Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 15, no. 1, 2003, pp. 28-52
Description
Evaluates the contribution of Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé to the Supreme Court of Canada with respects to the economic rights of minorities, including women.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Le Tourisme dans lArtique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 79-97
Description
Authors conducted interviews in the village of Kuujjuaq to gather information about residents' perceptions of ecotourism. They speculate that development in this area may have a unifying effect on Inuit identity.
Inquiry Report for the Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation - Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. (French language version)
Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry: Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Mnjikaning (Rams) First Nation: Coldwater-Narrows Reservation Surrender Claim (French version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background of claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the validity of the surrender of the reserve to the Crown. No inquiry was conducted as the claim was accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French version)
Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 155-190
Description
Study conducted in Nunavik over the course of 10 years (1985-1995) involved surveying various ecological zones in the two locations. Data analysis was conducted to estimate population levels, intensity of occupation and resource use. Researchers concluded that local knowledge must be incorporated when interpreting material culture.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 165-232
Description
Argues that including Aboriginal terminology in Western health programs has not proved successful but looking at acculturation stress may bring about better results.
Alexis First Nation Inquiry - TransAlta Utilities Rights of Way Claim Final Report (French language version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission final report dated March 2003, French language version. Commissioners include : Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s.
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
Shows locations and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing.
Insets for certain areas of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 535-537
Description
Book review of: [Pt. 2] L'Hiver et le Nord. by Louis-Edmond Hamelin, with the participation of Marie-Claude Lavallé, project supervised by Hélène Cajolet-Laganière and Pierre Martel.
Review in French.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l’Arctique et le Bois / Arctic peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 211-213
Description
Review of Middle Dorset Variability and Regional Cultural Traditions: A Case Study from Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by Sylvie LeBlanc.
Review in French.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l’Arctique et le Bois / Arctic peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 214-217
Description
Review of: Je Veux que les Inuit Soient Libres à Nouveau: Autobiographie (1914-1993) by Taamusi Qumaq, introduction, notes and chronology by Louis-Jacques Dorais.
Review in French.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Le Tourisme dans lArtique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 35-58
Description
Researchers interviewed residents about the effects of tourism generated by the community's proximity to the Torngat Mountains National Park of Canada.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 111-129
Description
Discusses the process of excavating a site on Qikertaaluk Island containing Pre-Dorset tent rings and speculates on the possible function of the associated row of stones.