Options for the Future of Indigenous Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jackie Huggins
Jenny Macklin
Lynette Glendinning
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, July/August 2008, pp. 21-35
Description
Presents team recommendations on how Australia might achieve fundamental change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.
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
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.
Paradoxes and Contradictions in Health Policy Reform: Implications for First Nations Women
Alternate Title
Women's Health Reports (Vancouver, B.C.)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Annette J. Browne
Pedagogies for Decolonizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke-Barnes
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 123-145
Description
Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.
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.
Physician Advocacy Essential for Canada’s First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Warren
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 179, no. 7, September 23, 2008, p. 728
Description
Commentary on the federal residential school policy and its responsibility for Aboriginal health in general.
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 Communities and Policy Networks: The Establishment of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Education Policy in the Saskatchewan Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Larry D. Wilke
Description
Education Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
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.
Poor Educational Outcomes for Aboriginal Students Threaten Canada’s Prosperity
Articles » General
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
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 Power of Promises: Rethinking Indian Treaties in the Pacific Northwest
Alternate Title
The Emil and Kathleen Sick Lecture-Book Series in Western History and Biography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Paige Raibmon
Hamar Foster
Alan Grove
Douglas C. Harris ... [et al.]
Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
Presentation of the Grand Council of the Crees: To the Aboriginal Peoples Standing Committee of the Senate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Namagoose
Description
Discusses a brief history of agreements Canada has signed with Cree communities in Quebec.
Pressing First Nations Issues Ignored in Budget
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 29, 2008, p. A11
Description
Argues that issues like education, health care and jobs for First Nations are being ignored in the Conservatives third (Feb 2008) Federal Budget.
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.
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.
Putting Prevention at the Forefront of HIV/AIDS
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Horton
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 6, November/December 2008, pp. 26-27
Description
Stresses importance of putting more resources into prevention efforts as opposed to focusing only on treatment.
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, Resistance, and Restructuring: Emerging Skills in the New Social Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Baines
Social Work, vol. 53, no. 2, 2008, pp. 123-131
Description
Discusses resistance strategies used by paid and unpaid social workers.
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.
"Real" Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood Urban Native Peoples and Indigenous Nationhood
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Monture
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.
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.
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
Redesign of Indian Government Support
Documents & Presentations
Description
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.
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.
Remembering the Children - Indian Residential Schools
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phil Fontaine
Description
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.
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.
Report by the Native Women’s Association of Canada on the Occasion of the Review of the Sixth and Seventh Reports of Canada on Its Compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
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.
Report of the Mediation of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
Alternate Title
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.]
Report on the Mediation of the George Gordon First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
Alternate Title
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.]
Report on the Mediation of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation Hosford Lot and Red Bank Indian Reserve 7 Negotiations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indians Claims Commission
Description
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.]
Reporting Back: The Northern Territory Intervention One Year On
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeff McMullen
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 14-18
Description
Comments on the government intervention program.
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.
Reserve Home a Legacy for Kids, Not Investment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 09, 2008, p. A11
Description
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.
Residential Schools: A Chronology
Alternate Title
Remembering the Children: An Aboriginal and Church Leaders' Tour to Prepare for Truth and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Short list of significant dates in the residential school crisis.
Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Canada Confronts Its History
E-Books
Author/Creator
J.R. Miller
Response to Canada's Apology to Residential School Survivors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
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.
Response to Nielsen et al.: Coyote & Raven Discuss Mathematics, Complexity Theory and Aboriginality
Alternate Title
Coyote and Raven Discuss Mathematics, Complexity Theory and Aboriginality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Cole
Pat O'Reilly
Complicity, vol. 5, no. 1, 2008, pp. 49-62
Description
Discusses learning styles, within the context of cultural circumstances, for Aboriginal peoples.