Xwi7xwa Library has gathered some resources highlighting the work of Ronald “Bud” Sparrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and community during this time. Sparrow’s influence on Canada’s understanding of Aboriginal fishing will continue in others’ work. Please contact the branch with research related questions if you do not find what you are looking for below.
Musqueam Community: Learn more about Bud Sparrow and his legacy
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Sparrow Test (Allard School of Law Alumni Magazine – Winter 2020)
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Obituary: Ronald Sparrow won a national precedent protecting Aboriginal fishing rights (Vancouver Sun)
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Indspire Awards Video: Ronald Edward Sparrow: 2011 Award Laureate – Environment
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CBC News Video: Ronald Sparrow, defendant in major Indigenous rights case, has died
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Case Brief: R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075
Online Resources
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Aboriginal fishing rights: laws, courts, and politics by Parnesh Sharma
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The pleasure of the Crown : anthropology, law, and First Nations by Dara Culhane
- The Sparrow Case from Indigenous Foundations
Hard-copy Resources
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Aboriginal fishing rights, Sparrow, the law and social transformation : a case study of the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Sparrow by Parnesh Sharma
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Aboriginal Fisheries and the Sparrow Decision from the Library of Parliament
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Counter currents[videorecording]: the fight for fish on the Fraser River produced by Tamarack Productions in co-production with CBC Newsworld
Research Guides