American Indian Culture & Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 21-37
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Explores printed media coverage of Native Americans to determine whether racial and or ethnicity profiling differs from others and whether it contributes to stereotyping.
Journal of American History, vol. 63, no. 3, December 1976, pp. 658-669
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Discusses several books that delve into the history and policy for American Indians, including issues related to law and justice, education, and cross-cultural relations.
Chief Terry Nelson, Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, believes missing Aboriginal women and child prostitutes should become topic of an Oprah Winfrey TV episode.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 22, no. 1, 2007, pp. 61-91
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Uses judicial decisions to examine how plaintiffs have fared in tort actions focusing on three issues: credibility, damage assessment and vicarious liability.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 65-87
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Discusses Nunavut residents' expectations of land claims, the trends of support for the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and the structure of support for the agreement.
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Describes which students do not qualify for the residential school settlement due to funding and/or school classification. Article ends with comments on June Draude's appointment as Minister of Indian and Métis Relations and Northern Affairs.
Anglican Journal, vol. 133, no. 2, February 2007, p. 1,10
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Comments on the proposed agreement for Aboriginal peoples who can prove they attended residential schools, and discusses the compensation they will receive.
The Public Historian, vol. 29, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 53-67
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Discusses how Southern legislators and administrators refused to acknowledge American Indians as a distinct society and lumped them with blacks as a method of cultural erasure.
Discussion about missing Aboriginal women from Saskatchewan and an actiion-call for a support group hoped for from the Saskatchewan Sisters in Spirit 2007 Family Gathering. Includes list of 17 women missing
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 185-207
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Examines why the Inuit were able to complete and sign their Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, but the Innu were not able to complete their agreement with the government.
Hard questions asked by Metis filmmaker Christine Welsh, regarding 60 missing women from Vancouver's east side, including Dawn Crey; one-third of those missing are Indigenous women.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 22, no. 1, 2007, pp. 109-121
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Examines the fiduciary obligations between band councils and band members and argues that the current municipal model of band government is inadequate.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 248-256
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Contends that First Nations peoples are willing to accept responsibility for education by implementing a First Nations Education Act as a tool to address disparities.
Argues that on the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms it's a hard-won piece of legislation and what is missing is follow up by the government to act on the positive aspects of legal victories.
Briefly explains changes made to the, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 which amends out of date legislation. The intent is to modernize the legislation while still retaining special measures to meet the needs of aboriginal people.
Briar Patch, vol. 36, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 5-7
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Describes a gathering of family members of Saskatchewan's missing women and filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's documentary Senorita Extraviada about young women missing in Mexico.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 65, no. 10, November 2007, p. 2093–2104
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Examines the bioethical issues involving genetic ownership related to beliefs and practices of a culture and the effects on both health care and research.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 77-82
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Recounts the forced relocation of Navajo tribes in the 1860s and the atrocities and injustices that were committed against them by the U.S. government.