ILO Convention 107
…protect Indigenous populations from oppression and discrimination. The convention was drafted in the wake of rising concern about human rights following World War II. It is legally binding in the…
The Residential School System
…the mission system in the 1600s. The churches and European settlers brought with them the assumption that their own civilization was the pinnacle of human achievement. They interpreted the socio-cultural…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…Indian status is exclusionary by design, and consequently has generated deep stratifications and divisions within Aboriginal communities where identity is frequently configured around who has Indian status and who does…
About Indigenous Foundations
…hope this is emphasized in the connections presented throughout Indigenous Foundations. Graphic design of the banner and other parts of the site is by Emma Kesler. Navigation system The navigation…
About Nicholas Galanin
…Guildhall 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…
Credits
…Jessica Rosinski, Susan Roy, Dorothee Schreiber, Janice G.A.E. Switlo, Ruth Taylor, Jean Teillet, Christopher Walmsley, and Carol Williams. Website Development Arts ISIT coordination Tim Wang Design Andrew Wei (Arts ISIT)…
Gustafsen Lake
…were beginning to notice. Many international Indigenous leaders, as well as a former Attorney General of the United States and noted human rights activist, (William) Ramsey Clark, wrote to Canadian…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…of human connection that is essential to breed language(s). With NIKAMOWIN, I was not trying to explore an alternative form of linguistic expression, so as to preserve the language, but…
Cedar
…as the hereditary rights and ancestors of the owners. Many First Nations decorated house posts, mortuary poles, and memorial poles with intricate carvings of stylized human figures and animals. In…
ILO Convention 169
…peoples’ human rights, improving standards of living, recognizing Indigenous self-determination, and committing nation-states to these ends. Convention 169 replaces Convention 107 in the countries that have ratified it. Every five…
