Canada

Access to Forest Lands and Resources: The Case of Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; no. 23
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Looks at the critical analysis and legal context pertaining to Aboriginal rights over lands and resources; and implications of these findings for the forest tenure system and for cooperative management arrangements in Alberta.
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Access to Health Care among Status Aboriginal People with Chronic Kidney Disease

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Song Gao
Braden J. Manns
Bruce F. Culleton
Marcello Tonelli ... [et. al]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 179, no. 10, November 04, 2008, pp. 1007-1012
Description
Study found that Aboriginals were almost twice as likely as non-Aboriginal people to be admitted to hospital for an ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions, but 43% less likely to visit a nephrologist.
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Access to Justice for Indigenous Adult Victims of Sexual Assault

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia Barkaskas
Sarah Hunt
Description
Includes discussion of the context of colonization, barriers to justice, needs of survivors, and promising practices and innovative models, as well as a case law review and analysis, and suggestions for moving forward.
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Access to Safe and Sustainable Drinking Water Sources in First Nations Communities [Webinar]

Alternate Title
Clcahl (Hullcar) Aquifer: Splatsin Drinking Water Contamination
Creating a Blue Dialogue
POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Water Realities in Indigenous Communities
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lalita Bharadwaj
Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian
Description
First presenter discusses the current state of water in First Nations communities and challenges in the areas of source water, treatment, and water supply systems. Second speaker discusses the groundwater contamination in British Columbia's Hullcar Valley and what the crisis means for the Splatsin people. Related Material: Webinar Summary.
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Accessibility and Disability for Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People: Informing the New Federal Legislation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Quinlan
Description
Reports on findings from two surveys: Phase I was conducted in February 2017 and had 85 participants, mainly living off-reserve; Phase II was conducted from June-August 2017 and had 96 participants. Themes which emerged were regulations around mental health and addictions, training and education, creating safe spaces, and funding. Concludes with recommendations.
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Accessing Health Services While Living With HIV: Intersections of Stigma

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Mill
Nancy Edwards
Randy Jackson
Wendy Austin
Lynne MacLean ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 41, no. 3, Social Network, Social Support, and Health / Le réseau social, lappui de lentourage et la santé, 2009, pp. 168-185
Description
Highlights experiences of both stigmatization and discrimination based on interviews with 16 Aboriginal and 17 non-Aboriginal persons with HIV and 27 health care providers.
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Accord on Indigenous Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Canadian Deans of Education
Description
Discusses new ways of engagement to expand knowledge and understanding of Indigenous education.
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Accountability and Control: Canada’s First Nations Reporting Requirements

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Baker
Bettina Schneider
Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting , vol. 9, no. 2, 2015, pp. 117-145
Description
Examines the relationship which has developed with federal government departments as part of program devolution, and argues that because procedures are based on Western practices and worldviews, it undermines the concept of nation-to-nation relationship.
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Achievement Award Recipients Announced

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 10, January 2008, p. 23
Description

Outlines the award recipients recognized by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundations for their contributions in various sectors including education, media and health. Marie Ann Battiste, from the College of Education, at the University of Saskatchewan, received an award in the education category.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.23.

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The Achievements, Experiences and Labour Market Outcomes of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women with Bachelor's Degrees or Higher

Alternate Title
Insights on Canadian Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Description
Uses data from the 2006 and 2016 Censuses of Population, 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and the 2018 National Graduates Survey to make comparisons across Indigenous identity groups, between the sexes, and with the non-Indigenous population.
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ácimostawin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mandee McDonald
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. [180]-184
Description
In short non-fiction piece author talks about her experiences at Dechinta Bush University.
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ACIP Calls for National Summit

Alternate Title
Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples Calls for National Summit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 7, September 2008, p. 6
Description
Comments on the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) proposal for a national summit to discuss the issue of unpaid aboriginal clergy.
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ACIP, Church Leaders Examine Relationship

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 8, October 2003, p. 9
Description
Meeting hopes to end dissent caused by residential schools issue by renewing 1994 covenant promising more self-determination for Indigenous Anglicans.
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Acknowledging and Promoting Indigenous Knowledges, Paradigms, and Practices within Health Literacy-Related Policy and Practice Documents across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon Robert Boot
Anne Lowell
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study assesses policy and practice documents relating to health literacy in three different countries to assess how Indigenous knowledge has been integrated into healthcare systems. Results showed that active integration and promotion of Indigenous health knowledge is limited.
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ACSANZ Federation Dialogue Series: "Is This Our Canada? Is This Our Australia? First Nations Child and Family Safety and Well-being in Two Commonwealth Countries"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 1-4
Description
Keynote speaker's address opens this special issue which aims to showcase the depth and breadth of Indigenous Studies in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
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An Act for Conferring Certain Privileges on the More Advanced Bands of Indians in Canada (April 19, 1884)

Alternate Title
Chap. 28. An Act for Conferring Certain Privileges on the More Advanced Bands of Indians in Canada, With the View of Training Them for the Exercise of Municipal Powers. [Assented to 19th April, 1884.]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Chapter 28 amendments regard issues surrounding Band Councils. Scroll down through Chapter 27 to display Chapter 28.
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An Act for the Gradual Enfranchisement of Indians, the Better Management of Indian Affairs, and to Extend

the Provisions of the Act 31st Victoria, Chapter 42.[Assented to 22nd June, 1869.]

Alternate Title
CAP VI: An Act for the Gradual Enfranchisement of Indians, the Better Management of Indian Affairs, and to Extend the Provisions of the Act 31st Victoria, Chapter 42 [Assented to 22nd June, 1869.]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Act discusses the lawful possession of lands, proceedings used to eject people not in lawful possession, penalty for persons selling liquors, and much more. The Act has 24 sections in total.
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An Act further to amend "The Indian Act". [Assented to 28th August, 1891.]

Alternate Title
54-55 Victoria Chap. 30 An Act further to amend The Indian Act.
54-55 Victoria Chap. 30 An Act to Amend the Act Providing for the Organization of the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada.
National Aboriginal Document Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Amendments include the removal of non-Aboriginal people from reserve land and states that non-Aboriginals who lease reserve land may not hunt or fish on that land.
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