Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sean Carleton
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 161-163
Description
Book review of: Liberalism, Surveillance, and Resistance: Indigenous Communities in Western Canada, 1877-1927 by Keith D. Smith.
Limited Roll Out of New ID Begins
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 10
Description
Discusses distribution and delays of the new Secure Status Indian Cards to Buffalo Point First Nation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
The Lubicon Lake Nation: Indigenous Knowledge and Power
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Clinton N. Westman
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 210-213
Description
Book review of, The Lubicon Lake Nation: Indigenous Knowledge and Power by Dawn Martin-Hill.
Mad Dogs and (Mostly) Englishmen: Colonial Relations, Commodities, and the Fate of Inuit Sled Dogs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 129-147
Description
Discusses the events relating to the relocation of Inuit to permanent settlements and the impact it had on the viability of sled dogs.
Maintaining the Illusion of Democracy: Policy-making and Aboriginal Education in Canada, 1946-1948
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Raptis
Samantha Bowker
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 102, March 27, 2010, pp. [1]-21
Description
Looks at the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons minutes and proceedings from 1949 which recommended a move away from segregated to integrated schools for Aboriginal children.
Makuk: A New History of Aboriginal-White Relations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karine Renée Duhamel
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 146-148
Description
Book review of: Makuk: A New History of Aboriginal-White Relations by John Sutton Lutz..
The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
McIvor V Canada and the 2010 Amendments to the Indian Act: A Half-Hearted Remedy to Historical Injustice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. Hamill
Constitutional Forum, vol. 19, no. 1, 2 & 3, 2010, pp. 75-84
Description
Looks at the deficiencies of Bill C-31 in addressing gender discrimination and Aboriginal status as amendments to the Indian Act .
The Meaning of "Success" For First Nations Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kassandra Churcher
Education Canada, vol. 50, no. 4, Fall, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Compares the No Child Left Behind program initiated in the United States in 2001 and Canada's First Nations Student Success Program (FNSSP) introduced in 2009.
Media, Identity, and International Relations: The Arctic and Inuit in Film and Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa A. Williams
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2010.
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.
Mentoring Aboriginal Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Darlene Evans
Description
Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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 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.
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.
Monetary Compensation and the Stolen Generations: A Critique of the Federal Labor Government's Position
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dylan Lino
Australian Indigenous Law Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2010, pp. 18-34
Description
Contends that none of the arguments put forward by the Federal Government offer a compelling case for refusing to compensate the Stolen Generations.
Money Can't Trump Environmental Change, Says Minister
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 9
Description
Discusses the need for alternative energy initiatives to help preserve the environment, including the Northwest Territories initiatives of harnessing the wind's energy and upgrading building standards for increased efficiency.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
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.
The Moralization of Genocide in Canada
Alternate Title
Prairie Perspectives on Indian Residential Schools, Truth, and Reconciliation, The Forks, Winnipeg, MB, Thursday 17 June 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Powell
Description
Using historical comparisons, examines present concepts and Indian residential school policy as part of a larger government plan to assimilate Indigenous people.
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 Industrious and Far-seeing Mohawk Scholar": Charles A. Cooke (Thawennensere), Civil Servant, Amateur Anthropologist, Performer, and Writer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brendan F. R. Edwards
Ontario History, vol. 102, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. [81]-108
Description
Looks at history of first Aboriginal to work for the Federal Department of Indian Affairs in Ottawa.
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.
Murray River Country: An Ecological Dialogue With the Traditional Owners
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary-Anne Gale
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 293-295
Description
Book review of: Murray River Country by Jessica K. Weir.
Review located by scrolling to page 295.
Mutual Incomprehension: The Cross Cultural Domain of Work in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva McRae-Williams
Rolf Gerritsen
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-27
Description
Discusses how cultural workforce perspectives based on kinship, disadvantage Aboriginal residents in the non-Indigenous workforce which is based on employment as identity.
The Nanaimo and Charles Camsell Indian Hospitals: First Nations' Narratives of Health Care, 1945 to 1965
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Histoire Sociale / Social history, vol. 43, no. 85, May 2010, pp. 165-191
Description
Looks at First Nations patients' views on two of Canada's Indian hospitals, on the patients' interactions with the nurses and doctors and on the treatments they received.
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.
Nation Takes Initiative to Battle Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 8
Description
Discusses the energy conservation program and sustainable food project created by the T'Sou-ke Nation in Sooke, B.C. to combat climate change.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
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 Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jenny Clayton
BC Studies, no. 167, Autumn, 2010, pp. 138-139
Description
Book review of: Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada by Kenichi Matsui.
Scroll down to page 138 to read review.
Negotiating the Numbered Treaties: An Intellectual & Political Biography of Alexander Morris
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gregg Dahl
Histoire sociale / Social history, vol. 43, no. 85, May 2010, pp. 269-272
Description
Book review of: Negotiating the Numbered Treaties by Robert J. Talbot.
Neoliberalism and the Evolution of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy in Metro Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Blair Bellerose
Description
Urban Studies Thesis (M.Urb)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
A New Approach: Co‐development of a New Fiscal Relationship between Canada and First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations-Indigenous Services Canada Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations]
Description
Reports on process and results of consultations between officials from the Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Services in the 17 months following the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2016. Five key issues were identified: insufficient transfers; insufficient and under-utilized revenue generation opportunities; inflexible and unpredictable funding arrangements; excessive administrative and reporting burdens; and excessive focus on compliance rather than results.
The New Federal Framework For Aboriginal Economic Development: The Base Upon Which Future Canadian Government Policies and programs are Being Built
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren Weir
Robert Oppenheimer
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 86-94
Description
Looks at the FFAED which focuses on federal governmental action to realize the full economic potential of Aboriginal Canadians and six related policies.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
No Action, No Progress
Alternate Title
No Action, No Progress: FAFIA’s Report on Canada’s Progress in Implementing the 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
Description
"Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action Report on Canada's Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations Made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2008".
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
Oka: A Political Crisis and Its Legacy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harry Swain
On the Front Lines of Canada's Northern Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Description
Compares Canada's northern strategy compared to other arctic regions.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson