Constitution

Book review of: The 1967 Referendum by Bain Attwood and Andrew Markus. Review located by scrolling to page 191.

The role of education in the loss of spiritual and cultural values ; evidence of previous and planned oppression by non-Indians ; revival of interest in traditional values and the role ofelders as a source of knowledge.

Provides advice on: perceptions of the Québec government in passing the 1985 Resolution, perceptions of the objectives of the First Nations, discussion outlining procedural and any other difficulties encountered, and a discussion on why Manitoba should consider a recognition statement and what lessons may be taken from the Québec experience.

Comments on the first time in Canada that the Metis people have ever been granted ownership over lands on a collective basis.

Discusses how the accord can provide a framework for future negotiated agreements between First Nations peoples and the governments of Canada.

Analyzes Supreme Court of Canada rulings which have refined the content of the significant constitutional provision.

Argues violence against women should be the responsibility of all levels of government, especially under section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Argues that 20 years after problems were first publicized about child welfare little has changed, except for the policy that First Nations' children cannot be placed for adoption without the consent of the child's band or the First Nations' Child and Services agency.

Examines citizenship in the light of Aboriginal constitutional rights.

Explains environmental assessment, how Aboriginal consultation is integrated into federal environmental assessment and assesses the impact on Aboriginal rights.

Looks at Aboriginal customary law dealing with ancestral designs, ritual knowledge and intellectual property.

Offers practical advice and guidance on how to work effectively within the context of the differing viewpoints, expectations and concerns of Aboriginal peoples.

Examines whether exercising right of self-government is subject to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Examines the ongoing debate regarding the application of the Charter to Aboriginal governments.

Looks at constitutional status to support the treaty right to medical services, fiduciary duty to provide medicines and health care, and Aboriginal right to health.

Looks at the links between foreign policy, Indigenous peoples and Quebec. Scroll down to page 107 to read article.

Looks at how the Aboriginal Justice Program has evolved over the past three years and focuses on future directions.

Highlights the five papers in volume, which were originally commissioned as background studies to the Law Reform Commission's report Aboriginal Peoples and Criminal Justice: Equality, Respect and the Search for Justice.

General discussion of rights, review and comparison of cases and decisions in Canada and the United States, and a brief summary of social and legislative history in Canada.

Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation. Scroll down to page 35 to read article.

Ovide Mercredi, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, comments on lack of both Constitutional recognition and legal protection of Indigenous languages.

Discusses federal laws, court decisions and specific land claims commissions in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia.

Book review of: Aboriginal Law Handbook by Shin Imai, Katherine Logan and Gary Stein.

Outlines a fight for more negotiation meetings, protected land claims, and equality for Aboriginal women. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 5:36.

Updated version of 1995 paper includes new developments in the Forest sector and recognition of Aboriginal rights and title.

Various contributors give the "Aboriginal perspective" on the current applications of the Criminal Code, workings of the justice system in general, and required improvements.

Looks at issues involved in the intersection of Aboriginal rights, interests and perspectives and the Canadian political system as a whole.

Traces historical issues, negotiations and developments from pre-confederation through to the Charlottetown Accord of 1992.

Examines the assumptions underlying the negotiations and key issues that emerged from First Ministers' Conferences in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987.

Looks at the uprising of the Mayan people against the Mexican Government over the amendment to Article 27 of the Constitution.

Argues that any constitutional legal analysis should take into account cultural differences with respect to Aboriginal people.

Book review of: Aboriginal Peoples and the Law edited by Bradford W. Morse.

"A paper originally prepared for the Westbank First Nation's conference 'Making or Breaking the Treaty Process: The Constitutional Status of Treaty Settlement Land', Kelowna, BC, May 31, 2006." Paper provides the basic Constitutional background for the conference.

Assesses whether current legislative initiatives will be sufficient to accommodate Aboriginal peoples' goals and aspirations.

Webinar discusses the history of Aboriginal rights and identifies current trends, focusing on the 1970s to the present. Duration: 4:37.

Examines Canada's constitutional obligations towards Aboriginal people.

Pubic Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Fact sheet on legal issues and case law concerning issues of access, control, ownership and management of natural resources.

Research paper on legal issues and case law concerning access, control, ownership and management of natural resources.

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.

Examines how indigenous rights are dealt with under the Indian Act, the Canadian Constitution and in the Canadian courts.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--York University, 2005.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 1996.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Alberta, 1996.

Focuses on material written in the 1970s and 1980s.