Author argues that, if science education is to contribute to Aboriginal peoples economic development, environmental responsibility and cultural survival, then Indigenous common sense used together with Aboriginal and Western knowledge and technology about nature, as ways of learning, must also be used.
Constitutional Forum, vol. 10, no. 4, 1998, pp. 97-111
Description
Looks at the premise of Canadian law and policy relating to Aboriginal people and how responsibility for international human rights is not being upheld.
Discusses views of self-government, management models, issues and changing relationships using one provincial and one federal example.
Excerpt from: Visions of the Heart: Aboriginal Issues in Canada edited by D. Long and O.P. Dickason.
Looks at a two and half year study on meaningful connections with Aboriginal students and their families.
Educational Studies Paper ([M.Ed.])--University of British Columbia, 2012.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 61, 1998, pp. 431-465
Description
Comments on the Delgamuukw decision and how this court case addressed what Aboriginal title is, how title can be proved, and how infringements can be justified.
Teacher resource suitable for Grades 6, 7, 8 and 10. Primarily uses 55 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill and Native Soldiers, Foreign Battlefields by Janice Summerby.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 26-41
Description
Suggests local context and history should be used as a voting resource variable to understand why Aboriginal groups differ from each other in federal turnout levels.
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 32, November 1998, pp. 23-54
Description
Argues that the Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence is making a transformation that was unlikely to happen from Charter legislation, but that most of the progress has come about due to political process and will of women.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 3, Winter, 2012, pp. 313-325
Description
Promotes the need for culturally sensitive cervical cancer screening programs for Aboriginal women, based on programs available in Canada and the United States.
Book review of three books: Aboriginal Workers edited by Ann McGrath and Kay Saunders, with Jackie Huggins.
Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry by Dawn May.
Indians at Work by Rolf Knight.
To read review, scroll down to page 75.
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Looks at a social justice policy wheel: east (resist), south (reclaim), west (construct) and north (act) and cultural teachings of life cycle responsibilities.
Looks at the significance, history and results of the referendum to change the Australian Constitution by eliminating provisions which prevented Federal Government from making laws for Aboriginals and excluded them from being counted in census.
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 100-115
Description
Article/review resembles poetry and is written in a oral style. Author expresses his observations on Aboriginal culture, tradition and the environment.
Provides a framework for communities to begin or continue their own ongoing research to identify the rich intellectual and practical resources within their own legal traditions.
Part of: Cree Legal Traditions Report: Community Partner: Aseniquche Winewak Nation.
Used 19 key informant interviews with experts, senior administrators and front-line workers to identify issues related to 12 sub-themes. Concludes with recommendations generated from responses.
23 Elizabeth II. Chapter 15. An Act Respecting Oil and Gas in Indian Lands
Indian Oil and Gas Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Cited as Indian Oil and Gas Act. Section 7 provided for consultation, on a continuing basis, with Indian bands most directly affected by oil and gas activities.