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.
National Review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Training
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 13-14
Description
Describes the steps involved in conducting a comprehensive review of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker training across both community and government sectors.
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
No Teeth, No Action, Charge First Nations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Trina Gobert
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 6, October 2000, p. 2
Description
First Nations advocate revamping the Indian Claims Commission from a recommendatory body to an independent claims tribunal with the authority and power to make binding decisions, in regards to deciding land Claims.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
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 Eden: Community-based Wildlife Management in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rick Riewe
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 127-129
Description
Book review of: Northern Eden by Leslie Treseder, Jamie Honda-McNeil, Mina Berkes, Fikret Berkes, Joe Dragon ... [et al.]
Northern Indicators 2000
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pia Newell-Santiago
Description
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
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: Inuit Regain Control of Their Lands and Their Lives
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; no. 102
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jose Kusugak
Jack Hicks
Graham White
Peter Jull
Johan Amagoalik ... [et al.]
Nunavut: Inuit Self-Determination Through a Land Claim and Public Government?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Graham White
Description
Provides brief overview of geography, society, economy, history, features of land claim, and two central political issues: local control and values of its people.
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.
Obliged to be Difficult: Nugget Coombs' Legacy in Indigenous Affairs
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeremy Long
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 265-272
Description
Book review of: Obliged to be Difficult by Tim Rowse.
Review located by scrolling to page 265.
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.
On-reserve Housing Policy Impact Assessment: 1996-2000
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norbert Koeck
Description
Assessment based on sample of approved housing proposals from First Nations which had been under policy for at least two years, visits to two Indian and Northern Affairs regional offices and nine communities, and analysis of INAC data.
On the Case: Explorations in Social History: A Roundtable Discussion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mariana Valverde
J. R. Miller
Doug Owram
Shirley Tillotson
Bryan D. Palmer
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 2, June 2000, p. 266
Description
Five Canadian historians comment of the contents of the anthology entitledOn the Case: Explorations in Social History.
One Step Forward … Accommodating Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Alternate Title
Working Paper (Queen's University School of Public Poliy) ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathy L. Brock
Description
Examines jurisprudence on Aboriginal issues with focus on recent Supreme Court cases and their aftermath.
Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association held in Washington from August 31 to September 3, 2000.
'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.
The Origin of Public Bison Herds in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Hebbring Wood
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 157-182
Description
Looks at both private and public management of buffalo and contends that current day tribal herds represent the best opportunity in maintaining the wild character of buffalo.
Ottawa Experimented on Native Kids
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Napier
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 5, May 2000, p. 1
Description
Records located in the National Archives reveal dental and nutritional studies conducted at residential schools.
Ottawa Moves to Resolve Crisis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 10, December 2000, p. 1
Description
Prime Minister directs Herb Gray to look for solutions, but numerous unresolved issues remain between federal government and churches in residential schools dispute.
Ottawa, Not Natives, Behind Many Lawsuits: Churches Face Third-Party Claims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 4, April 2000, p. 1
Description
Asserts that only federal government was named in most residential school lawsuits, but it then countersued churches.
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.
Ottawa's View of ADR Dampens Enthusiasm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 9, October 2000, p. 6
Description
Original plans set aside as government forces a more legal focus.
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.
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.
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.
Plateaus of Freedom: Nationality, Culture and State Security in Canada, 1927-1957
Theses
Author/Creator
Mark Kristmanson
Description
Humanities Doctoral Program Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 1999.
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.
The Politics of Contested Space: Military Property Development in Calgary, 1907-1938
Theses
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999. Discusses historical context of controverted federal acquisition of Sarcee lands.
The Post-Delgamuukw Nature and Content of Aboriginal Title
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Description
Discusses each part of Aboriginal title as defined by the court, relation to inherent right of self-government, proof of aboriginal title, and jurisdiction over Aboriginal title.
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.