Canada's Labour Force Survey in 2005 separated off-reserve data into "Indian," Metis and Inuit, analyses of these data indicated 2.5 times higher rates of employment of non-Aboriginal than of Aboriginal peoples.
Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 39, no. 1, 2014, pp. 65-86
Description
Discusses moving away from mono-national and colonial multicultural policies and to a partnership between Aboriginal and Shognosh (Canadian European settler population).
Looks at a survey of Aboriginal poverty in Canada; discusses the political nature of Aboriginal poverty; and examines the actual state practices that condition Aboriginal life chances and welfare state practices.
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 51, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 317-333
Description
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.
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 147-149
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Populations edited by Frank Trovato and Anatole Romaniuk.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 148.
Contends that Aboriginal participation rates will lag behind the non-Aboriginal population until major reforms are executed in elementary and secondary school education and the curriculum used in Aboriginal schools.
IRPP Choices, vol. 14, no. 9, August 2008, pp. 1-26
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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.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
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.
Examines Aboriginal issues pertinent to the development of oil and gas reserves within Alberta, such as unresolved First Nations Treaty and land claim issues and federal and provincial requirements for consultation on treaty and fiduciary obligations.
Summary of the background, analysis and federal processes related to self-government. Based on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).
Divided into nine sections associated with the partnership cycle: defining the partnership; identifying and approaching partners; assessing the partnership climate and building skills, creating infrastructure; delivery of project; monitoring and measuring; troubleshooting; revising and adapting; and moving on. Also includes tools such as checklists, sample letters, presentations, and questions, and templates.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 61, 1998, pp. 431-465
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Comments on the Delgamuukw decision and how this court case addressed what Aboriginal title is, how title can be proved, and how infringements can be justified.
Parliamentary Papers / Great Britain. Parliament (1833-1841), House of Commons ; 617, 1834
Return to Several Addresses to His Majesty, Dated 19 March 1834, for, Copies or Extracts of all Such Reports from the Governors or Lieutenant-Governors of British Possessions in North America, and of the Answers Thereto, as May Throw Light on the Present
E-Books » Chapters
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Great Britain. Colonial Office
Description
Contains correspondence, or copies of dispatches, of Upper and Lower Canada regarding "Aboriginal Tribes in British Possessions" which also included Australia.
Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks; Oldman Dam Opponents Receive Support; Arrests at Logging Blockade
cs canada 16.3
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Speaking for Ourselves, Fall, 1992
Description
Discussion of an aboriginal consitution success, a recommendation to the government regarding an environmental assessment, and a protest staged in Saskatchewan.
Forum brought representatives of First Nations together with Indian and Northern Affairs personnel to discuss issues and make recommendations to the department.
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
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Chapter 28 amendments regard issues surrounding Band Councils. Scroll down through Chapter 27 to display Chapter 28.
9-10 Edward VII. Chap. 28. An Act to Amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 4th May, 1910.]
National Aboriginal Document Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
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Changes include : section 37, Recovery of Possession of Reserves; Section 87, any contract or agreement had to be approved by the Superintendent General; and section 105 about how presents or moneys, appropriated by Parliament and held for a band, should be not subject to any judical process for debt or other reason.
Chap. 28. An Act to Amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 4th May, 1910.]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Amendments to the Indian Act that discusses 'recovery of possession of reserves' and the decision that every contract or agreement dealing with money must have approval of the Superintendent-General.
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, April 2016, p. [?]
Description
Analysis of the Canadian government's program which offers retail-based subsidies on nutritious foods shipped by air to remote communities. Focuses on inadequacies in structure of community eligibility target, subsidy design, and compliance reports.
Discusses the historic approach of governments and the courts in addressing Aboriginal rights relating to land, and some of the key historical circumstances that have prevented resolution of the issues in the past. The article also looks at the current federal and provincial land claims policies in Ontario.
Although Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) has made progress in areas regarding empowerment, education, economic development, specific land claims, and reconciliation, governance and self-government, the issues of leadership selection, Indian Government Support programs, and registration and membership are issues the government intends to work on incrementally in 2008-09.