Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Craik
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 79-92
Description
Compares the terms of the Cree-negotiated James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuit-negotiated Inuvialuit Agreement in the areas of provision of social services, economic development, employment and self-government.
Issues and Options for a Policy on Impact and Benefits Agreements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven A. Kennett
Description
Reviews legal and regulatory circumstances in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, and the Umbrella Final Agreement.
J. Z. LaRocque: A Métis Historian’s Account of His Family’s Experiences during the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Alternate Title
Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past
The West ; no. 9
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Description
Discusses Joseph Zépherin LaRocque, born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, who was one of the very few Métis vernacular historians writing in the early 20th century.
The James Bay Cree (Eeyouch) and Inuit of Quebec: New Dimensions in Aboriginal Politics and Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J .S. Frideres
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 5-12
Description
Overview of presentations delivered at the 1998 Conference of the Learned Societies which focused on the controversy surrounding the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
John Emms Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Emms
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
John Emms was an Indian agent for the federal government. He talks about work in the Kamsack area as a community development officer. He also disusses attitudes within the Indian Affairs department and the CCF/NDP governments' plans for the Indian and Metis peoples of Saskatchewan.
Jordan's Principle: The Struggle to Access On-Reserve Health Care for High-Needs Indigenous Children in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Chambers
Kristin Burnett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Looks at factors leading to poorer health outcomes, historical context for health care provision, and ongoing litigation with respect to which government, federal or provincial, is responsible for special services.
Jules Sioui and Indian Political Radicalism in Canada, 1943-1944
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hugh Shewell
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 34, no. 3, Fall, 1999, pp. 211-242
Description
Discusses the context of two Conventions which were pivotal in terms of political activism.
Jurisprudential Challenges
Alternate Title
The Other Declarations in Daniels: Fiduciary Obligations and the Duty to Negotiate
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[History, Jurisdiction, and Identity in Daniels v Canada]
[The Chicken and the Egg: Unanswered Questions from Daniels
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Adams
Catherine Bell
Paul Seaman
Description
Three presenters discuss the Daniels decision: First looks at the decision in terms of history, jurisdiction, and identity and citizenship; second analyzes the reasons given by the court for denying two declarations that were sought in the case; and third discusses problem of who can legitimately decide if someone is part of the Métis collective.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Keynote Address for Removing Barriers: A Listening Circle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Description
Notes for the "Removing Barriers: A Listening Circle" conference put on by the City of Calgary Community and Social Development Department, Calgary, Alberta, November 16, 1999.
Lawful Subversion of the Criminal Justice Process? Judicial, Prosecutorial, and Police Discretion in Edmondson, Kindrat, and Brown
Alternate Title
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lucinda Vandervort
Description
Examines the case in which three non-Aboriginal men were accused of sexually assaulting a twelve-year-old Aboriginal girl.
Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.
Legalizing, Decolonizing, and Modernizing New York State's Indian Law
Alternate Title
Legalising, Decolonising, and Modernising New York State's Indian Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Porter
Albany Law Review, vol. 63, no. 1, Fall, 1999, pp. 125-200
Description
Argues that most of the state law concerning First Nations' are not valid and require reform to appropriately deal with the Haudenosaunee (the Six Nation Iroquois Confederacy).
"Legislating-Out" Sexual Discrimination: Native Women and Bill C-31
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Saulnier
Problématique, no. 5, 1999, pp. 64-92
Description
Comments on the historical context of the issue of sexual and racial discrimination, presents the flaws apparent in the design and implementation stages, and analyzes the basis for the differences between the evaluations presented by the government and those by the target population.
Lessons Learned Study of the Common Experience Payment Process: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Study determined the successes or failures of the design and implementation of the response to the Settlement Agreement.
Making Use of Indigenous Statistics From Census Data - Guidelines
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1999, pp. 24-26
Description
One day workshop discusses the implications of the larger than expected increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents in the 1996 Census compared to the 1991 Census.
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gary Geddes
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, pp. 54-55
Description
Book review of Medicine Unbundled by Gary Geddes.
