Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Maytree Policy in Focus, no. 5, September 2008, pp. 1-8
Description
Describes the failure of the educational system on reserves and gives recommendations to improve educational attainment.
Presents background and context to Michael Mendelson's research Improving Education on Reserves: A First Nations Authority Act
File contains correspondence on policy recommendations to Prime Minister Diefenbaker from Manitoba MPs following his election victory. Includes a letter from MP Robert "Bud" Simpson of the Churchill Constituency in which he states that First Nations problems must be dealt with immediately by the government. Also includes a letter from Walter Dinsdale, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, offering his views on what the government should do to improve the situation facing Canada's First Nations.
The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses call to action 57 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission regarding the provision of education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples and residential schools.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 227-229
Description
Book review of: "Real" Indians and Others by Bonita Lawrence.
Secret document giving Associate Deputy Minister's approval to draft a memorandum to Cabinet seeking both mandate and funding to consult First Nations peoples regarding the consolidation and redesign of support programs for core Indian government operations.
Speech by Assembly of First Nations Chief about the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission given during the Remembering the Children: Aboriginal and Church Leaders' Tour.
Assessment of current situation and progress made by Canadian government, plus recommendations. Covers issues such as violence against women and girls, matrimonial property, band membership and status, and Kelowna Accord.
Indian Claims Commission: Report of the Mediation of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
p. 19
Description
Summary of a ratified settlement of $10.4 million in compensation, with authorization to purchase 38 thousand acres of land. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
George Gordon First Nation: Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations Mediation
Indian Claims Commission: Report on the Mediation of the George Gordon First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Submission of treaty land entitlement claim to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development for a shortfall of entitlement lands based on additions to band membership after the first survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Ratified on June 2007 and proposed a settlement of $1.4 million in compensation, with authorization to purchase 300 acres of replacement land. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Author of Separate Beds speaks about the history of segregation, discrimination, and substandard facilities, care and funding in the Indian Hospital Service.
Duration: 15:56.
Argues that the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF), athough it may help alleviate some housing concerns, is inadequate due to overly optimistic household financial assumptions.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 223-225
Description
President of the Native Women's Association of Canada's statement given before the House of Commons after government's apology was read.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Pre-Session Working Group, Forty-second Session, 20 October-7 November 2008
[Responses to the List of Issues and Questions with Regard to the Consideration of the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Reports: Canada]
[United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Many of the questions refer specifically to Aboriginal women: violence against, missing or murdered, participation in governance, education, employment, Indian status, matrimonial real property, etc.