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Micro-Economic Policy Analysis Branch
Aboriginal Business Canada
Description
Statistics on current status, key characteristics, areas for improvement and potential growth.
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship in Forestry: Proceedings of a Conference Held January 27-29, 1998 in Edmonton, Alberta
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Author/Creator
Bruce Wendel
George Ferrand
Harold Baram
Lloyd Bisson
Steve Price ... [et al.]
Description
Topics include overview of First Nation Forestry Program, basics of starting a business, sources of capital, Fort Apache Timber Company, Silviculture Contracting company, ecotourism, and natural resource-based negotiations with industry and governments.
Aboriginal Governance in Urban Setting: Completing the Circle: Conference Summary and Conclusions
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Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg
Institute on Governance
Centre for Municipal-Aboriginal Relations
Description
Summarizes conference proceedings from November, 1998 and presents the resulting action plan.
Aboriginal Head Start: Urban and Northern Initiative Principles and Guidelines
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Author/Creator
[Government of Canada]
Description
Discusses the mission statement, mandate, program components and accountability and management.
Aboriginal Land Rights Commission. Second Report
Alternate Title
Parliamentary Paper ; no. 69
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Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Land Rights Commission]
Description
Comments on the role of the Commission, pastoral leases, land usage and more.
Aboriginal School Science for Economic Development, Environmental Responsibility and Cultural Survival
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Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
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.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: The Cases of Nunavut and the Alberta Métis Settlements
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Author/Creator
Denis Wall
Description
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.
Aboriginal Title Implementation
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Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Looks at the significant difference between "Original Title" and "Aboriginal Title"
An Act Respecting Oil and Gas in Indian Lands. [Assented to 20th December, 1974]
Alternate Title
23 Elizabeth II. Chapter 15. An Act Respecting Oil and Gas in Indian Lands
Indian Oil and Gas Act
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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.
Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools: Adopted by the Assembly of Alaska Native Educators, Anchorage, Alaska, February 3, 1998
Alternate Title
Cultural Standards for : Students, Educators, Schools, Curriculum, Communities
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Description
Lists cultural, content, quality, and performance standards developed to evaluate the educational and cultural well- being of students.
American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research. Supplement to The Council of Planning Librarians Exchange Bibliographies No. 376-377
Alternate Title
Council of Planning Librarians Exchange Bibliography ; 594
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Author/Creator
James N. Kerri
Description
Supplement to the general bibliography section of American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research compiled by James N. Kerri.
Dated material. Published in 1974.
Anishnaabe Government Agreement-in-Principle
Alternate Title
[United Anishnaabeg Councils Government Agreement-in-Principle]
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Author/Creator
United Anishnaabeg Councils
[Government of] Canada
Description
2004 Agreement between the Beausoleil First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation and Moose Deer Point First Nation, the United Anishnaabeg Councils and the Crown (Canada). Purpose is to establish intergovernmental relations and structures for operation.
Annotated Bibliography: Métis in Ontario
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Author/Creator
Gwen Reimer
Jean-Philippe Chartrand
Description
Current as of 1999. Includes some material pertaining to Canada as a whole.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008
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Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201
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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning damages sustained by the Athabasca Chipewyan Indian Reserve resulting from construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam (the Bennett Dam) in British Columbia.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
The "Balance Sheet" and the "Sacred Balance": Valuing the Knowledge of Indigenous and Traditional Peoples
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Author/Creator
Darrell Addison Posey
Description
Comments on traditional ecological knowledge and practices.
The Basis for Native claims in Canada. - L.I. Barber. - Address. - October 1974.
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L.I. Barber
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Address to the Rotary Club, Yellowknife, NWT by the Indian Claims Commissioner of Canada. Abstract: "The author believes that the claims of the indigenous people of the Northwest Territories as to ownership of resources and a right to direct participation in resource development, together with a high degree of political autonomy within the larger Canadian society, are just and well-founded. Given control of resources, the indigenous peoples are fully able to cope with the responsibilities that go with large resources and with autonomy..."
Batoche National Historic Site / Public Comment on the Plan Alternatives - Report. - August 1981.
