Federal
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare: Why if Canada Wins, Equality and Justice Lose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 33, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 187-194
Description
Discusses how First Nations children on reserves receive less child welfare funding than other children in Canada despite the fact that First Nations children have higher child welfare needs.
The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper. - 1959.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Indian Affairs Branch
Description
This document describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.
The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper - March 1966.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government paper on topics such as history, self-government, treaties, education and economic development relating to aboriginal people in Canada.
Canadian Leadership in the Circumpolar World: An Agenda for the Arctic Council Chairmanship, 2013-2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring , 2011, pp. 7-27
Description
Argues that Canada should lead governance reform in the Arctic due to unique location within the Circumpolar World.
Canadian Representation and Aboriginal Peoples: A Survey of the Issues
Alternate Title
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Milen
Description
Looks at options for participation in legal and political institutions, including examples from New Zealand and Scandinavia, and initiatives at the provincial level.
The Canadian Response to Aboriginal Residential Schools: Lessons for Australia and the United States?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Cassidy
E Law: Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 16, no. 2, 2009, pp. 38-71
Description
Discusses the historic compensation package agreed to by the Canadian federal government and the lack of any similar actions by the governments of the other two countries.
Canadian Supreme Court To Rule On Historic Metis Rights Case
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Celeste Mackenzie
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Shamanisms and Survival, Summer, 2003
Description
Comments on a court case that will push the federal and provincial governments to discuss Métis rights and accept a definition of who is Métis.
Canadians Have to Push Their Government, Says Atleo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012, p. 11
Description
Comments on an address given at Ryerson University inviting the graduates to play an active role in ensuring equitable treatment for First Nations people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Canadians Not Ready to Elect Aboriginal as PM
Alternate Title
Canadians Not Ready to Elect Aboriginal as Prime Minister
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, November 7, 2008, p. A15
Description
Explores the possibility of an Aboriginal Canadian Prime Minister after Barack Obama was elected President in the United States.
The CAP/Daniels Decision - Frequently Asked Questions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Answers six questions about the Supreme Court decision which declared that Métis and non-Status Indians are "Indians" for purposes of Canada's law-making powers under section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867.
CAP - On Canada's Indian Act
Alternate Title
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Canada's Indian Act
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Talk by Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Canada's paternalistic Indian Act. (About 5 minutes.)
The Carcross/Tagish First Nation Self-Government Agreement Among The Carcoss/Tagish First Nation and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada and The Government of the Yukon
Alternate Title
The Carcross Tagish First Nation Self-Government Agreement Among The Carcoss Tagish First Nation and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada and The Government of the Yukon
The Carcross-Tagish First Nation Self-Government Agreement Among The Carcoss-Tagish First Nation and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada and The Government of the Yukon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Carcross First Nation
The Government of Canada
The Government of the Yukon
Description
Agreement on self-government signed at Carcross, Yukon on the 22nd day of October, 2005; includes legislation, programs and services, and ratification procedures.
A Carnival of Truth?: Knowledge, Ignorance and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matt James
International Journal of Transitional Justice, vol. 6, no. 1, July 2012, p. 1–23
Description
Discusses how the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission appears to have taken a “victim-centred” approach to truth, leaving Canadian institutions unaccountable for the injustices associated with the residential schools.
Carrying the Burden of Peace: The Mohawks, the Canadian Forces, and the Oka Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2008, pp. [1]-71
Description
Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.
Case Study: A Comparison of Resources Available for Second-Level Education Services in Saskatchewan First Nations Schools and a Saskatchewan School Division
Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association ; 44th, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jim Marshall
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Steeves
Description
Comparison of Yorkton Tribal Council's funding to that of Prairie Valley School Division.
Case Study of the Development of the 1998 Tribal State Agreement in Minnesota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn Campbell
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 45-52
Description
Discusses the history of the American Indian women who initiated legislative changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and looks at recommendations to address the problems associated with the lack of compliance to current legislation across Canada and the United States.
