Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73-100
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Looks at Māori rights under the Treaty of Waitangi and international law and the use of a gateway and screening method to determine which stream a Māori accused should be processed through: the Pākehā legal process or a Māori alternative.
American Antiquity, vol. 76, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 107-126
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Comments on the complexity of interpreting Clovis projectile point distribution due to factors related to modern population density and the intensity of archaeological research.
Three elders from Goodfish Lake Reserve talk about problems of defining accurate boundaries, their rights to a timber berth, and hay meadows which they believe are part of their reserve.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 3, March 2011, p. 3
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Comments on the award winning play, the performance of famous Métis author Maria Campbell, the variety of emotions felt while watching the performance, and the show's profits being advanced to a women's shelter.
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Examines the attitudes of co-author of Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in British Columbia (popularly known as the McKenna-McBride Report) with particular attention to the question of lands and reserves.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, pp. 117-123
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Study concludes that the well-being of the Ontario Aboriginal population has deteriorated from 1991 to 2006 contrary to research done for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Review was undertaken after Queen's Native Student Association charged that " inappropriate systemic treatment of Aboriginal people and affairs" had taken place at the institution.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 191-192
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Book review of: Memories, Myths, and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader by William Berens ; as told to A. Irving Hallowell and edited by Jennifer S.H. Brown and Susan Elaine Gray.
Healthcare Quarterly, vol. 14, Special Issue 3: Child Health in Canada, April 2011, pp. 50-57
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Tracks the rates of suicide among B.C.'s First Nations youth for each of British Columbia's more than 200 separate bands and 27 band councils for close to 20 years.
Explains how the Federal government initially failed to inform people about the mercury poisoning of fish. Programs are now in place to say what species are most poisonous, and where it is safe to fish.
Duration: 5:15
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 18
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Comments on the first of a series of Economic Development Forums being held in Northern Saskatchewan to discuss topics ranging from forming partnerships and procurement to community economic development.
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Discusses development of Métis culture and values, the history of their agricultural colonies, and the impact of settlement and subsequent changes to the economy of the region.