Powley Case
…Endnotes 1 Jean Teillet. “R. v. Powley, A Summary of the Supreme Court of Canada Reasons for Judgment.” Pape & Salter Barristers and Soliciters, 1. Available online at: http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MétisRights_Powley_supremecourtsummary.pdf…
Aboriginal Identity & the Classroom
…for the state to administer policy and legislation directed at Aboriginal peoples. Under the Indian Act, tracts of lands called “reserves” were set aside for use by Status Indians with…
The Residential School System
…accessed here. To cite this article, we have recommendations at the bottom of the page. Note on terminology: There is constant debate and reflection on the use of specific terms…
The Residential School System
…accessed here. To cite this article, we have recommendations at the bottom of the page. Note on terminology: There is constant debate and reflection on the use of specific terms…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…to be Our Royal Will and Pleasure, for the present as aforesaid, to reserve under our Sovereignty, Protection, and Dominion, for the use of the said Indians, all the Lands…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…Barkaskas, Patricia. The Indian Voice: Centering Women in the Gendered Politics of Indigenous Nationalism in BC, 1969-1984. MA Thesis. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2009. Available online via UBC cIRcle:…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…and 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…
Indian Status
…ancestral homelands and communities, Indian status can give registered Indians a sense of belonging. On the other hand, concepts of Indian status can cause those ineligible for Indian status to…
About the REDress project
…Artist Statement My work is informed by and emerges from the places where the social, cultural, political and personal intersect. I use my work as a tool for exploring,…
About Indigenous Foundations
…We use this image courtesy UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, Canada. It was photographed by Kyla Bailey, and is object Nb3.1485 in the museum’s collection. This paddle was chosen in…
