Doctor of Juridical Science Thesis (S.J.D.)--University of Toronto, 1998.
Develops a framework "for resolution of aboriginal and treaty rights issues in Canadian aboriginal rights jurisprudence." Argues judicial analyses are premised on incorrect assumptions about the Treaty relationship.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, Farming and Ranching in Reservation Economies, 1998, pp. 187-214
Description
Looks at the opportunity, afforded Native Americans, to rethink, restructure, and reorganize the political landscape. The authors see these opportunities as a way to reshape the future and nation build.
Curator's essay from catalogue for the exhibition Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century by Steven C. Brown.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation, vol. 23, 1998, pp. 31-35
Description
Case study of co-operation between the Aboriginal community and an institution which holds an ethnographic artifact with sacred or ceremonial associations. Belts were transported by a conservator, used in ceremonies and returned to the museum.
Consists of an interview that tells of an Inuit death story; a Lillooet (West coast Indian) creation myth; and an account of a man's search for his lost brother. Note: Heather Bouchard, transcriber.
[A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Dennis Madill]
no. Second Edition
Description
Discusses background to the report and responses to the recommendations contained in it.
Actual title of the report: A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies.
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether Canada breached its duties to the Band in 1982 by failing to comply with the Indian Act provisions for leasing reserve land. However, ICC may only hear claims rejected by Canada 15 or more years ago. ICC did recommend the "15-year rule" be repealed. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Psychiatric Services, vol. 49, no. 3, March 1998, p. [?]
Description
Study shows that when compared to other ethnic groups in the same situation, Native American veterans suffer from more alcohol abuse, more previous hospitalizations for alcohol dependence and more days of alcohol intoxication.
A summary of what the Treaty #6 elders have said in interviews about the nature of the treaty and the rights guaranteed to the Indian people by treaty.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 2, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Louis Owens, Summer, 1998, pp. 41-58
Description
Generally discusses the novel's elements and specifically looks at the use of both Choctaw and European mythology.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Reports Canadian government policy is in breach of basic fundamental rights and is keeping Aboriginal people living in poverty.
Argues that psycho-social issues and rather than only physical, must be addressed in treatment.
Chapter from Social Work and HIV -- The Canadian Experience edited by William Rowe and Bill Ryan.