Métis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chelsea D. Frazier
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 112-113
Description
Book review of: Métis and the Medicine Line by Michael Hogue.
The Métis as a Factor in the Euro-Canadian Development of the Canadian West
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]
Description
Argues that the Métis were not an impediment to Euro-Canadian development and that their fight to be recognized as a "New Nation" played a significant role in the creation of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Minister's Reference on Institutional Child Abuse: Discussion Paper
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Includes background information, needs of survivors and suggested approaches to redress.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Historiographical Paper
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shubreet Jessel
Description
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
Molested and Disturbed: Environmental Protection by Aboriginal Peoples through Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa McClenaghan
Description
Discussion on whether Aboriginal peoples in Canada can use section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 as an environmental protection tool.
Montreal Premiere of Birth of a Family: Q & A with Director Tasha Hubbard
Alternate Title
Q & A with Tasha Hubbard
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Description
Director of documentary about four siblings separated through adoption during the infamous "Sixties Scoop" answers questions from audience.
Duration: 23:06.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada and Governmental Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kiera E. Royle
Description
Contends that despite an inquiry now in process, governmental response is low to this serious problem facing the Canadian population.
Narrative Robustness, Post-Apology Conduct, and Canada's 1998 and 2008 Residential Schools Apologies
Alternate Title
Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Matt James
Description
Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues.
Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.
National Aboriginal Document Database
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Six Nations Geo Systems
Description
Contains links to original documents for land claims, statutes and acts (chiefly Indian Act and amendments), treaties and court decisions.
"A National Crime": The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879-1986
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History ; 11
E-Books
Author/Creator
John S. Milloy
Manitoba Studies in Native History
[A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System - 1879 to 1986]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Angel
Manitoba History, vol. 38, Autumn / Winter, 1999-2000
Description
Book review of: A National Crime by John Milloy.
National Projects to Benefit Health Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Wooldridge
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1999, pp. 2-3
Description
Australian Federal Government announces two significant projects designed to achieve improved health outcomes in Aboriginal communities.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Migrant Labour in the Southern Alberta Sugar-beet Industry: Coercion and Paternalism in the Recruitment of Labour
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Laliberte
Vic Satzewich
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 65-85
Description
Looks at the employment of Aboriginal workers in Alberta during the 1950's and 1960's and describes migrant labour policies as well as public welfare programs.
Neoliberalism and the Evolution of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy in Metro Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Blair Bellerose
Description
Urban Studies Thesis (M.Urb)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
A New Approach: Co‐development of a New Fiscal Relationship between Canada and First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations-Indigenous Services Canada Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations]
Description
Reports on process and results of consultations between officials from the Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Services in the 17 months following the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2016. Five key issues were identified: insufficient transfers; insufficient and under-utilized revenue generation opportunities; inflexible and unpredictable funding arrangements; excessive administrative and reporting burdens; and excessive focus on compliance rather than results.
New Minister Announces Policy Shift
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen LaRose
Windspeaker, vol. 17, no. 6, October 1999, p. 3
Description
Aboriginal leaders at the 1999 Treaty 4 commemorations in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan are hopeful as newly appointed Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault, states the time has come for federal government to move towards treaty implementation as a way of defining its relationship with First Nations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Nunavut Territory: Aboriginal Governing in the Canadian Regime of Governance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles J. Marecic
American Indian Law Review, vol. 24, no. 2, 1999/2000, pp. 275-295
Description
Includes brief history and description of Nunavut, political description of the territory and the issue of intersection of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rights.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Eskwewuk: Is Correctional Practice Consistent with Healing Practice?
Theses
Author/Creator
Melita Annie Caissie
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Oral Intervention by Sharon Venne on Behalf of the Lubicon Cree, extensive appendices included providing history of the claim.
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Sharon Venne
Description
Presentation to the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, United Natioins.
Ottawa Owned St George's But Church Ran It, Judge Concludes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 8, October 1999, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on the Lytton, B.C. sexual abuse lawsuit against the Anglican Church, and the church's argument that the federal government should bear the main responsibility.