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
…sense. ‘Aboriginal rights’ are in fact the benefits accrued by indigenous peoples who have agreed to abandon their autonomy in order to enter the legal and political framework of the…
Powley Case
…R. v. Powley [2001]: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2001/february/powley.htm Books, articles and links: Bell, Catherine and Clayton Leonard. “A New Era in Métis Constitutional Rights: The Importance of Powley and Blais.” Alberta Law Review…
Artistic Expressions
…the use of performance, photography and video, artists have chosen new lenses to present themes found throughout Indigenous Foundations such as the Indian Act, Aboriginal women, identity and representation, and…
Global Indigenous Issues
…the United Nations (UN), which has responded to these groups by creating new bodies and policies to support Indigenous peoples worldwide. Early attempts to recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples…
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…
About Sovereignty Performance
…I am from a small town called Stephenville Crossing in Western Newfoundland. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? Usually when I create a…
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…
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
…Home and Native Land: Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian Constitution. Agincourt: Methuen, 1984. 30. 2 Hirschl, Ran. Toward el, “Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Contradictions…
Gustafsen Lake
…critical look at Gustafsen Lake (2000) Directed and produced by Mervyn Brown. There are also many interviews and independently-made documentaries available on Youtube. Endnotes 1 Warrior Publications, “Standoff at Ts’Peten…
