the Commission of Human Rights through the Subcommission.1 In consultation with…
Aboriginal Rights
…such as the United Nations (UN) in order to argue against the British Crown’s imposition of its own laws and regulations onto existing Aboriginal legal systems and institutions. Canada is…
