Aboriginal Empowerment and Souvenir Trade in Canada
Backgrounder: Self-determination & Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Understanding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Bear Claw Casino To Open February 26
Cash Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
Denial of Genocide in the California Gold Rush Era: The Case of Gary Clayton Anderson
Examines Gary Anderson's claim that the settler's violent acts against the Indigenous population was not genocidal in nature.
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief...: Dependency Among the Maliseet and the Impact of the Indian Act
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
Gaming in the U.S. - a Ten-Year Comparison
Indigenous World 2021
Introduction to Documents Two and Three
Introduction and two archival items discuss the employment of Aboriginals in the agricultural sector. The first deals with the Dept. of Indian Affairs efforts to recruit them as migrant farm workers. The second discusses the exclusion of farm workers from protection under labour laws. Taken from the 1966 National Agricultural Manpower Committee Meeting.
Never Until Now: Indigenous & Racialized Women's Experiences Working in Yukon & Northern British Columbia Mine Camps
Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.