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Aboriginal Policing Update 2007, Volume 1, No. 2

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher J. Rastin
George McBeth
Maryanne Pearce
Mark Stephens
Kirk Finken ... [et al.]
Update on Aboriginal policing and programs. Special edition Policy and Program Overview, 2007.
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Aboriginal Policy Reform and the Subsidiarity Principle: A Case Study of the Division of Matrimonial Real Property on Canadian Indian Reserves

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 51, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 317-333
Examination of differences in equality rights, due to the Indian Act, as to why Aboriginal women do not have the same rights as Aboriginal men living on-reserve and non-Aboriginal women living off-reserve.
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Aboriginal Policy Studies - Editor's Introduction

Alternate Title
Editor's Introduction to Aboriginal Policy Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-12
Introduction to the mandate of the Aboriginal Policy Studies journal including presenting Aboriginal content on issues relevant to Métis, non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
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Aboriginal Policy through Literary Eyes

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Inroads, no. 10, 2001, pp. 123-136
Looks at the works Halfbreed, Unjust Society, and Keeper 'N Me to illustrate the devastating effect of government policies on Aborginal peoples.
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Aboriginal Political Representation: A Review of Several Jurisdictions

Alternate Title
Background Paper (Law and Government Division, Parliamentary Library) ;
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Niemczak
Briefly looks at efforts made in Maine, Scandinavia, New Zealand and Canada to provide some form of political representation which would increase Aboriginals' ability to influence government operations. 1994 version.
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Aboriginal Political Representation: A Review of Several Jurisdictions

Alternate Title
Background Paper (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; BP-359E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Niemczak
Célia Justras
Briefly looks at experiences in Maine, New Zealand, Australia, and the Sami parliaments, with more in-depth look at the Canadian context. 2008 version.
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Aboriginal Political Representation: A Review of Several Juristictions

Alternate Title
Background Paper (Law and Government Division, Library of Parliament) ; BP-359E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Niemczak
Brief overview of efforts made in Scandinavia, New Zealand, Australia, Maine and Canada to increase Indigenous presence in government institutions. 1999 version.
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[Aboriginal Politics]

Alternate Title
Cafe Politique ; tenth
U2011: Understanding the Manitoba Election
Understanding Aboriginal Politics in Manitoba
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wab Kinew
Discusses issues of voter turnout and participation in democracy. Duration: 15:49.
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Aboriginal Politics in Mainstream Benefits All

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 26, 2003, p. E11
Brief profiles of the following politicians: Joan Beatty, Buckley Belanger, Carole James, Bonnie Leonard, Len Marchand, Bob Nault, Charles Fox, and Steve Kakfi.
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Aboriginal Population of Canada: Growth Dynamics Under Conditions of Encounter of Civilisations

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Population of Canada: Growth Dynamics Under Conditions of Encounter of Civilizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anatole Romaniuc
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 95-137
Discusses the demographic evolution of the Indigenous peoples from early contact to the present and makes predictions about issues in the future.
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Aboriginal Populations in Canadian Cities: Why Are They Growing so Fast?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eric Guimond
Norbert Robitaille
Sacha Senécal
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 11-18
Identifies intragenerational ethnic mobility as the primary source of population growth. Entire issue on one pdf. To access issue, scroll to page 11.
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Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Labour Market Outcomes in Canada, 1996

Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jeremy Hull
vol. 1

Information taken from a longer study commissioned by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND).

Chapter eight from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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Aboriginal Quality of Life under a Modern Treaty: Lessons from the Experience of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee and the Inuit of Nunavik

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Quality of Life [Series]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Martin Papillon
IRPP Choices, vol. 14, no. 9, August 2008, pp. 1-26
Reviews changes that have taken place since the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement using various indicators such as income, education, and life expectancy.
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Aboriginal Representation in Government: A Comparative Examination

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Schmidt
Study examines three options that have been recommended for improving Aboriginal representation at the federal level in Canada. Looks at examples from Maine, New Zealand, and the Sami parliaments in Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
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Aboriginal Resource Access in Response to Criminal Victimization in an Urban Context

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
Raymond R. Corrado
Irwin M. Cohen
Jesse L. Cale
vol. 2

Provides results from National Community Research Project (NCRP) done between April 2001 and April 2002. Chapter thirteen from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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Aboriginal Rights and Canadian Environmental Policy:

Enhancing Sustainability or a Justification of Deregulation?

Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.
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Aboriginal Rights and Canadian Sovereignty: An Essay on R. v. Sparrow

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Asch
Patrick Macklem
Alberta Law Review, vol. 29, no. 2, 1991, pp. 498-517
Assessment of the Sparrow case in light of the two competing theories of Aboriginal rights; contingent rights requiring state action for their existence and inherent rights rooted in Aboriginality.
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[Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah Pocklington
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 127-130
Book review of: Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government edited by Curtis Cook and Juan D. Lindau.
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Aboriginal Rights and State Obligations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick MacKlem
Alberta Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, Symposium on Aboriginal Legal Issues, December 1997, pp. 97-116
Examines Canada's constitutional obligations towards Aboriginal people.
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Aboriginal Rights and Title in Canada after Delgamuukw: Part Two: Anthropological Perspectives on Rights, Tests, Infringement & Justification

Alternate Title
Anthropological Perspectives on Rights, Tests, Infringement and Justification
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Thom
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 2001, pp. 1-42
Reviews the 1997 Delgamuukw decision by the Supreme Court of Canada critical to determining the nature and extent of Aboriginal rights and title; and provides insight into the anthropological and legal approaches to title and rights.
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Aboriginal Rights Are Not Human Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Prairie Forum, no. 36, Fall, 2011, pp. 33-53
Discusses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Aboriginal rights provisions of the Constitution of Canada, a variety of legal decisions from Canada, and examples from Indigenous communities and peoples in northern Canada.
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Aboriginal Rights as Natural Rights

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel J. Gormley
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 1984, pp. 29-49
Argues that Aboriginal rights are human rights and examines the extent that Canadian law has recognized these rights.
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