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Description
Results from public meetings of persons interested in the development of Batoche, site of an important battle during the Northwest Resistance. Aspects of development that are favored include a visitor's centre, preservation of nearby buildings relevant to the Battle of Batoche, and preservation of the landscape as native vegetation.
Historical note:
Batoche Planning Program - January 1981.
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Description
This booklet outlines three plans for the Batoche National Historic Site and provides comments sections to the public to respond.
Bibliography: Containing Material of Relevance for Researching Matter Concerning Indian History (Particulary History) in Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces
Alternate Title
Claims and Historical Research Centre ; B.7
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Author/Creator
Claims and Historical Research Centre
[Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)]
Description
Lists material published before 1974.
Bill C-31: The Abocide Bill
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Author/Creator
Harry W. Daniels
Description
Contends that contents of the bill will eventually lead to loss of Status for Aboriginal people. Speech was delivered at the Unity for Our Grandchildren conference in a session with The Native Women's Association of Canada.
Bill C-31: Unity for Our Grandchildren
Alternate Title
1st National Conference on Bill C-31
First National Conference on Bill-31
NWAC Report
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Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Proceedings of conference that looked at the impact of the legislation. Main issues discussed were divisiveness resulting from adoption of band membership codes which block women from returning to their home communities and two-tiered system which produces loss of status due to the "second generation cutoff" rule.
Brief Respecting Social Housing in Nunavik
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Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Kativik Regional Government
Description
Report to Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development about Canada's failure to address housing needs in Nunavik.
CCRA 5 Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders
Alternate Title
Corrections and Conditional Release Act Five Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders
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[Correctional Service Canada?]
Description
Looks at how the National Parole Board and Correctional Service Canada activities have complied with requirements laid out in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Includes statistics on regional distribution of offenders, offender status and characteristics, offence history, prior incarceration terms, parole grant and release rates, etc.
Certainty: Canada's Struggle to Extinguish Aboriginal Title
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Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Looks at the certainty provisions that have been suggested by the federal and provincial governments.
Child Death Review: Karen Rose Quill
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Author/Creator
Deborah Parker-Loewen
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Case involved a 20-month-old who died while in a foster home and under the care of the Saskatchewan Dept. of Social Services. Concluded that the death was preventable.
Colonialism and the Sexual Exploitation of Canada's First Nations Women
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American Psychological Association Annual Convention ; 106th, 1998
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Author/Creator
Jackie Lynne
Description
Describes aspects of the historical roots of exploitation including capitalism, the church, the state, and the military.
Community Healing and Aboriginal Social Security Reform
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Author/Creator
[Michael Bopp
Judie Bopp
Phil Lane]
Description
Discusses healing in Aboriginal communities and argues that the traditional concept of social security does not work with Aboriginal communities and must be revised to suit their needs.
Constitutional Work in Progress: Reconciliation & Renewal in Indigenous Australia and the World: A Background Paper on Indigenous Constitutional Reform Prepared for Indigenous Practitioners Per Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
"The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a range of options for constitutional reform in order to promote discussion and exploration of specific possibilities for Australia".
Coyote and the Stars
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The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 1
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Members of the Warm Springs Reservation Committee
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Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment, Policy Planning, and Program Development: An Annotated Bibliography
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Description
Covers general issues, policy, prevention and chapters focused on persons of African, Asian, Latino and Native American decent.
Cultural Continuity as a Hedge Against Suicide in Canada's First Nations
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Author/Creator
Michael J. Chandler
Christopher Lalonde
Description
Examines self-continuity or self-identity as a protective factor against suicide.
Culturally Important Plants of the Lakota: Based on Interviews, Research, and a Comprehensive Review of Historical Documents
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Author/Creator
Linda S. Black Elk
Description
Lists Latin, common and Lakota names and explains uses.
Culturally Relevant Teacher Education: A Saskatchewan First Nations Case
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Author/Creator
Linda Goulet
Description
Describes approach taken by the Department of Indian Education at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 1998.
Culture, Community and the Curriculum
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Author/Creator
Ray Barnhardt
Description
Examines underlying processes of education using a cross-cultural approach.
