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…
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…
The White Paper 1969
…2 vols. Ottawa: Queen’s Printer Press, 1966–1967. Available online: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/arp/ls/phi-eng.asp Weaver, Sally. “The Hawthorn Report: Its Use in the Making of Canadian Indian Policy.” In Anthropology, Public Policy and Native…
Aboriginal Rights
…to gain recognition at the international level.3 In a similar vein, Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred cautions that Indigenous leaders who use the court system to legitimize their rights in the…
Gustafsen Lake
…they were prepared to die if necessary to protect the land. The Sundancers were concerned about the need to continue to use the site for their religious and spiritual purposes…
About Nikamowin (Song)
…in film/video because it introspection. One of the things that I have had a hard time with is the notion that elders bestow all knowledge of ‘what is’ ~ something…
Oral Traditions
…Stories? The use of oral histories as evidence in the court of law has become a topic of much discussion and debate in Canada. Perhaps the most famous example of…
The Indian Act
…with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion, or to use their own language. 7 Section 67 of the…
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…
Powley Case
…on Métis issues and has expanded popular thought about Métis from being limited to Red River Métis to understanding that Métis communities exist elsewhere—the Powleys being from Sault Ste Marie,…
