Aboriginal Issue Primers

Since I began this blog, I have endeavoured to create resources for people unfamiliar with specific aboriginal topics.  I like to call them Aboriginal Issue Primers, because they are introductions to topics you could spend a lifetime specialising in.  Not every post I put up is a Primer, so I’ve decided to list them below topically, for ease of reference (and so I remember what I’ve already addressed!).  I’m also just listing them chronologically, because that’s how I’m going through my old posts 😀

Primers

• The Nature of Aboriginal Law and Historical/Contemporary Treaties.

• Without Prejudice Agreements as a Method of Denying Aboriginal Rights.

• First Nation Taxation.

• An Explanation of Indian Status.

• Issues in Defining Métis Identity.

• The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

• Residential Schools

1. Residential Schools (introduction)

• What To Call Us.

• Worried about cultural appropriation?