Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…hosted clothing drives, craft sales, and bazaars to raise money for their clubs or communities. Over the years, as Indian women noticed the struggles faced by their communities and the…
Ipperwash Crisis
…2005. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_23_05/text.htm Ipperwash Inquiry Transcript, November 28, 2006. http://mail.tscript.com/trans/ipperwash/nov_28_05/text.htm Gillespie, Kerry. “Ipperwash Land Returned to Indians.” In The Star. December 21, 2007. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/287702 Ontario, The Ipperwash Inquiry online archive. http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/inquiries/ipperwash/index.html…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…Executive Committee. The Chiefs’ Council is comprised of chiefs from each of the member communities, and serves as the governing body of the UBCIC. The Chiefs’ Council meets at least…
Indian Status
…provided with compensation or support, nor could she be guaranteed access to her community of origin since her band membership would have been removed as well. Essentially, she lost her…
Gustafsen Lake
…and successful efforts to spread misinformation about the Sundancers. The media were strategically excluded from all but official RCMP accounts of events, resulting in highly skewed reporting. Supporters of the…
Powley Case
…food?), Whether the claimant is a member of a contemporary Métis community, Identification of the historic Métis community, Identification of the contemporary Métis community, The historical time-frame of the practice,…
Totem Poles
…Film Board http://www.nfb.ca/explore-by/keyword/en/totem_poles/ Totem Pole Photos – SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology https://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/exhibits/virtual-exhibits/northwest-coast-totem-poles.html Totem Poles-The Bill Reid Centre- Simon Fraser University https://www.sfu.ca/brc/art_architecture/totem_poles.html Books & articles Black, Martha. “Totem Poles…
ILO Convention 169
…Rights Through ILO Conventions: A compilation of ILO supervisory bodies’ comments 2009-2010.” International Labour Organization, 2010. Available online: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/–normes/documents/publication/wcms_126028.pdf Schulting, Gerard. “ILO Convention 169: Can it help?” http://www.abyayalanews.org/document/2444 Swepston, Lee….
Terminology
…to use in which contexts. We have compiled this guide to help inform your decisions on terminology. Terms in this section: First Nations | Inuit | Metis | Indian |…
Constitution Express
…left Vancouver for Ottawa. The train made stops throughout Canada in order to spread their message to communities and the media. More supporters joined the train along the way and…
