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…
About Nicholas Galanin
…‘contemporary’ approaches to art, he pursues them both in parallel paths. His stunning bodies of work simultaneously preserve his culture and explore new perceptual territory. Galanin studied at the London…
Royal Proclamation, 1763
…and Territories not included within the Limits of Our said Three new Governments, or within the Limits of the Territory granted to the Hudson’s Bay Company, as also all the…
Bill C-31
…support reinstated individuals or bands in adding to their membership. Recommended reading Holmes, Joan. Bill C-31, equality or disparity? The effects of the new Indian Act on native women. Ottawa:…
Calder Case
…to be cited in modern Aboriginal land claims across Canada, as well as internationally in Australia and New Zealand. By Tanisha Salomons Recommended Sources Asch, Michael. “From Calder to Van…
Aboriginal Rights
…Our People. In some ways, section 35 has diverted our people, and the new leadership instead of fighting for our rights, is negotiating to help Canada and the provinces define…
About Jaime Black
… (c) 2010 Jaime Black, The REDress Project. Photo: Malay Pilz. Jaime Black is an emerging, metis multidisciplinary artist based in Winnipeg. She studied English Literature at the University…
Guide Pages
…Videos Some guide pages contain links to IF video resources and some of them use our special Interactive Video / Transcript Viewer (IVT). When you click one of these video…
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…
