Book reviews of two books: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada edited by Michael Asch.
Treaty Talks in British Columbia by Christopher McKee.
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Canadian section of directory that lists sites with an Indigenous peoples connection worldwide. Categories include arts, law, education, events, organizations, media, history and culture, government and more...
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 9, September 1977, p. 5
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Indian Affairs Minister informs the Medicine Wheel Ranch Company band members that they must wait for the settlement of their land claim of the Harold Lees ranch until the legitimacy of the surrender of that land by the Ocean Man and Pheasant Rump reserves in 1902 is decided in court.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1977-1978, pp. 335-356
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Author argues that violence in Cherokee communities can be attributed to the combination social-structural problems found on reservations and the erosion of traditional cultural norms.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 4, April 1977, p. 11
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Director of the Saskatchewan Medical Services Branch of the Department of Health and Welfare claims radon level in Red Earth Reserve water is not a hazard.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 199-201
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Book review of: William Bartram on the Southeast Indians by Gregory A. Waselkow and Kathryn E. Holland Braund (Editors). Historical reprint with extensive notes and analysis of Bartram's 18th century perspectives.
Prairie Forum, vol. 2, no. 2, November 1977, pp. 127-151
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Overview of the Canadian Indian policy from 1896-1905, when Clifford Sifton and the Laurier government attempted to overhaul the Indian administration, and assimilate the Aboriginal peoples.
Looks at reforms to the 1992 Canada National Forest Strategy proposed by Aboriginal Forest Strategy in the areas of legislation, policies and management practices.
Discusses a framework for capacity building including principles and recommendations relating to human resource development, data management, accountability, and institutional development.
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding a 1963 dam built on-reserve and its effect on the First Nation's fishing rights, and obligations owed by Canada. ICC recommended the claim not be accepted for Specific Claims Policy due to compensation already received. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]