Gustafsen Lake
…get involved other than as observers. It is now generally recognized that the RCMP’s deployment of approximately 400 officers, along with increased government involvement both provincially and federally, marked the…
The Residential School System (2009)
…the circle of civilized conditions,” Davin wrote in his 1879 Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds (Davin’s report can be read here.) In the 1880s, in conjunction with…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…The UBCIC has always supported the people’s contention that land is more important than money in land claims settlements.1 The UBCIC identifies its role as protecting and furthering Indigenous rights,…
Global Actions
…and the Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network similarly organizes Indigenous youth in Asia. In the Arctic, aside from the ICC, the Sami are represented in the Sami Parliaments of Norway, Finland,…
Terminology
…to self-identify. It is important to recognize the potential these words may hold— but it is also important and very possible to understand these terms well enough to feel confident…
The Residential School System
…the last of its kind, was closed and demolished. By 1999, the Department of Indian Affairs registered no remaining residential schools in operation.4 Ongoing Impacts “So why is it important…
The White Paper 1969
…vols. Ottawa: Queen’s Printer Press, 1966–1967. Available online: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/arp/ls/phi-eng.asp Weaver, Sally. “The Hawthorn Report: Its Use in the Making of Canadian Indian Policy.” In Anthropology, Public Policy and Native Peoples…

The Residential School System
…the last of its kind, was closed and demolished. By 1999, the Department of Indian Affairs registered no remaining residential schools in operation.4 Ongoing Impacts “So why is it important…
Bands
What is a band? A “Band”, or “Indian Band,” is a governing unit of Indians in Canada instituted by the Indian Act, 1876. The Indian Act defines a “band” as…
Van der Peet case
…culture will only be relevant to the inquiry if it is demonstrated that the practice, custom or tradition is only integral because of that influence; Courts must take into account…