Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nakuset
Rachael Deutsch
Véronique Picard
Description
Argues that several bylaws should be removed because they represent social and racial profiling, and are overly and wrongfully used, affecting the well-being of a venerable population..
Letter of Understanding Between her Majesty in the Right of Canada and Her Majesty in the Right of Saskatchewan and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government of Saskatchewan
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)
Description
Agreement will provide consistency and build on treaty relationships, recognize First Nations authority, and provide effective governance and program delivery.
Linking the Indigenous Sami People with Regional Development in Sweden
Alternate Title
OECD Regional Policy Reviews
E-Books
Author/Creator
OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship
SMEs
Regions and Cities
Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Final Agreement: Between the Government of Canada, the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and the Government of the Yukon
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
Government of the Yukon
Description
Signed on the 21st of July, 1997.
Living Up to Gladue: Criminal Sentencing and the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Connor Morris
Description
Public Policy Project (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Local Government and Land Use Engagement with First Nations: Surfacing Positive Stories for Future Land Use Consultation Successes
Theses
Author/Creator
Hillary Elliott
Description
Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2017.
Local Values in Governance: Legacy of Choho in Forest and School Management in a Tamang Community in Nepal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mahesh Nath Parajuli
Indra Mani Rai
Prakash C Bhattarai
Suresh Gautam
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 35-55
Description
Examines a shift in the practices of the Tamang ethnic community in Nepal; argues that the Choho institution is still present, and many practices are still present enacted as resistance against the modern state. Considers how the meaning of these practices may have changed in a contemporary context.
Locating Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Law: One Aboriginal Woman's Journey Through Case Law and the Canadian Constitution
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Monture
Description
Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 1998.
A Long Wait for Change: Independent Review of Child Protection Services to Inuit Children in Newfoundland and Labrador
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh
Description
Study consisted of community engagement involving 575 individuals, comprehensive review of 213 files of children under the care of the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development on December 31, 2017, and a literature review of provincial, national and international content. Includes 33 recommendations.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Prairie Forum, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 1998, pp. 275-278
Description
Book review of: Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret L. Clarke
Prairie Forum, vol. 23, no. 2, Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains, Fall, 1998, pp. 267-273
Description
Book review of: Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The Making of a “Peaceable Kingdom”: Land, Peopling and Progress in an Expanding Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Éléna Choquette
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2019.
Managing Tribal Assets: Developing Long-Term Strategic Plans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph S. Anderson
Dean Howard Smith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issues on Reservation Economies, 1998, pp. 139-156
Description
Examines some of the daunting problems on the road to self-determination and economic development for Native Americans.
Manufacturing Ideologies of the “Bad” Mother: Aboriginal Mothering, “Neglectful” Caregiving, and Symbolic Violence in the Ontario Child Welfare System
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mandi Veenstra
Marlee Keenan
Description
Argues that expectations of white, Eurocentric, and middle class versions of mothering, combined with the state's role in producing conditions of material and social marginalization and inequality have resulted in structural risk factors for "neglect" and normalization of Aboriginal child apprehensions.
Entire book on one pdf. Scroll to p. 48.
Chapter from Bad Mothers: Regulations, Representations, and Resistance edited by Michelle Hughes Miller, Tamar Hager, and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.
Māori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Alternate Title
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Māori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Thérèse King
Description
Related material:
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two).
Mattagami First Nation's Policy to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
René Lauzon
Tammy Gregoire
Louis Gliksman
Ivan McKay
Ronald R. Douglas
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 37-48
Description
Describes the formulation, implementation and impact of a policy developed to govern the use of alcohol in recreational facilities and green spaces.
Measuring Low Income and Poverty in Canada: An Update
Alternate Title
Income and Labour Dynamics Working Paper Series
[Income Research Paper Series (Statistics Canada) ; no. 13]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maryanne Webber
Description
Examines low income rates based on Low Income Cutoff (LICO) or Low Income Measure (LIM), neither are intended as a poverty line, but they are sometimes used as such.
Mechanisms of Indigenous Exclusion in British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Hollis Katherine Andrews
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gary Geddes
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, pp. 54-55
Description
Book review of Medicine Unbundled by Gary Geddes.
