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Changing Times
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Commissions of Inquiry into Indian Affairs in the Canadas, 1828-1858: Evolving a Corporate Memory for the Indian Department
An Overview of Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions among Newfoundland's Non-Registered Micmac Indians
The Report of the Pennefather Commission: Indian Conditions and Administration in the Canadas in the 1850s
Discusses previous commissions and reports and trends in Imperial and Colonial policies. The Pennefather findings and recommendations are analyzed under four headings: plans for departmental financing and administrative reorganization; assessment of the future of Indian reserves; inquiry into the legal status of Indian people; reform of Indian education; and evaluation of mechanism for detribalizing Indian people.
Select Annotated Bibliography on Métis History and Claims
Territorial Lands Act ( R.S., 1985, c. T-7 )
Unfinished Business: Aboriginal Peoples and the 1983 Constitutional Conference
Youth Crime Prevention Projects in Native Communities: Interim Report
Discusses four programs: Skeena Youth Work Incentive Program, Rediscovery Project, Wilderness Alternatives Society, and the Neyunan Project.