Gustafsen Lake
…would assemble every summer at a specific site near Gustafsen Lake, or Ts’Peten, to conduct the Sundance. The site was in ancestral Secwepemc territories and was prepared and respected as…
Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…between house groups from different territories, and develop sophisticated harvesting techniques. A variety of fishing gear enabled fishers to target different species and runs of salmon at the same site,…
The Residential School System (2009)
…Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission website: Backgrounder. www.trc-cvr.ca/28_04_08.html 23 Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society website, “About Us.” http://www.irsss.ca/about_us.html 24 National Residential Schools Survivors Society website, “About Us.” http://www.nrsss.ca/…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…1982. The Constitution itself was a site of struggle for Native rights in Canada, and in the negotiations leading to the inclusion of section 35, which acknowledges Aboriginal rights, “Aboriginal”…
About Indigenous Foundations
…engaging with Aboriginal content in their coursework, and in current public debates. Particular topics on this website may be related to other content in interesting and unexpected ways. For this…
The Residential School System
…rules were broken. Former students of residential schools have spoken of horrendous abuse at the hands of residential school staff: physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological. Residential schools provided Indigenous students…
Welcome to Indigenous Foundations
Welcome to Indigenous Foundations, an information resource on key topics relating to the histories, politics, and cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This website was developed to support students…

The Residential School System
…rules were broken. Former students of residential schools have spoken of horrendous abuse at the hands of residential school staff: physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological. Residential schools provided Indigenous students…
Klamath Termination
…You might also like to check out our other IVT implementation on this site. If you still encounter problems, see our help page . Descriptions of the complex and integrated…