Native Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 1986, pp. 1-43
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Summary of policy developments, under Mulroney government, which examined the recommendations of Nielsen's task force and the resulting controversy. Part II to appear in Vol. 2, No. 2 of NSR.
Native Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 2, 1986, pp. 1-45
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Paper attempts to provide an overview of Indian policy
developments in context of recent policy initiatives of the Minister of Indian Affairs, Concludes with with observations on the current status of policy reforms.Part I appeared in NSR, Vol.2, no.1
Prepared in 1996 and revised in 2003 for the Political and Social Affairs Division, Parliamentary Library; provides historical background of federal legislative control of "status" and "membership."
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 87-129
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Examines the 1896 law case Ward v. Race Horse which brought in new doctrines that constricted treaty rights, elevating State's rights above Federally sanctioned treaty rights.
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 23-50
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Examines the past and present relationship between academics and the Aboriginal community and discusses the issue of repatriation of cultural property and human remains.
Discusses computer and electronic networking projects addressing education, development and self-determination that Australian Aboriginal and Native American people are doing.
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) whether Aht-Len-Jees I.R. 5 ceased to be a reserve by virtue of its dis-allowance by Commissioners Ditchburn and Clark, acting under the British Columbia Land Settlement Act. ICC recommended settlement be negotiated and fast tracked under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada's fiduciary obligation to the Band in regard to the allotment of land on Cormorant Island. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the appropriate date to use in calculating the population for Treaty entitlement and whether the First Nation qualified under the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement. ICC recommended the claim not be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if population count for land entitlement was accurate at date-of-first-survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background, issues, and recommendations from an Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether Crown fulfilled its obligation to provide reserve land to bands under Treaty 6. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Divided into seven sections: Legal Frameworks and Analysis; DNA and Property Rights; Historical and Theoretical Accounts of Intellectual Property Rights; Case Studies; Biological Resources and Ethnomedicine; Websites on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues; and Organizations.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 1986, pp. 1-12
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Author investigates the "ethnic approach" to literature criticism and concludes that the archetypal approach is transcultural, which improves the accessibility of Native American literature to non-Natives.
[Document One]: H.M. Snyder, Letter to James Douglas, Fraser River, Fort Yale, 28th August 1858
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Daniel P. Marshall
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 1, Native People in British Columbia: Recent Research, 1996, pp. 139-145
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Introduction and archival document regarding the plans and proceedings of H.M. Snyder to deal with the conflict between the Nlaka'pamux Nation and the Fraser River gold miners.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3, Fall, 1986, pp. 5-7
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Argues that the high profile of Aboriginal art in expositions is a result of governments trying to develop a unique identity for the country.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2, Summer, 1986, pp. 1-4
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Compares Inuit works to paintings by Chardin and argues that they share common characteristics.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Integrates the Inuit perspective with the standard school curriculum enabling students to learn about Inuit history, knowledge, traditions, values, beliefs and language.
Justice as Healing, vol. 1, no. 3, Fall, 1996, p. [?]
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Excerpts from keynote address at the Special Convocation held at the University of Saskatchewan on June 27, 1996.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
The James Mann Family genealogy was researched and compiled by family member Frank Nash in December 1996. Only the research he compiled on the family of George Gwynne Mann was scanned for this database. Included in this research is G. G. Mann's account of his family's two month captivity in Wandering Spirit's camp from April to June 1885 (see historical note).
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1986, pp. 1-3
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Authors compare the methods of production used by the Cape Dorset cooperative to those used in Japan.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Program from Ka-Kitowak art exhibit. The exhibit's theme - struggling between truth and untruth, and light and darkness - is exemplified by artists of Indian and Metis heritage.