Tuesday, January 30, 2007
A fascinating story about changing caribou hunting techniques appeared in Canoe News’s science section. The article suggests that aboriginal hunting generally — and changing views of animals and high powered rifles specifically — is contributing to significant declines in caribou numbers in the Northwest Territories. Aboriginal hunting may be affecting the numbers more than industrial [...]
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Ed at Northern Waterways notes that the film Kiviuq will debut this week on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network). The saga about an Inuit shaman features Inuit elders as actors. Watch for it on January 27, 28 and 30. See Ed’s post for more details about the production of the film and a synopsis of [...]
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
‘Ideas’ on CBC Radio is featuring stories from the Secwepemc (formerly Shuswap; Interior Salish) on January 30. From their program guide: STORIES FROM THE KEKULI: LEGENDS OF THE SHUSWAP From the shores of Shuswap Lake in British Columbia come the foundation stories of the Secwepemc people: rich accounts of the magic in nature that teach [...]
Thursday, January 18, 2007
A free magazine on campus includes this advertizement. The company’s website is under construction.
The Province prints an editorial today (or here) identifying problems with the BC Treaty Process. Among them is the lack of incentive for First Nations (and the associated treaty-industry) to settle; there is too much money to be made by endless negotiations. The Province proposes a bonus system similar to that which the BC Government [...]
The BC Fisheries Survival Coalition has weighed in on Law Professor Hamar Foster’s assertion that BC aboriginal fisheries are not based on race. Being the “wrong” race does not prevent Canadians from teaching at universities, being a judge or working for government. Sphere: Related Content
The Dundas Collection of Tsimshian art and cultural objects is touring. The tour starts at the Museum of Northern British Columbia in Prince Rupert. I blogged earlier about the history of these objects here and here. Sphere: Related Content
Saturday, January 6, 2007
University of Victoria Law School professor Hamar Foster writes that history, not race, determines the extent to which aboriginal fishing rights are entrenched in treaties: First Nations are being allocated fishing rights not because of their race but because their fisheries were wrongfully appropriated … If a First Nation is recognized as having fishing rights [...]
Thursday, January 4, 2007
The Fortune Minerals coal mine project in northwestern BC is back in the news. As reported in the Vancouver Sun, the draft terms of reference for the mine, proposed for the headwaters of the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass Rivers, are open for public comment until Monday, January 8. Included in the article is a quote [...]
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