Looks at the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families and its effects and discusses the shifts in child welfare policy, and amendment to adoption laws.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-11
Description
These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and oppressive fiscal policies of austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
Journal of the West, vol. 38, no. 1, 1999, pp. 68-76
Description
Argues that judicial analyses of the St. Catherine's Milling and Lumber Company v. The Queen case rarely take into account the historical context and contemporary attitudes towards Aboriginal people at the time.
Albert Journal of Educational Research, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 72-81
Description
Presents themes of review: lack of willingness by the federal government to honor constitutional obligations; focus of providing provincial level of special education services; limited funding; lack of respect for First Nations knowledge.
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
Canadian Geographic Magazine, December 2010, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the community 's ongoing fight to have Indian and Northern Affairs replace the elementary school which was shut down in May 2000 due to contamination.
Argues that the Federal government has failed to provide adequate support to First Nations children (both on and off-reserve) in terms of programs for birth and adoptive parents, has not implemented Jordan's principle, and does not monitor international adoption placements.
The First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access
Opportunity and Outcomes Panel
Description
Presents a dialogue between AFN members to inform and advance a policy regarding the need to support post-secondary education and skills training for First Nations youth and adults.
Part III: Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Trudy Nicks
University of British Columbia Law Review, no. 2, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [143]-147
Description
Reviews developments since the release of the Task Force report 2 years earlier and the things still required to be done if the recommendations of the report are to be fulfilled.
Discusses early authorities' attitudes about the upbringing of Aboriginal children, residential schooling in Canada, judicial responses to culture in child protection cases, and the origin and functioning of intertribal child protection agencies in Manitoba.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 8-16
Description
Reports on the conference, held in Cairns which attracted over 600 delegates from across Australia. Programming was divided into three streams; Future Directions, Pathway Options and Information Sharing.
Video of representative from the Office of the Treaty Commissioner speaking at the 2010 Growing Saskatchewan Conference.
Five parts. Viewer is automatically sent to next part.
Total duration: 59:10.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-12
Description
Describes the signing of Treaty six at Fort Carlton and the adhesion of the Willow Cree on August 28 of 1876, and the relationship between the Crown and the Cree peoples in following years.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3,
Five part series on Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) in Saskatchewan developed by the Treaty Commissioner in 1991.
Part 1 - Historical Basis for Treaty Land Entitlement
Part 2 - Treaties Reconcile Two Systems
Part 3 - Treaty Land Entitlement in Saskatchewan
Part 4 - Treaty Shortfall Addressed
Part 5 - Treaty Land Entitlement: Where Are We Now?
Overview of the various avenues explored by Aboriginal peoples for gaining meaningful self-government.
Excerpt from: Becoming Visible - Indigenous Politics and Self-Government edited by Terje Brantenberg, Janne Hansen, and Henry Minde.
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 1995, pp. 349-366
Description
Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.
National Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 26, no. 2, March 2010, pp. 121-229
Description
Concludes that Canada's position is out of sync with constitutional and international obligations and is undermining international human rights system.
Looks at the connection between sound governance and solid communities. Profiles First Nations communities who have sustainable socio-economic development.