Canadian Historical Review, vol. 87, no. 1, March 2006, pp. 29-52
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Studies history of legislation by which individuals could renounce Indian "status" and gain Canadian citizenship through the Department of Indian Affairs.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 22, no. 1, 2007, pp. 109-121
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Examines the fiduciary obligations between band councils and band members and argues that the current municipal model of band government is inadequate.
Citizenship Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 27-43
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Discussion of the issues of 'Indian status' and blood. In this way the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake examines who should belong, be a member and have citizenship.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 73-85
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Uses the example of applying for travel funding through Health Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits program to illustrate how the Indian Act controls actions and produces artificial categories of identity.
Reviews legal events from the January 1980 - Fall 1982 period, including the failure of Aboriginal efforts to prevent the passage of the Canada Act in English Courts.
" ... explores the possibilities of treaty education for reconciliation with First Nations people, as corrective to the foundational myth of Canada and as a means of fostering ethically engaged citizenship."
Canadian Dimension, vol. 36, no. 4, July/August 2002, pp. 33--[?]
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Looks at the federal proposasl First Nations Governance Initiative, which suggests amending the Indian Act in three areas: elections, band council accountability and legal status.