Indian Act
Mary Two-Axe Earley
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wayne Brown
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 9, December 2007, p. 34
Description
Author chronicles the life and works of the woman who championed the rights of First Nations women in Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.
Mathias v. The Queen 2001 FCT 480
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Court of Canada
Description
Federal Court decision concerning claims of the Squamish Indian Band and the Musqueam Indian Band regarding issues arising from surrender and loss of use of the False Creek Indian Reserve, established in 1869.
Matrimonial Real Property Consultations: An Information Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)]
Description
Overview of issues and information on various provincial laws and their applicability on-reserve due to restrictions contained in the Indian Act, and discussion of steps required under the First Nations Land Management Act when First Nations develop their own rules and procedures and options available under self-government agreements.
Matrimonial Real Property Issues On-Reserve
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Wendy Cornet
Allison Lendor
vol. 2
Description
Provides general background and identifies key questions of policy. Chapter seven from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve in Canada
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Whonnock
Description
Research paper discusses the Indian Act, provincial family laws, traditional Aboriginal property rights, and divorces.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Matrimonial-Real Property On-Reserve Meeting With Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Alternate Title
IBA Final Conference Report Addendum
Indigenous Bar Association Conference Report Addendum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Bar Association
Description
Report provides recommendations to ensure a fair distribution of on-reserve matrimonial property with the dissolution of marital or common law relationships.
Matrimonial Real Property Reform Overdue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Little
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 1, April 2008, p. 12
Description
Author examines the discrepancies between the Human Rights Act and the Indian Act regarding matrimonial property laws and reserve land.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs) 2009 BCCA 153
Alternate Title
McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs) 2009 British Columbia Court of Appeal 153
Sharon Donna McIvor and Charles Jacob Grismer (Plaintiffs) and the Registar, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, The Attorney General of Canada [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
British Columbia Court of Appeal
Description
Court ruling found that the registration provisions in the Indian Act were unconstitutional as they violated the equality provision of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Media Representations of Policies Concerning Education Access and Their Roles in Seven First Nations Students' Deaths in Northern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Gardam
Audrey R. Giles
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 1-18
Description
Uses critical discourse analysis to study the treatment of the students' deaths in non-First Nations and First Nations media.
Membership Codes
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
[Damien Lee
Kahente Horn-Miller]
Description
Links to past and present codes written by Indian Bands in accordance with section of the Indian Act which is then sent to the federal government for ministerial approval.
Part of a research project entitled Exploring Section 10: Narrating Three Decades of Indian Band Membership Policy, 1985 to Present.
Métis Perspective on the Split in Jurisdiction
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noble Shanks
Description
Essay from1993 Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice discusses Métis claim to rights in relation to the administration of justice and the Criminal Code.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Migration Theories and First Nations Mobility: Towards a Systems Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Danièle Bélanger
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 43, no. 2, May 2006, pp. 141-164
Description
Examines ways in which information can be used to provide a systems perspective on migration between two areas.
Minding the Gaps: Property, Geography, and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Egan
Jessica Place
Geoforum, vol. 44, Global Production Networks, Labour and Development, January 2013, pp. 129-138
Description
Discusses fee simple ownership on Indigenous lands, getting land rights through modern treaties, and matrimonial real property rights on reservations.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Historiographical Paper
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shubreet Jessel
Description
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: The Role of Grassroots Organizations and Social Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 33, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Women's Human Rights, 2018/2019, pp. 204-210
Description
Discusses how Aboriginal women experience race-, class-, and gender-based violence due to the effects of colonization, and how activism such as the Native Women's Association of Canad's Sisters in Spirit initiative, Christi Belcourt's Walking With Our Sisters art installation piece, and the #MMIW, #AmINext, and #ImNotNext campaigns serve to raise awareness of the issue and counteract portrayals found in the mainstream press.
Mistawasis First Nation Inquiry 1911, 1917, and 1919 Surrenders
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding three land surrenders from certain portions of IR 103. ICC suspended its inquiry because they successful concluded the Settlement Agreement. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
The Mobilisation of Native Canadians During the Second World War
Alternate Title
The Mobilization of Native Canadians During the Second World War
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael D. Stevenson
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 205-226
Description
Discusses the government's attempts to enforce compulsory service and Aboriginals' reactions to them. Argues that while the government refused to listen to protests, in the end practical considerations such as geographic isolation and health of potential recruits, and barriers of language and culture caused the policy to fail.
The Moccasin Identifier Education Kit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
The Moccasin Identifier
Description
Contains links to a set of lesson plans with links to extensive lists of resources and supporting documents for Grades 1 through 8 which focus on treaty-making, history of Indigenous-settler relations, the Indian Act, residential schools, and Indigenous worldviews. Although designed for Ontario, much of the material is applicable to Canada as a whole or easily adaptable.
"My Girl"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Kolopenuk
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 109-114
Description
Looks at hypothetical letter to a future daughter to examine the impact and framework of the Indian Act.
My Life, So Far
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Mark
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 4, Young Women: Feminists, Activists, Grrrls, Winter/Spring, 2001, pp. 109-112
Description
Young woman talks about overcoming her struggles, completing a criminology diploma, and working with sexually exploited Aboriginal children and youth.
Myths and Realities in American-Canadian Studies: Challenges to Comparing Native Peoples' Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger L. Nichols
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 4, [One Myth, Two Wests: Special Issue on the West(s)], Winter, 2003, pp. 597-606
Description
Examines the issues of comparative scholarly study in the context of differences pertaining to membership recognition.
NAGPRA as a Paradigm: The Historical Context and Meaning of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 2011
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomaira Babbit
Description
A brief history of Native American Indian and United States relations; examines the similarities between the historical experiences of Native Americans and Palestinians; and discusses the movement to recover the objects and remains of their ancestors.
Nation Crie de James Smith Enquête Relative aux Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité
Alternate Title
James Smith Cree Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. (French version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
National Dialogue on First Nation Citizenship: Final Report & Recommendations for Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Presents several key themes and trends: First Nations control over citizenship, the restitution of identity, language as a means of connection, and dealing with on-going issues of Indian registration.
Native Child Care in Canada
Alternate Title
Background Paper (Library of Parliament, Research Branch) ; BP-284E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen McKenzie
Description
"This paper provides a very brief background to the issue, discusses the need for special native child care provisions, and outlines the kind of programs that exist at the present time."
Native Indian Political Activity in British Columbia, 1969-1983
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 112-136
Description
Looks at the rise and fall of two organizations: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and The British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) and how both groups dealt with land claim settlements.
Native Indian Political Organization in British Columbia, 1900-1969: A Response to Internal Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 55, Autumn, 1982, pp. 3-49
Description
Looks at the background to the beginnings of Indian political organizations and the turning point when federal funding became available to the organizations.
Native Women in Reserve Politics: Strategies and Struggles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, vol. 30, 1990, pp. 121-137
Description
Describes a community in which women control critical community resources and shape community decision-making.