MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Clark Paul
Karen Burnard
Michael R. Denny
Description
Clark Paul shares his emotional and inspiring story of his experience at residential school. Stephen Augustine provides an overview of residential schools in Canada.
Presentations begin at 20:35.
Duration: 2:41:51.
Commentary [Macdonald-Laurier Institute], February 2015, pp. 1-18
Description
Looks at changing policy course in oil producing provinces and territories in Canada, building a sovereign wealth fund and Norway's Government Pension Fund Global.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 25-28
Description
Instructive article for Australian rural health research workers provides an understanding of the role that various politicians play in developing health policy.
Aboriginal Peoples and the Law: "We Are All Here to Stay"
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice Annual Conference ; 2015
The "Métis Question" in Different Legal Contexts
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marilyn Poitras
Jason T. Madden
Description
Marilyn Poitras discusses the complex issue of identity from personal, group, legal and government perspectives.
Jason Madden discusses Métis identity in terms of case law and rights contained in Section 35 of the Constitution Act.
Duration: 37:58.
Analyzes policies and administrative processes in response to the principle, which states that the government of first contact with a First Nations child needing medical treatment is responsible for expenses, with division to be decided later.