Ottawa's Assault on First Nation's Education
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, April 1989, p. 6
Description
Reaction to government cutbacks in post-secondary education taken from an information brochure prepared by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Owen Glendower, Hotspur, and Canadian Indian Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Ethnohistory, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 1990, pp. 386-415
Description
Discusses cultural suppression and resistance recorded through oral history and historical documentation.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
The Perceptions of First Nations Participants in a Community Oral Health Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Leeann Donnelly
Rosamund Harrison
Michael I. MacEntee
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, no. 1, 2017, p. article no. 1364960
Description
Interviews caregivers enrolled in the program whose children got preventative care at home (0-2) vs. at school (5-7).
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
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.
[Phil Fontaine Helps Orchestrate the Death of Meech Lake Accord]
Alternate Title
Morningside ; June 19, 1990
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Phil Fontaine
Ann Medina
Description
Rejection of the Meech Lake accord by Elijah Harper and Phil Fontaine. Includes synopsis.
Duration: 10:25.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
Plain Talk 24: Practical Guidelines for Writing Proposals
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 24
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations
Description
Offers practical suggestions on how to craft a suitable grant proposal for obtaining funding.
Plain Talk 5: The Indian Act
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Provides a history of the impacts of the implementation of the Indian Act, which was passed in 1876.
Plain Talk 6: Residential Schools
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Policy Options Paper for an Urban and Rural Indigenous Housing Strategy: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cassandra Vink
Description
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.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[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.
Postcard From the 2016 Yukon Election
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Roddick
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 63-68
Description
Contends that the new Liberal government needs to make renewed investment for intergovernmental relationships with First Nations.
The Potential for Self-Help Housing in Northern Remote Aboriginal Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
John Oswald Pineau
Description
City Planning Thesis (MCP)--University of Manitoba, 1990.
Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
Problems of Western Canadian Indian War Veterans After World War One
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Dempsey
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1989, pp. 1-18
Description
Article chronicles how government policies put First Nations veterans at a disadvantage compared to other veterans.
Le Processus de Redefinition de l'Espace Politique Dans l'Arctique: Les Inuit et l'Etat Canadien
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine Tremblay
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1990.
Public Servant Schools in Canada: A Concept for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Weiler
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.
Race and Recruitment in World War I: Enlistment of Visible Minorities in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. St. G. Walker
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 70, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses the difficulty minorities had in getting equal opportunities and responsibilities as volunteers for war.
Race Relations as Collective Definition: Renegotiating Aboriginal-Government Relations in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Augie Fleras
Symbolic Interaction, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1990, pp. 19-35
Description
Uses Herbert Blumer's interactionist perspective to analyze contemporary race relations.
Racial Extractivism: Neoliberal White Settler Colonialism and Tar Sands Extraction
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Preston
Description
Social and Political Thought Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2017.
Rebuilding Indigenous Nations through Constitutional Development: A Case Study of the Métis in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janique Dubois
Kelly Saunders
Nations and Nationalism, February 20, 2017, pp. 1-24
Description
Concludes that the Metis Nation must build legitimacy internally amongst members and externally with the state.
Recensions I Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francis Abele
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 23, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 591-592
Description
Book review of: Indian Government: Its Meaning in Practice by Frank Cassidy and Robert L. Bish.
Recensions / Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathy L. Brock
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 23, no. 4, December 1990, pp. 797-798
Description
Book review of: After Native Claims? The Implications of Comprehensive Claims Settlements for Natural Resources in British Columbia by Frank Cassidy and Norman Dale.
Reconciliation is an English Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jason Mercredi
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 58-61
Description
Comments on the proposed >Indigenous Languages Act
Recycling Used Boom Towns: Dawson and Tourism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Stuart
The Northern Review, no. 6, Winter, 1990, pp. 108-131
Description
Looks at Dawson City, the Klondike myth, and transformation into a national historical site.
Reindeer for the North: A Preliminary Study of the Role of the Canadian Government 1907-1960
Theses
Author/Creator
Gilles Séguin
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1989.
Remote Avant-Garde: Aboriginal Art under Occupation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosita Henry
Amercian Anthropologist, vol. 119, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 369-370
Description
Book review of Remote Avant-Garde by Jennifer Loureide Biddle.
Reproductive Narratives: Settler-Colonialism and Neoliberalism in Alberta's Child Welfare System
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Sophia Leibel
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017
Researching and Revealing Indian Hospitals in Canada
Alternate Title
Canada's History Forum ; 9th
Engaging Authentic Indigenous Histories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Maureen Lux
Description
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.
Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Canada Confronts Its History
E-Books
Author/Creator
J.R. Miller
Review Article: Aboriginal Self-Government
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Self-Government
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frank Cassidy
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 32, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. [135]-137
Description
Book reviews of: Aboriginal Self-Government Arrangements in Canada by Evelyn J. Peters, Completing Canada: Inuit Approaches to Self-Government by the Inuit Committee on National Issues, and Future Issues of Jurisdiction and Cooperation between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Governments by Ian B. Cowie.
