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.
Background Paper (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 09-23E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Description
Traces the progress in attaining self-government between 1975 and 1995 and presents an overview of developments in selected provinces/territories, as well as urban, off-reserve areas.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 293-294
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues, 3rd Edition edited by Yale Belanger.
Scroll to page 293 to read review.
Provides an overview of Tribal Education Departments to support the improvement of educational outcomes for American Indian students, create partnerships and collaborations, and advance research. Includes directories.
[ Aboriginal Self-Determination?: An Assessment of Enabling Legislation Permitting First Nations to Assume Some Degree of Control over Their Lands, Resources, Moneys and Development]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David K. Laidlaw
Description
Includes: primary (legislation and jurisprudence case law) and secondary sources.
Looks at the fundamental elements of Iroquois society, and the founding constitution of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which provides an efficient institution of democratic governance, social and economic stability, and a moral equation to achieve peace.
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.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; LS-642E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Description
Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which address two issues: enhancement of the Cree Regional Authority's powers of governance and the inclusion of the Oujé-Bourgoumou Crees in the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement regime.
Revised version.
Book reviews of:
The Politics of Minor Concerns: American Indian Policy and Congressional Dynamics by Charles Turner.
Taking Charge: Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975-1993 by George Pierre Castile.
Includes case studies of the Community Council Project, Aboriginal Legal Services Toronto and the Hollow Water First Nation's Community Holistic Circle Healing Project.
Looks at a case study of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation treaty negotiations in the Yukon Territory, and discusses a theoretical framework and findings to understand and explain other treaty negotiations involving municipal lands.
Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
Concludes that four problems must be addressed: level of commitment to self-government by other governments, clear policy and process to achieve recognition for the purpose of negotiations, issues related to funding and other resources, and the need for mechanisms for longer term relations.
Discusses the need for governments to remove barriers to First Nations economic activity and how more needs to be done to ensure that Aboriginal youth complete skills training, K-12 schooling and post-secondary education.
Profiles gathered from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal planners and practitioners currently undertaking process with First Nations. Covers areas of governance, land use planning, consultation, and environmental management.
Discusses the housing needs of urban Aboriginal peoples and how this issue relates to unemployment, poverty, and child-rearing challenges, often faced by single parent households.