About Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan
…Artist statement I work with concepts, the medium follows. In the business of this “Indian Art World” I have become impatient with the institutional prescription and its monolithic…
Land & Rights
…and the connection of the family, and the connection to community, and how that intersects to the natural world.” Jeanette Armstrong Okanagan author & educator For many Aboriginal cultures, land…
Terminology
…and has oftentimes been paternalistic and damaging. As a result, terminology can represent something more than just a word. It can represent certain colonial histories and power dynamics. Terminology can…
Welcome to Indigenous Foundations
…the building of a pipeline through their territories. The findings of the commission are as relevant today as they were then. Click here to explore this special project material….
Van der Peet case
…right. The Court’s decision thus went beyond the earlier Sparrow ruling (1990), to define particular Aboriginal rights regarding fishing. The ruling also resulted in what is known today as the…
Powley Case
…independent, self-governing societies. The Powley Test The Powley case outlined a set of criteria known today as the “Powley test.” This test is used to define Métis rights in the…
Mapping Tool: Kitsilano Reserve
…1965, the entire reserve had been sold off. In 2002, the Squamish Nation regained a small section of the earlier reserve: today’s Kitsilano Indian reserve No. 6. The following…
Bands
…off reserve lands due to lack of employment, housing and adequate programs and services. While today bands have increasing control of and responsibility for their internal affairs, the Minister of…
VideoTest
…This is a test page for the What I Learned In Class Today IVT implementation. Here are some test links: Session 4, Page 10 To load some sample…
Sparrow Case
…ruling resulted in what is known today as the “Sparrow test”, which sets out a list of criteria that determines whether a right is existing, and if so, how a…