Review of Accountability and Mutual Accountability Frameworks: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Focuses on funding agreements used in different levels of government including: land claims/modern treaties, territorial formula financing, international agreements and treaties, block funding, transfer payments, municipal transfer payments, and institutional authorities.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanna L. Endter
Allan R. Taylor
Thomas Biolsi
Jerome Klinkowitz
James Ruppert
Douglas R. Parks
Yasuhide Kawashima
Sidner Larson
Cornelius J Jaenen
Donald A Grinde
Helen Jaskoski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 107-138
Description
Book reviews of:
A Stranger in Her Native Land: Alice Fletcher and the American Indians by Joan Mark.
Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots and Affixes by D. G. Frantz and N. J. Russell.
The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors From European Contact Through the Era of Removal by James H. Merrell.
American Women Writing Fiction edited by Mickey Pearlman.
New Voices From the Longhouse: An Anthology of Contemporary Iroquois Writing edited by Joseph Bruchac.
Spirit of the New England Tribes: Indian History and Folklore, 1620-1984 by William S.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. D. Fisher
Jill P. May
Heather K. Hardy
Gregory R. Campbell
Carolyn Balkwell
Catherine Price
Kathleen A. Dahl
Alice B. Kehoe
Cornelius J Jaenen
Rebecca Kugel
Michael J. Mullin
Steven Allaback
Greg Sarris
Martine J. Reid
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, 1990, pp. 93-174
Description
Book reviews of:
As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada by James B. Waldram.
Sun Journey: A Story of Zuni Pueblo by Ann Nolan Clark.
Maricopa Morphology and Syntax by Lynn Gordon.
The Cheyenne Nation: A Social and Demographic History by John H. Moore.
Pride of the Indian Wardrobe-Northern Athapascan Footwear by Judy Thompson.
Sagebrush Soldier: Private William Earl Smith's View of the Sioux War of 1876 by Sherry L.
"Riel … vivra dans notre histoire": The Response of French Canadians in the United States to Louis Riel's Execution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Paul Richard
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 697-724
Description
Author explores the response from French-Canadian peoples living in the United States in the mid-1870s to the execution of Louis Riel; argues that the reaction can help to understand religious and ethnic transnationalism, and resistance to social and political forces in the Canada and the U.S. in the late nineteenth century.
"A Rink at This School is Almost as Essential as a Classroom": Hockey and Discipline at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1945-1951
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Te Hiwi
Janice Forsyth
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 52, no. 1, Spring-Summer, 2017, pp. 80-108
Description
"This article examines the disciplinary effects of hockey at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School from 1945 to 1951".
Russia's Small Peoples: The Policies and Attitudes Towards the Native Northerners, 17th Century - 1938
Theses
Author/Creator
Yuri Slezkine
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Canada: Historical Relationships, Settler Colonialism, and Stories of a Shared Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Wright
Description
History Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--King's College London, 2017.
Selected Documents from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on the Meech Lake Accord
Alternate Title
[Document Eight]: Letter from Phil Fontaine to the People of Quebec, 14 June 1990
[Document Eleven]: Speech by Elijah Harper, 21 June 1990
[Document Five]: Letter from Chief of Manitoba First Nation to Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
[Document Four]: Resolution of Defeat the Meech Lake Accords, 12 June 1990
[Document Nine]: Letter from the Prime Minister to Phil Fontaine
[Document One]: Analysis of Potential Impact of the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord on the Rights of Aboriginal People, June 1987
[Document Seven]: Statement by Phil Fontaine Provincial Leader - Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, 15 June 1990
[Document Six]: Letter From Member of Manitoba First Nation to Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
[Document Ten]: Comments on the Letter From the Prime Minister
[Document Three]: Meech Lake Constitutional Strategy - Follow-up Actions
[Document Twelve]: Speech by Philip Fontaine, 21 June 1990
[Document Two]: A Declaration of the First Nations
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Donna Greschner
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Philip Fontaine
Brian Mulroney
Elijah Harper
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 119-152
Description
Introduction and documents that trace the three year campaign by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs against the Meech Lake Accord.
Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s–1980s
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alison Norman
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 609-611
Description
Book review of Separate Beds by Maureen Katherine Lux.
Settler Biopower: Accumulation and Dispossession in Canada's Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lara Fullenwieder
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Explains why settler colonialism is a structure not an event.
Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentary Governance of Indigenous Life in Canada and Its Disruption
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Taschereau Mamers
Description
Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
The Silver Creek Surrender of 1892 and 1898: Gamblers Indian Band
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger Townshend
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1989, pp. 128-161
Description
Article reports on the factors during the 1870-1890 period surrounding the sequence of events leading to two significant land surrenders.
The Sixties Scoop & the Duty to Consult: A New Frontier in Aboriginal Litigation?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elysa Hogg
Alex Darling
Description
Case comment on Brown v Canada (Attorney General), the class action suit in Ontario involving the removal of children from their families on reserve, and placing them with non-Indian adoptive families, and foster and group homes. At issue was whether the Federal government had breached fiduciary or common law duties to prevent loss of identity in post-placement period.
Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 87, Autumn, 1990, pp. 97-98
Description
Book review of: Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens by J.R. Miller.
Scroll down to page 97 to read review.