Terminology
…words 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…
Sparrow Case
…Ronald Sparrow was arrested for fishing with a net longer than was permitted by his food fishing license. His arrest and subsequent court case led to one of the most…
Indian Status
…paternalistic policies towards Aboriginal peoples, the Canadian federal government assumed fiscal responsibility for Indians in order to support the colonial structures it imposed on Aboriginal peoples through the Indian Act,…
The Residential School System
…comprehensive study of Indian residential schools in Canada to date and most noted for its good use of a wide range of Indigenous life histories and personal reminisces” (Wheeler, “Social…
The Residential School System
…comprehensive study of Indian residential schools in Canada to date and most noted for its good use of a wide range of Indigenous life histories and personal reminisces” (Wheeler, “Social…
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…
ILO Convention 107
…in 18 countries.3 By Erin Hanson. Links & Recommended Resources International Labour Organization website: www.ilo.org Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/fp=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C107 “Indigenous and Tribal Peoples” https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/indigenous-tribal/lang–en/index.htm Nations that ratified Convention 107: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312252 Endnotes…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…As such, legal ramifications occasionally became weapons used by community members who wrote to the Indian Agent, or directly to Ottawa, to complain about “sexual deviancy.” 1 3 This history…
Van der Peet case
…Aboriginal people to fish solely for the purposes of sustenance and ceremonial use, and prohibited the sale of fish to non-Aboriginal people. Van der Peet challenged the charges, arguing that…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0067761 Moran, Bridget. Stoney Creek Woman, Sai’k;uz Ts;eke: The Story of Mary John. Vancouver: Tillacum Library, 1988. 110-117. Sources Used Barkaskas, Patricia. The Indian Voice: Centering Women in the Gendered…
