American Indian Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 1990/1991, pp. 369-389
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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.
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 4, no. 1, 1990, pp. 287-310
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Focuses on differentiation and affirmative action legislation, and argues that inconsistent decisions by courts point to the need to develop clear rules of procedure and interpretation.
American Indian Culture & Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 21-37
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Explores printed media coverage of Native Americans to determine whether racial and or ethnicity profiling differs from others and whether it contributes to stereotyping.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, March 1990, pp. 46-52
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Overview of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission which will give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice in own their communities.
Journal of Ethnic Studies, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 1990, pp. 1-27
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Discusses U.S.Government draft policies during World War II and the response of Commissioner Indian Affairs, John Collier, and Native American tribes. Issues included wardship versus citizenship and tribal sovereignty.
Chief Terry Nelson, Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, believes missing Aboriginal women and child prostitutes should become topic of an Oprah Winfrey TV episode.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 22, no. 1, 2007, pp. 61-91
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Uses judicial decisions to examine how plaintiffs have fared in tort actions focusing on three issues: credibility, damage assessment and vicarious liability.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 65-87
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Discusses Nunavut residents' expectations of land claims, the trends of support for the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and the structure of support for the agreement.
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Describes which students do not qualify for the residential school settlement due to funding and/or school classification. Article ends with comments on June Draude's appointment as Minister of Indian and Métis Relations and Northern Affairs.
Anglican Journal, vol. 133, no. 2, February 2007, p. 1,10
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Comments on the proposed agreement for Aboriginal peoples who can prove they attended residential schools, and discusses the compensation they will receive.
American Antiquity, vol. 55, no. 3, July 1990, pp. 585-591
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Considers the issue of repatriation of human remains as an ethical/cultural conflict within the field of archaeology; discusses means of resolving this conflict based in negotiation and mutual respect; concludes that archaeology must “change the way it does business,” and presents a course for this change.
The Public Historian, vol. 29, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 53-67
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Discusses how Southern legislators and administrators refused to acknowledge American Indians as a distinct society and lumped them with blacks as a method of cultural erasure.
Discussion about missing Aboriginal women from Saskatchewan and an actiion-call for a support group hoped for from the Saskatchewan Sisters in Spirit 2007 Family Gathering. Includes list of 17 women missing
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 185-207
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Examines why the Inuit were able to complete and sign their Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, but the Innu were not able to complete their agreement with the government.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 90, no. 4, April 1990, pp. 568-572
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Description of the 52,000 Native American and Alaskan seniors in 1987 who received improved diet through a meal program. Better nutrient intake and decreased isolation were the major benefits reported.
Hard questions asked by Metis filmmaker Christine Welsh, regarding 60 missing women from Vancouver's east side, including Dawn Crey; one-third of those missing are Indigenous women.
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.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 248-256
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Contends that First Nations peoples are willing to accept responsibility for education by implementing a First Nations Education Act as a tool to address disparities.
Argues that on the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms it's a hard-won piece of legislation and what is missing is follow up by the government to act on the positive aspects of legal victories.
Briefly explains changes made to the, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 which amends out of date legislation. The intent is to modernize the legislation while still retaining special measures to meet the needs of aboriginal people.
Briar Patch, vol. 36, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 5-7
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Describes a gathering of family members of Saskatchewan's missing women and filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's documentary Senorita Extraviada about young women missing in Mexico.