Defining Aboriginal Title in the 90's: Has the Supreme Court Finally Got It Right?
Alternate Title
Twelfth Annual Robarts Lecture, 25 March 1998
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Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Description
Highlights the principles laid down in Chief Justice Antonio Lamer's leading judgement regarding the case of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia.
Department of National Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Services Directorate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1980-1981
Alternate Title
IHS Annual Report
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Author/Creator
Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Development? Native Attitudes and Perceptions in the Mackenzie District - Richard F. Salisbury, Nathan Elberg and Robert H. Schneider. - Report. - October 1974.
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Author/Creator
Robert H. Schneider
Richard F. Salisbury
Elberg
Nathan
Description
This study describes what aboriginal attitudes to the concept of development in the Mackenzie District of Canada. It shows "there are different ideas in different groups as to what 'development' is, as well as different enthusiasms about development."
Historical note:
Diverting the Mainstream: Aboriginal Teachers Reflect on their Experiences in the Saskatchewan Provincial School System: Final Report
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Author/Creator
Louise Legare
Shauneen Pete-Willett
Angela Ward
Linda Wason-Ellam
Karla Jessen Williamson
Description
Discusses concerns which include intercultural communication, school climate, roles, curriculum development and implementation, recruiting, and placement practices.
Emergency Preparedness and First Nation Communities in Manitoba
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Author/Creator
Donna Epp
C. Emdad Haque
Beth Peers
Description
Looks at the past and current preparedness of three First Nations Communities which have experienced an emergency.
Employment Prospects for Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
Members' Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 1998
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 245-98]
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Author/Creator
Stelios Loizides
Janusz Zieminski
Description
Looks at barriers and challenges Aboriginal people face in finding jobs and firms creative approaches to promoting greater Aboriginal employment.
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation des Chipewyans D'Athabasca: Revendication Concernant le Barrage WAC Bennett et les Dommages Causés à la Réserve No 201
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, French Language Version]
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission Final Report which examines whether the Crown has obligations relating to damages sustained by the construction of the dam, French language version. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Evaluation Document: Aboriginal Justice Strategy: Mid-term Evaluation, December 1998
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Author/Creator
Evaluation Division. Policy Integration and Coordination Section
Department of Justice Canada
Description
Comments on the three primary components of the Strategy: policy development and support, community-based program funding agreements, and the Aboriginal Justice Learning Network.
Exploring Machinery Options in Support of Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements
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Institute on Governance
Description
Focuses on functions, principles and options in six areas: managing overall relationship, accountability-review mechanisms, data management, tax assessment and collection, capital borrowing, and capacity development.
Produced to assist Fiscal Relations Table composed of Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, (SFIN), Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) and the Government of Saskatchewan.
Exploring the Relationship Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Forest Industry: Some Industry Perspectives
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Institute on Governance
Description
Overview of forestry industry activities, motivations, implications of public policy, key players and relationship with Aboriginal peoples, and recommendations for further action.
File Classification System: Administrative (Housekeeping) and Operational Records Indian and Inuit Affairs Program [1872-c1980)]
Alternate Title
A Guide to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "File History Cards", 1872-c1980
Guide pour les Fiches sur l'historique de dossiers des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada, 1872-c1980
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Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry.
English guide follows French version.
First Nation Self-Evaluation of Community Programs: A Guidebook on Performance Measurement
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Author/Creator
First Nations Working Group on Performance Measurement
Description
Looks at First Nations who are developing approaches to evaluate how well community programs are achieving community goals.
"Project 97/13"
First Nations Youth HIV/AIDS Education Manual
Alternate Title
Beating the Challenge
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Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Health Secretariat
Description
Discusses holistic and culturally sensitive teaching principles as applied to the curriculum. Provides research guide for students and twelve foundation lesson plans.
Fiscal Relations Table Workplan Between Her Majesty in the Right Of Canada and Her Majesty in the Right of Saskatchewan and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
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Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Government of Canada
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Description
"Purpose of this workplan is to help with negotiations and finalization of an Umbrella Fiscal Agreement in order to establish a new fiscal relationship between the parties which will support First Nations governments."