Accountability for Indians and Land Reserved for Indians
Looks at the social and economical accounting informational needs of Indigenous governments for their successful educational development.
Looks at the social and economical accounting informational needs of Indigenous governments for their successful educational development.
Examines the use of the words "band controlled" for schools, when in actuality the schools remains under the control of the federal government.
Presentation relating to land claims and self-government. The presenter believes that "(T)he difficulty of self-government and land claims is that although it is aimed at reviving the culture and identity of Indian people, it is only accessible to those who are educated and trained in the political, legal and economic intricacies of a non-Indian system."
Villebrun discusses discrimination and low self-esteem issues; alcohol and drug abuse; the need to make Aboriginal history mandatory and a priority in Canadian schools; the intergenerational effects of cultural deprivation; and the need to better equip youth for "living in two cultures."
Presentation made at a round table discussion for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Staniscia briefly discusses the reasons for the organization's existence and touches on the topic of self-government and issues concerning the women of Aboriginal, Metis and Inuit communities.
Political Science Thesis (PhD) -- University of Calgary, 2016.