Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…member Ronald Sparrow was arrested for fishing in traditional Musqueam territory with a net that was longer than was permitted by his food fishing license. Musqueam recognized that this could…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is a non-profit political organization representing numerous First Nations across BC in order to protect and further Aboriginal title and rights. The…
Ipperwash Crisis
…members of the Stony Point First Nation began to occupy the land at what was now referred to as “Camp Ipperwash.” In order to assert their claim to the land,…
Aboriginal Rights
…Aboriginal rights and title in order to further settlement. During treaty negotiations, the Crown guaranteed certain rights to the local First Nations. There has since been much debate in and…
Government Policy
…virtualmuseum.ca. Canada and Aboriginal peoples continue to struggle with a history of legislation and policy designed to terminate Aboriginal cultural and social distinctiveness in order to assimilate Aboriginal peoples into…
Community & Politics
…these actions and initiatives in this section entitled Community and Politics. In order to aid your understanding of these topics, we also recommend visiting our sections on Aboriginal rights and…
The White Paper 1969
…whether within reserve communities or elsewhere. He also advocated ending all forced assimilation programs, especially the residential schools. (Hawthorn’s two-volume report can be read online here.) Based on Hawthorn’s recommendations,…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…Freedoms: Contradictions and Challenges.” Canadian Women’s Studies 10.2 & 3 (1991): 149-157. Available online here via York University. Walkem, Ardith and Halie Bruce, eds. Box of Treasures or Empty Box?…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Milloy, xvii. 17 Manitoba, Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba, Volume1: The Justice System and Aboriginal People. Ch 13: Aboriginal Women. Winnipeg: 1999. Available online: http://www.ajic.mb.ca/volume.html 18 Frideres…
Global Indigenous Issues
…some of these groups have united across political borders and geographic locations, in the face of political opposition and countless other barriers, in order to engage with the international community…
