Book reviews of two books: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada edited by Michael Asch.
Treaty Talks in British Columbia by Christopher McKee.
Scroll down to page 102 to read review.
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 20, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 297-317
Description
Recommends ways to keep Aboriginal people in their communities by offering support for sustaining hunting, fishing and trapping through co-management of renewable resources, better use of under utilized resources, training and support for wildlife harvesters and more support for entrepreneurship.
Canadian section of directory that lists sites with an Indigenous peoples connection worldwide. Categories include arts, law, education, events, organizations, media, history and culture, government and more...
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice , vol. 11, 1991, pp. 165-177
Description
Reviews recommendations from inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Helen Betty Osborne and John Joseph Harper and presents an overview of the U.S. tribal justice system.
Includes discussion of historical context, contemporary (1994) population and socio-economic conditions, funding arrangements and jurisdictions, and recommendations for facilitating movement towards self-government.
Brief document outlines issues around application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to governments created by the Indian Act i.e. individual versus collective rights.
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Serpent River First Nation
Description
Purpose of research project was to develop a governance model based on consultation with the community carried out through both on- and off-reserve surveys and focus groups.
Quantitative Analysis and Socio-demographic Research
Finance and Professional Services
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Information Quality and Research Directorate. Information Management Branch
Corporate Services
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government, and economic and labour force activity.
BC Studies, no. 91/92, Autumn/Winter, 1991-1992, pp. 209-214
Description
Book review of: Baxwbakwalanusiwa as told by Gordon Robertson [to] Neville J. Lincoln, John C. Rath, Evelyn Windsor.
To read review, scroll to page 209.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 2, Autumn, 1991, pp. 58-77
Description
Delves into the protest by Elijah Harper to block the progress of the Meech Lake accord in the Manitoba legislature and the protest by the Mohawk Warrior Society at Oka, Quebec to stop development of a golf course.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 199-201
Description
Book review of: William Bartram on the Southeast Indians by Gregory A. Waselkow and Kathryn E. Holland Braund (Editors). Historical reprint with extensive notes and analysis of Bartram's 18th century perspectives.
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Aucoin
Description
Traces relations between province and the Mi'kmaq nation as they relate to self-government. Analysis based on literature review, government and Mi'kmaq documents, and interviews with key stakeholders.
Non-profit, national organization developing and implementing solutions for environmental issues affecting First Nations lands and resources. Website contains links to full text articles in the CIER library and CIER publications and products.