ILO Convention 169
…education (Article 27), including education in one’s own language (Article 28). Read ILO Convention 169 here Since the mid-twentieth century, world leaders have attempted to develop international legislation to protect…
The White Paper 1969
…Indian Act. This white paper was met with forceful opposition from Aboriginal leaders across the country and sparked a new era of Indigenous political organizing in Canada. What is a…
Ipperwash Crisis
…Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry, here: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/inquiries/ipperwash/report/index.html Amnesty International, The Ipperwash Crisis. https://www.amnesty.ca/legal-brief/ipperwash-inquiry CBC News, The Ipperwash Inquiry. https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/ipperwash/ Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, “The Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry:…
Community & Politics
…Union has also published news sources, runs resource centres (including an extensive online resource), and continues to work with and advise provincial government policies regarding Aboriginal relations, title, and rights….
Indian Status
…few generations until it virtually disappears. The Bill C-31 amendment has created new categories of Indian status, which renders determining one’s status even more complex. One is no longer either…
About Indigenous Foundations
…meaning or intent of the content. Images FNIS cannot authorize reproduction of images. Permission for reproduction of images must be requested from the original source. Videos Videos cannot be reproduced,…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…times, status has been necessary to live on legally-defined Indian reserves. Inuit & Métis Identity The other categories of identity used in the Canadian constitution, “Inuit” and “Métis,” each also…
About the REDress project
…later from Regina and later still from Winnipeg, where I’ve been since I was about 12. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? I…
Musqueam Legal History Digital Media Archive
…presented through the mainstream news media. We hope this project will serve as a useful tool for students and researchers who wish to understand these specific cases and their significance…
Cedar
…a forest utilization site containing a CMT created prior to 1846 is protected by law.10 Today, Aboriginal peoples continue to create new CMTs as part of their cultural and economic…
