Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…lands were fragmented and alienated from a much larger Indigenous landscape. The next 100 years saw the reserve intersected with railway lines, the Burrard Street bridge, and various leases. By…
Bands
…According to the Indian Act, a band may have one elected chief and one elected councilor for every 100 band members, with a minimum of two councilors required per band….
Terminology
…cultures and ethnic identities that resulted from unions between Aboriginal and European people in what is now Canada. This term has general and specific uses, and the differences between them…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…of their community may not recognize the traditional community name, or might know the community or nation by another name than the one the community uses: many common names others…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…Band 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…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…The Story of Mary John. Vancouver: Tillacum Library, 1988. 110-117. Tennant, Paul. Aboriginal Peoples and Politics. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1990. 153. Vancouver Community: Indian Homemaker’s Association of B.C.” http://vancouvercommunity.net/multicultural/140.html…
The Residential School System
…their beds; some had needles shoved in their tongues for speaking their native languages. These abuses, along with overcrowding, poor sanitation, and severely inadequate food and health care, resulted in…
Constitution Express
…1981, the Constitution Express continued across the Atlantic onto Europe, making this now an international demonstration. The Constitution Express travelled to the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, and then England in…
About Jordan Bennett
…interactive performance spaces, I aim to form an atmosphere where traditional meets contemporary, shifting preconceived notions on an object or an actions original function or intent. Official website http://www.jordanbennett.ca…