Alberta Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, Symposium on Aboriginal Legal Issues, December 1997, pp. 180-217
Description
Argues that the definition of Aboriginal rights must be broadened to include all Aboriginal peoples and that the inherent, sui generis rights of the Metis should date not from pre-contact but from the imposition of colonial law and government.
“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:28:35.
Paper submitted to the Ontario's Children and Youth Services voicing concerns and changes needed the Child and Family Services Act that would improve outcomes for families.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Clem Chartier
pp. 83-87
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses Métis issues of recognition, self-government, justice and rights.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noble Shanks
Description
Essay from1993 Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice discusses Métis claim to rights in relation to the administration of justice and the Criminal Code.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
CBC reports on the lawsuit initiated by veterans after the Federal government excluded them from compensation offered to Status Indians. Broadcast date: August 12, 2002.
Duration: 2:18.
Linda Jean, Chief of the MicMac Nation of Gespeg, in Her Own Name and On Behalf of All Other Members of Her Band, and the Conseil de la Nation Micmac de Gespeg and Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Attorney General of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Court of Canada
Description
Court case involving the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs refusing to grant financial assistance under the Elementary / Secondary Education Program to members of the Micmac Nation of Gespeg.
International Journal of Transitional Justice, vol. 9, no. 3, November 2015, pp. 469-485
Description
Contends that "the transpower of the Canadian TRC may therefore lie not in the public events themselves, but in the more carnivalesque movements that are growing in its wake".
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 245-275
Description
Reviews the establishment of reserves in Ontario, differences in mineral rights and the implications of the 1924 Canada-Ontario Indian Reserve Lands Agreement.
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Analysis and commentary by the Law Commission of Canada on abuse in residential schools. Excerpt from Discussion Paper's Executive Summary.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
"The material provides an overview of the mandate and history of the Department, the parliamentary environment, the Minister's portfolio, key relationships, and departmental sectors and their mandates. It also includes an overview of First Nation, Métis and Inuit protocols, cultures and traditions."
Website highlights the significance of the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry through research, education and performance to educate the broader population and attempt to redress the injustices produced from that history.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1960, pp. 25-30
Description
Includes speech by the Lieutenant-Governor, and minutes of the four meetings which took place March 8, 1873 – March 12, 1874. Includes recommendations for treaty-making with the First Nations (“Indians”) and the Métis (“Half Breeds”) and other issues pertaining to settling the North-West Territories.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 25.
Cuthand reports on three events: the aftermath of Hurricane Felix; Judge Steven Point becomes the first Aboriginal Lt.-Gov. in B.C.; Canadian government fails to show support to the Kelowna Accord.
B.C. CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Group
Description
Identifies areas of persistent discrimination and highlights Canada's ongoing failure to address rights violations.
Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the occasion of its review of Canada’s 19th and 20th reports.
Speaker talks about how some of the data has been misinterpreted or ignored by the RCMP, federal government, and media. Implication has been that most women were murdered by their spouse, family member, or intimate partners on-reserve and disregarded the role of acquaintances.
Duration: 45:34.
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.