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Bibliography on Indigenous Rights in Canada, 1995-2022
Exhaustive list (856 pages).
Big Brother's Hunger
Caretakers of the Land and Its People: Why Indigenous Trapline Holders' Legal Rights and Responsibilities Matter for Everyone
Clearing the Plains
Courting the First Nations Vote: Ontario’s Grand River Reserve and the Electoral Franchise Act of 1885
Dǫ nàke làànı̀ nàts’etso: A Critical Review of Self-Government Implementation in Canada’s North
Indigenous Studies Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2022.
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 and the Sioux: Is the United States Honoring the Agreements it Made?
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
“Great Frauds and Grievous Wrongs”: Mapping the Loss of Kickapoo Allotment Lands
Historical and Contemporary Realities: Movement Towards Reconciliation: The Traditional and Cultural Significance of the Lands Encompassing the District of Greater Sudbury and Area
Indigenous Legal Traditions and Histories of International and Transnational Law in the Pre-Confederation Maritime Provinces
Discusses inter-Indigenous, inter-European, Indigenous-European transnational law.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Indigenous Rights Recognition in BC: Collection of Key Policies, Laws and Standards
Indigi-Genuis
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
The Kootenai War of '74
The Newcomer Handbook: Indigenous People in Canada
Excellent resource for providing an overview of a broad range of topics such as treaties, residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the Sixties Scoop, traditional cultural teachings and protocols.
Based on the work of five focus groups located in Saskatoon, Regina, North Battleford, Prince Albert, and La Ronge.
"A Response to TRC's Call-To-Action 93".
The Numbered Treaties
Lesson plan for use with the article The Numbered Treaties by Wabi Benais Mistatim Equay (Cynthia Bird) found on page 26 of Treaties and the Treaty Relationship, a special issue of Canada's History. Suitable for Grades 7-12.
NWT Educator Toolkit for Classroom Treaty Simulations
Ojibwe Treaty Rights
Focuses on off-reservation treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather in treaty-ceded lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Open History Seminar: Canadian History
Collection of primary and secondary sources suitable for use at secondary and post-secondary levels. Can be used to supplement Canadian History: Pre-Confederation and Canadian History: Post-Confederation.
Promises, Promises: A Board Game Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Treaty No. 9
Re-peopling in a Settler-Colonial Context: The Intersection of Indigenous Laws of Adoption with Canadian Immigration Law
Recognizing Rights: Aboriginal Justice in Canada
Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1864 - 1999
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Chapter Two: Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making by J.R. Miller.
Chapter Six: Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson.
Chapter Eleven: “A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Andr&ecaute Légaré.
Reimagining History: "Righting" Treaty Wrongs
Based on the article Living Well Together by Aimée Craft and the special issue of Canada's History magazine Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Suitable for Grades 7 to 12.
Resurgence and Reconciliation: Indigenous-Settler Relations and Earth Teachings
Resurging through Kishiichiwan: The Spatial Politics of Indigenous Water Relations
Saskatchewan Treaty and Aboriginal Rights for Hunting and Fishing Guide
Settler and Indigenous Stories of Kingston/Ka'tarohkwi: A Case Study in Critical Heritage Pedagogy
Teaching Treaty Relationships: A Timeline Activity for Students
Uses date and relationship cards to educate students about First Nations and Newcomer interactions leading up to the signing of Treaty 1 in 1871.
Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Educator's Guide
Treaty Negotiators of the Future: Final Report
We Are All Treaty People
Special themed issue of Canada's History's children's magazine Kayak (September 2018). Suitable for ages 7-12.