Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Opening Statement of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Complaint alleges Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations children on reserve on the basis of race and ethnic origin by refusing to fund child welfare at the same level as other children.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opportunity Found: Improving the Participation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada’s Workforce
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses initiatives and recommendations to engage Aboriginal peoples in education and employment.
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 Healing, Our Solutions: Sharing Our Evidence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Gilmour
Description
Comments on a program that showcases the critical role of traditional and cultural practices in healing.
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 Right to Communicate: Getting the World to Listen
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anselmo Xunic
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the challenges community radio stations are facing because of the telecommunications law that does not allow licenses for non-profit community radio stations.
Our Story: The Made-in-BC Tripartite Health Transformation Journey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Discusses governance and health system transformation, building partnerships, community engagement, and the establishment of the First Nations Health Authority.
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
An Overview of Aboriginal Health in Canada
Alternate Title
Setting the Context
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet looks at the social, economic and political determinants impacting health, policies and programs for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
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 People Who Own Themselves": Recognition of Métis Identity in Canada: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vernon White
Lillian Eva Dyck
Lynn Beyak
Jacques Demers
Marjory LeBreton ... [et al.]
Description
Provides background information relevant to identity, summary of evidence heard, and committee's key observations and recommendations to the federal government. Includes seven community profiles.
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).
Perceptions of Implementation: Treaty Signatory Views of Treaty Implementation
Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jean‑Pierre Morin
vol. 4
Description
Uses Treaties 4 and 6 as case studies.
Chapter eight from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
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.
Placement Decisions and Disparities among Aboriginal Children: Further Analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Children Abuse and Neglect Part A: Comparisons of the 1998 and 2003 Surveys
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Martin Chabot
John Fluke
Cindy Blackstock
Bruce MacLaurin
Lil Tonmyr
Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 37, no. 1, Special Issue on Risk and Resilience in the Context of Child Maltreatment (Part 1), January 2013, pp. 47-60
Description
Looks at a large sample of Aboriginal children and family services to find out what influences the decision to place a child in foster care at the end of a child maltreatment investigation.
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.
The Policy Agenda of Native Peoples from World War II to the 1969 White Paper
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
vol. 1
Description
Discusses efforts to resist assimilation and retain unique cultures, treaty entitlements, and inherent rights.
Chapter one from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Policy (Mis)Alignment: Addressing Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren A. Brooks
Francine E. Darroch
Audrey R. Giles
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Article asserts that current government policies do not improve First Nations health outcomes.
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.
Policy Research: Good or Bad?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1-3
Description
Discusses "policy research" as tool to improve the well-being of the subjects. Based within context of the "nutritional experiments" on malnourished Aboriginal children between 1942 and 1952.
Policy Silences: Why Canada Needs a National First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 22690
Description
Article advocates more Aboriginal-specific provisions to provide comprehensive coverage for health care delivery to Canada's Aboriginal people.
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.
Political Will and all of Canada Needed to Drive Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 11
Description
Looks at a declaration that was agreed to by two First Nation hunger strikers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
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.
Postcolonial Citizenship: Reconsidering Indigenous Political Belonging and Authority in Settler Societies
Theses
Author/Creator
Derek Kornelsen
Description
Political Science Thesis (PhD)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Paper presented at: Canadian Political Science Association, Annual Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Potential Barriers to Aboriginal Teenaged Mothers' Access to Maternal and Parental Benefits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy Hull
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-18
Description
Determines that benefits are less likely because of single parent status and minimum requirements cannot be met.
Poverty or Prosperity: Indigenous Children in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Macdonald
Daniel Wilson
[Power in Law Conference: Women in Law and Social Movements - Idle No More]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheelah McLean
Sylvia McAdam
Description
Co-founders of Idle No More movement speak at part five of conference The Power in Law held Nov. 8, 2013 at the University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 32:29.
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.
Progress Report 2013, Health Care Renewal in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Council of Canada
Description
Aboriginal information p. 32-37.
Progress Report - Specific Claims: 2012-2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Provides brief results of claims settled between April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
Proposed Revisions to Policy on Additions to Reserve and Reserve Creation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Bar Association
Description
Comments on the proposed revisions regarding whether First Nations are allowed to "expand their reserve land base to deal with increased population, take advantage of economic opportunities, resolve land claims for insufficient land entitlement under treaties or for past deprivations of their legal entitlement to reserve land, or in extreme cases, to relocate their communities".
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.
Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Thematic Reports and Special Studies 1950-1975
E-Books
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
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.
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.
Realizing the Potential: Priority Investments in Saskatchewan's First Nations and Métis People
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; September 2013
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-124]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Parkouda
Jessica Brichta
Description
Looks at high school completion rates and school-to-work transition programs as areas to ensure economic and social success.
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.
Recognition, Redistribution, and Representation: Assessing the Transformative Potential of Reparations for the Indian Residential Schools Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Konstantin Petoukhov
McGill Sociological Review, vol. 3, February 2013, pp. 73-91
Description
Questions whether the federal government`s attempts at apology, reconciliation and redress have the ability to challenge colonial foundations.
Reconciliation after Genocide in Canada: Towards a Syncretic Model of Democracy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. MacDonald
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 1, 2013, pp. 60-73
Description
Looks at incorporating Aboriginal concepts of power, justice and decision making into provincial and federal government legislative institutions.
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
Reconciling Canada: Critical Perspectives on the Culture of Redress
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauline Wakeham
Jennifer Henderson
Matt James
Eva Mackey
Lily Cho ... [et al.]