A background report prepared by officials from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Department of Justice. It describes the treaty principles and court decisions upon which previous land claims settlements were built, and the importance of "certainty" when defining the rights of Aboriginal people with respect to land and resources. The report argues that certainty is crucial for the future economic wellbeing of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Arguments supporting the sentencing or healing circle as a "valid vehicle for reflecting Aboriginal culture and traditions in the criminal justice system."
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Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 57-76
Description
Explores the life story, escape, recapture and death of the young Saskatchewan Cree, Kahkeesay-Manitoowayo, who escaped from jail and remained at large for nineteen months.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, 1995, pp. 125-133
Description
Argues that the Exxon Valdex oil spill would become the scapegoat for the many changes in the Alutiiq environment that have occurred in the twentieth century, including glacier ice melt, earthquakes, tidal waves, avalanches, volcanic eruptions and massive storms.
Advocates for the integration of American Indian literature in the curriculum as a means of perspective for the Indian experience.
Paper presented at Annual Spring Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, March 16-18, 1995.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 39-63
Description
Descriptive study to assess knowledge level possessed by urban subjects residing in Southern California; includes literature review, statistics on incidence and prevention and treatment programs.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 37-50
Description
Examines the culture similarities and differences of the Anasazi people and their descendants.
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Mr. Bear has worked for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting company for almost 30 years and he talks about the many changes he has witnessed as well as some of his experiences.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, 1981, pp. 33-46
Description
Discusses the importance of these censuses as source of information about family size, number of households, name changes and kinship connections between households.
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. 165-181
Description
Discusses various aspects of appropriation: historical and modern methods, justifications given, political implications, current legal framework and proposals for protection.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 331-336
Description
Satirical pseudo-report to the Board of Directors of a hydroelectric project, proposing a solution to the problem of Indigenous people displaced by flooding.