Expands on a previously published research brief.
Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Milen
Description
Looks at options for participation in legal and political institutions, including examples from New Zealand and Scandinavia, and initiatives at the provincial level.
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 2, February 2009, p. 1,3
Description
Overview of a creative discussion guide, prepared by writers from Anglican, United and Presbyterian churches, that can be used to explore the issue of forced assimilation of First Nations through residential schools.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kathleen Makela
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing Metis rights to self-government, lands, and how these pertain to law and justice.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 4, November 1994, pp. 597-655
Description
Discusses issues highlighted by commissions worldwide, as well as the different models employed. Examples discussed are countries that had undergone radical political changes and were in the process of transitioning from one regime to another.
The Last Word: After the Residential School Apology: Why All Canadians Should Care about a Racial Equality Case Before the Canadian Human Rights Commission
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, p. 89
Description
Looks at the insufficient government funding for statutory child welfare services.
First Nation Citizenship Research & Policy Series: Building Towards Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Description
Focuses on First Nations perspectives on meaning of being Indigenous, belonging to a community, and relationship of these memberships with the institutions of the Canadian state.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, March/April 1994, p. 26
Description
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee to look at report and travel around Australia talking to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about state and territory implementation of recommendations.
Overview and guide to aid in developing a meaningful Aboriginal consultation processes for distinct Aboriginal peoples in Canada, one that would accommodate Aboriginal rights.
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 2, February 2009, p. 3
Description
Comments on implementation delays to the First Nations Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and describes how the delays effect former students who are frail and elderly.
Report on finding of investigation by RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) members for complaints against other members involving injuries or death in Canada between April 1, 2002 and March 1, 2007.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 81st, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
James Lawrence Davidson
Description
Discusses the Canadian Radio and Television Commission's (CRTC) decision to make carriage of the network mandatory for cable companies and require those companies to remit 15 cents per subscriber to it.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Daniel Bellegarde
pp. 315-320
Description
Article from a 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses justice, self-government and the desire to create a solid logical and planned development process for a First Nations-controlled justice system.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 1, January 2009, p. 4
Description
Looks at the need for spiritual reconciliation for former students, their families and the teachers of residential schools and how the Anglican church is responsible for helping these groups.
Historical background and report on mediation by the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) to resolve dispute over 192 acres wrongfully alienated in 1831. Proposed Settlement Agreement was negotiated and ratified. Chief Commissioner : Harry LaForme. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC)regarding Horse Island. ICC recommends that the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) write to all the First Nations whose claims were rejected because of the policy against the pre-Confederation claims so they can be reconsidered. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, March/April 1994, pp. 20-21
Description
Discusses some issues that are important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait health workers in the government ordered report Review of Professional Indemnity Arrangements for Health Care Professionals.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 135-140
Description
Describes the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples transcripts (RCAP), that document oral interviews with Aboriginal peoples throughout Canada in 1992-1993, and have been digitized and placed online by the University of Saskatchewan Archives.
Humanity & Society, vol. 33, no. 1/2, May 2009, pp. 18-34
Description
Examines issues facing Aboriginal women such as poverty, ill-health, violence and sexual exploitation. Authors agree with recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People.
Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 4, April 2009, p. 3
Description
Discusses the resignation of two commissioners from the Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission due to a conflict with the chair of the commission.
Presentation by the United Church General Council Officer for Residential Schools in British Columbia on taking responsibility for the forced assimilation of First Nations through residential schools.