Catholic Church Has Proved Difficult to Work With, Says Healing Group
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 10, January 2013, p. 8
Description
Looks at whether or not the Catholic entities have met their commitment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Chalifoux Educates Fellow Senators with Horror Stories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 5, September 2001, p. 10
Description
Senator and Metis leader, Thelma Chalifoux, believes that political lobby groups, like the Assembly of First Nations, should not take over social programs provided for First Nations because, as she argues, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
The Challenges of Delivering Continuing Care in First Nation Communities: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
MaryAnn Mihychuk
Cathy McLeod
Rachel Blaney
William Amos
Mike Bossio … [et al.]
Description
Discusses main barriers that seniors and those with chronic illness face in accessing services and facilities and the need for programs and practices which are adapted to First Nations culture and values. Committee conducted eight public hearings, heard 48 witnesses, and were presented five briefs.
"42nd Parliament, 1st Session"
Challenges of Treaty Interpretation No. 2
Alternate Title
Treaty Interpretation 2 - Treaty Conference
Vancouver Island Pre-Confederation Treaties Conference, 2012
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Lutz
Cole Harris
Raymond Frogner
Louise Mandell
Description
Speakers discuss: ambiguity in both oral accounts and written versions of the Douglas Treaties; litigation arising from treaties; archival treatment of colonial documents pertaining to the treaties and the bound register; contradictory views about the issue of treaty annuities versus lump sum payments.
Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 2:01:00.
Challenging Legislative Infringements of the Inherent Aboriginal Right of Self-Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice , vol. 22, 2003, pp. 329-361
Description
Comments on the Indian Act, the imposition of band government, and its impact on the inherent right to self-government.
The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Self-Government Agreement
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Description
Agreement between the First Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the Yukon signed in 1993; includes self-government, remedies, application of law, legal status of First Nation, transition provisions, legislative powers, services etc.
Change Mandates and Give Negotiators Authority to Deal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker , vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012
Description
Looks at a report issued to mark the 20th anniversary of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, requesting the federal government address certain procedural barriers and renew their commitment to the treaty process.
Page 8 of insert entitled Raven's Eye: Special Section Providing Aboriginal News from BC & Yukon.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to access article.
Change on the Horizon: The Intertwined History of Politics and Art in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Igloliorte
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3-4, Nunutsiavut!, Fall/Winter, 2015, pp. [22]-29
Description
Looks at the absence of Nunatsiavut art from the art market and delves into the reasons why.
Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 22.
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Alternate Title
Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michael Cranny]
Description
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
The Changing Educational Governance of First Nations Schools in Canada: Towards Local Control and Educational Equity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Management in Education, vol. 20, no. 5, 2006, pp. 6-12
Description
Focuses on the federal system of education and the changing role of Canada and First Nations people in the delivery and governance of education.
Changing Land Tenure, Defining Subjects, Neoliberalism and Property Regimes on Native Reserves
Alternate Title
Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature, and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Dempsey
Kevin Gould
Juanita Sundberg
Description
Advocates for promotion of private property ownership as opposed to collective ownership as the path to poverty reduction.
Chapter 12 from Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature, and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada edited by Andrew Baldwin, Laura Cameron and Audrey Kobayashi.
The Changing Legal Landscape for Aboriginal Land Use Planning in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Krehbiel
Plan Canada, Summer, 2008, pp. 1-4
Description
Brief article examines the evolving statutory and common law basis for Aboriginal conduct of, and participation in, land use planning on First Nations reserves, treaty settlement lands and crown lands.
Changing Tides: Economic Development in Canada’s Northern Marine Waters
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; October 2013
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-119]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Fournier
Margaret Caron-Vuotari
Description
Discusses the risks and benefits of marine-based economic development and management.
Chapter 8: The Métis
Documents & Presentations
Description
Highlights development of Métis identity and culture and the conflict between colonists and residents of the Red River which culminated in the Red River Resistances of 1869 and 1885. Student handout for use with Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis; contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
Unit 3: After Confederation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees
Darrell Anderson Gerrits
Gratien Allaire]
Description
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.