Discussion Paper (Canadian Policy Research Networks. Family Networks) ; no. F 27
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine A. H. Graham
Evelyn Peters
Description
Examines the relationship between Aboriginal people, between Aboriginal peoples to cities and city life, as well as the policy implications of that relationship.
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Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 2,3
Description
Comments on a gathering to commemorate the first anniversary of the apology to First Nations people, by the Government of Canada, to acknowledge the effect Residential schools have had on the community.
Article located by scrolling to page 2 and 3.
Presents historical, judicial and policy arguments to support the devolution of provincial authority over housing to the Aboriginal Housing Management Association and provides four examples of self-government initiatives and lessons learned from the successes or failures of such models.
Looks at an environmental assessment system, that aids in balancing the use of scientific and Aboriginal knowledge, to foster meaningful Aboriginal participation in federal and provincial environmental assessment procedures.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 35-42
Description
Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation.
Scroll down to page 35 to read article.
Looks at the growing alignment of economic interests between the Aboriginal population and the country’s business sector including Aboriginal communities seeking out opportunities in the market economy; Canadian companies employing Aboriginal people and partnering with Aboriginal communities; and federal and provincial governments addressing the economic and social challenges of the Aboriginal population.
Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.
Looks at a survey of Aboriginal poverty in Canada; discusses the political nature of Aboriginal poverty; and examines the actual state practices that condition Aboriginal life chances and welfare state practices.
Produced as a result of dissatisfaction with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs' engagement process for the development of proposed legislative framework for drinking water in First Nation communities. Looks at three types of water-related rights: water, self-government, and adequate levels of environment protection.
Borderlands E - Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8
Description
Explores the dichotomy between cultural relativism and universalism and examines how these tensions are used to legitimize assimilation by the Australian colonial state.
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 1-4
Description
Keynote speaker's address opens this special issue which aims to showcase the depth and breadth of Indigenous Studies in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 193-200
Description
Discusses issues of reconciliation, the consequences of government policies, and its standards for measuring Indigenous peoples’ cultures, beliefs, and practices.
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 8, October 2002, pp. 1-2
Description
Final agreement yet to be reached in residential schools settlement, with outstanding issues including cultural claims and exact amount of church's financial obligation.
Looks at the context and issues leading to the apology issued by the Government of Canada and reviews, critiques, and presents a framework for the American experience.
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-07
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan Bellegarde
Description
Looks at historical reasons behind the tax exempt status provided through the Indian Act, and the applications and impacts on recruitment of First Nations teachers and other staff.
Compares characteristics and performance of clients and non-clients of Aboriginal Business Canada. Key elements of comparison are survival rate after one, five and ten years of operation, profitability and employment creation record, outlook for sales growth and employment creation, and level of management skills, innovation and export-orientation.
Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
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Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Shows major linguistic families, population and extent of areas known to Europeans.
Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.
Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Distribution of Aboriginal peoples at the height of British rule when the Hudson's Bay Company dominated the fur trade. Shows linguistic families, population and the extent of the area know to Europeans.
Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.
Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Resources Canada
Description
Shows distribution, by census subdivision, of the 41,000 people identifying themselves as Inuit in the 1996 Census.
Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.
Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
Guide provides Aboriginal perspective on "consultation in good faith" and outlines practices needed to gain positive results for First Nations in British Columbia.
Argues that there is an over-emphasis in the Closing the Gap approach on equality between Indigenous and other Australians and too little emphasis on diversity and difference.
Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada: [Final Report]
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Final Report of the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Romanow Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Roy J. Romanow
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Description
Commission provides analysis of medicare issues, recommendations to improve quality, and sustainability of the system. Often referred to as the The Romanow Report.
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, December 2002, pp. 1-2
Description
Church's liability for residential school abuse lawsuits will be $25 million over five years, but agreement does not address cultural and language claims.
SA-eDUC Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, Special Edition on Education and Ethnicity, November 2009, pp. 100-116
Description
Supports the need to understand First Nations history from an Aboriginal perspective and the effects the Indian Act and residential school systems had on First Nations people in Canada.