Discussion of the Nunavut Act which required that 80 per cent of the nursing positions in Nunavut be occupied by Inuit and the creation of BScN program.
Part IV: International Repatriation and Protection of Cultural Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Walden
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [203]-216
Description
Discusses five features of the Act: the establishment of a Export Control List, provision for loans and grants to institutions to purchase items that cannot be exported, establishment of a review board dealing with applications for export permits and certification of property for income tax purposes, establish income tax incentives for donation or sales of objects to designated institutions, and procedures for recovery of property which has been illegally exported.
Argues that Treaty-making has conformed to a uni-dimensional pattern of avoidance and inaction, but suggests recent Supreme Court of Canada cases will increase pressure on the Crown to live up to its promises.
Reports on a UN committee's criticism of the Government of Canada for deferring responsibility for living conditions to the provinces and how this has contributed to poverty.
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 21, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 187-211
Description
Evaluates the operation of the 'Anunga Rules' in Australia as a key part in a comparison between Canadian and Australian Aboriginal-police relations, policies and practices.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 32, no. 2, August 1, 1999, pp. 197-208
Description
Argues cycle of violence and criminality has emerged from the colonial legacy of assimilationist policies and offers strategies for breaking the cycle.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, June 1, 1999, pp. 63-82
Description
Examines authenticity in Native American representation in terms of two narratives that challenge the popular concept of "Indian": A Son of the Forest by William Apess and A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison.
Pediatrics, vol. 103, no. 5, Supplement, May 2, 1999, pp. 1085-1099
Description
Examines factors involved with children of substance abusers and the need to extend the studies over longer periods of time for more substantial conclusions.
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 9, November 1999, p. n/a
Description
If appeal is successful federal government would have to pay larger share of the settlement in lawsuit involving St.George's Residential School in Lytton, B.C.
American Educational Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, Autumn, 1995, pp. 493-522
Description
Argues that the fundamental changes needed in the way that diversity is dealt with in the classroom could be accomplished by moving from a lesson plan-centered approach to a inquiry-centered approach.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1999, pp. 4-6
Description
Describes how third year University of Sydney (Australia) students at the Yooroang Garang Centre for Indigenous Health created a process to allow researchers to, "see through the eyes of others" to increase understanding.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, September/October 1995, pp. 32-33
Description
Comments on topics for future priorities regarding policy development identified by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Standing Committee and the Emotional and Social Well Being working party's role in mental health well being.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology, vol. 124, no. 2, October 1999, pp. 181-186
Description
Reports the mercury levels in five subsistence fish, northern pike, burbot, whitefish, grayling and sheefish, from the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska.
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, vol. 42, no. 6, December 1999, pp. 1311-1322
Description
Investigated age, gender, ethnic background and history of middle ear disease as factors affecting the degree of hearing impairment. The article also discusses how language acquisition can be affected due to hearing loss.
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 48-71
Description
Looks at the United Nations and other international initiatives designed to protect minorities and discusses how they may appear to be in conflict with other human rights efforts aimed at all individuals.