Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 40-30S4-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Gay
Marlisa Tiedemann
Description
Brief description of background and contents of Act, which involves division of property when a conjugal relationship breaks down. Provisional rules in the bill apply until a First Nation has enacted laws of its own.
Revised version. Originally published April 1, 2010.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 27-46
Description
Study probes the importance of kinship relations, with respect to individual and collective identity, for members of the Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-42
Description
Looks at the strengths and limitations of the Siyá:m System of leadership, and discusses the government and missionary actions which isolated and curtailed the traditional inter-village family interactions.
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 114-115
Description
Book review of: French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest by Jean Barman.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 114.
Discusses the history non-native social workers within Aboriginal communities and the beginning of First Nations' control of child welfare.
Duration: 7:11.
Looks at the question of belonging, identity and gender equality and failure to address this in Bill C-3. Uses author's family story to show lack of Indian status or band membership in community.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 37, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 151-174
Description
Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.
Looks at the relevance of existing asthmas education materials and identifies how these materials could be adapted to better suit the needs of the communities.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 29-56
Description
Looks at letters written by Dakota prisoners from Camp Kearney and Camp McClellan and observations in missionary letters written by Stephen Riggs and Thomas Williamson.