Métis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chelsea D. Frazier
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 112-113
Description
Book review of: Métis and the Medicine Line by Michael Hogue.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Alternate Title
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
“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.
Métis Politics and Governance in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Saunders
Janique Dubois
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
"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.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Minister's Reference on Institutional Child Abuse: Discussion Paper
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Law Commission of Canada
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.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Historiographical Paper
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shubreet Jessel
Description
"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.
Montreal Premiere of Birth of a Family: Q & A with Director Tasha Hubbard
Alternate Title
Q & A with Tasha Hubbard
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Description
Director of documentary about four siblings separated through adoption during the infamous "Sixties Scoop" answers questions from audience.
Duration: 23:06.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
'A most dangerous character': The Remarkable Life of Yonki Yonka
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Wills-Johnson
Description
History Thesis (MPhil)--University of Western Australia, 2017.
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada and Governmental Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kiera E. Royle
Description
Contends that despite an inquiry now in process, governmental response is low to this serious problem facing the Canadian population.
Museum-Making and Indigenous Curation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Kreps
Museum Anthropology, vol. 22, no. 1, March 1998, pp. 5-17
Description
Looks at the influences of state ideologies in the policies and practices of a provincial museum.
Muslims, Navajos, and Peaches
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George H. Junne
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how an Asian fruit was cultivated by Navajo Indians in the Chelly Canyon.
"Must Fluently Speak and Understand Navajo and Read and Write English": Navajo Leadership in a Language Shift World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lloyd Lance Lee
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Overview of traditional Navajo leadership and western influences.
"My Parents, They Became Poor": The Socio-Economics Effects of the Expropriation and Relocation of Stoney Point Reserve #43, 1942
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Roos
Past Imperfect, vol. 1998, 7, pp. 155-175
Description
Interviews Stoney Point band members about the effects of relocation.
The Mystery Man of Sand Creek: George Laird Shoup
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Masoff
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, Spring, May 04, 2019, pp. 179-209
Description
The author works to recontextualize the life of Colonel George Laird Shoup illustrating his role and responsibility in the Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864), an event which led to the deaths of 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people.
Narrative Robustness, Post-Apology Conduct, and Canada's 1998 and 2008 Residential Schools Apologies
Alternate Title
Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Matt James
Description
Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues.
Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.
National Parklands in Northern Homelands: A Comparison of Co-Management of National Parks With Native People in Alaska (U.S.A.) and the Yukon (Canada)
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Gerrald Sneed
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii, 1998.
Native American Identity: A Review of Twenty-first Century Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bridgett G. Giordmaina
Carolee Dodge Francis
Description
Search of EBSCO Host, JSTOR, and Web of Science for peer-reviewed social research articles published from 1990 to 2016 yielded 86 results.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native American Sacred Sites and the Department of Defense
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Richard W. Stoffle
Native Americans and the Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service, 1810-1940
Theses
Author/Creator
Angela Jo Perkins
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Perdue University, 1998.
Native Americans & Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Narratives: The Representation of Native Americans in Public Broadcasting
Alternate Title
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
GBH Archiv
Sally Smith
Description
Looks at radio and television coverage of key events or issues in both non-Native American-produced and Native American-created programs found in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection. Divided into five sections: (Mis)Representations of Native Americans; Termination, Relocation, and Restoration; The American Indian Movement; Native Americans in Contemporary News Media; and Visual Sovereignty: Native-Created Public Media.
Natives, Churches, Feds Seek Way Out of Lawsuits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 10, December 1998, p. 1
Description
Discussion of meetings regarding the residential school lawsuits, some for sexual abuse other lawsuits were of a more general nature.
#Nativevote18 - Pueblo Woman. Mom. Gourmet Cook. Runner. It's Time to Add Member of Congress to That List
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Republished form Trahant Reports, May 3, 2017
Negotiating the "New Country:" The Cultural Politics of Exchange in the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reservations and Allotment Periods, 1867-1910
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacki Thompson Rand
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1998.
Neither Citizen Nor Nation: Urban Aboriginal (In)Visibility and Co-Production in a Small Southern Alberta City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Katherine A. Dekruyf
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.