Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
Formation | November 22, 1969 |
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Headquarters | Vancouver, BC, Canada & Kamloops, BC, Canada |
President | Grand Chief Stewart Phillip |
Website | http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/ |
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The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is a First Nations political organization founded in 1969 in response to Jean Chrétien's White Paper proposal to assimilate Status Indians and disband the Department of Indian Affairs.[1]
Since the disbanding of the Allied Tribes of British Columbia in 1927, there had been many attempts to create a unified provincial organization, but conflict between the primarily coastal/Protestant Native Brotherhood of British Columbia and the primarily interior/Catholic had been too great.
At a three-day meeting in November 1969 in Kamloops, 175 provincial chiefs unanimously voted to create the UBCIC. In 1971, the UBCIC adopts its Constitution and By-laws and is incorporated under the BC Societies Act.[2]
Leadership[]
UBCIC operates through an Executive Committee and a Chief's Council composed of chiefs representing member indigenous communities.[1] The first three-person executive consisted of Victor Adolf, Heber Maitland, and Philip Paul.
Presidents[]
- George Manuel (President, 1979–81)
- (1981–83)
- Grand Chief (1983–98)[3]
- Grand Chief Stewart Phillip (1998–Present)[4]
Vice presidents[]
- , OWADI (2009–Present)[4]
Secretary treasurers[]
- (unknown–Present)[4]
History[]
In 1969, then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Minister of Indian Affairs Jean Chrétien released a policy document officially entitled Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian policy. Better known as the White Paper, this policy proposed a dismantling of the Indian Act and an end to the special relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Government.[5] Many Indigenous groups across Canada protested this policy change and expressed concern regarding the Canadian Government's failure to incorporate feedback raised during the consultation process.[5] In British Columbia, a generation of emerging Indigenous leaders began to organize in response. Rose Charlie of the , Philip Paul of the Southern Vancouver Island Tribal Federation and Don Moses of the North American Indian Brotherhood invited bands from across the province to a conference in Kamloops to discuss the policy and the recognition of Aboriginal title and rights more generally.[6] The conference was a success with over 140 bands represented and it resulted in the formation of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, an organization dedicated to the resolution of land claims.[6]
Library and archives[]
UBCIC provides specialized research collections and services with a focus on BC land rights research for those with a band council resolution to conduct research on behalf of a First Nation or other researchers who abide to UBCIC's Ethical Research Policy.[7] The library uses a modified version of the Brian Deer classification system, a library organizational system that better reflects Indigenous worldviews.[8]
See also[]
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External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hanson, Erin. "Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs". Indigenous Foundations.
- ^ http://www.ubcic.bc.ca "UBCIC"]
- ^ http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/about/saul.htm
- ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/about/executive.htm
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lagace, Naithan; Sinclair, Niigaanwewidam James (November 12, 2015). "The White Paper 1969". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The White Paper, 1969". Indigenous Foundations.
- ^ "UBCIC Library & Archives". Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
- ^ Cherry, Alissa; Mukunda, Keshav (2015-07-04). "A Case Study in Indigenous Classification: Revisiting and Reviving the Brian Deer Scheme". Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 53 (5–6): 548–567. doi:10.1080/01639374.2015.1008717. ISSN 0163-9374.
- First Nations organizations in British Columbia
- Organizations established in 1969
- 1969 establishments in British Columbia