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The Border Crossed Us: Border Crossing Issues of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Chiefs Reject Executive-Negotiated Governance Plan
Reports on the varied reasons why First Nations chiefs rejected the Indian Affairs Minister’s proposed joint governance consultation process to change the Indian Act.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.6.
Closing the Gaps? The Politics of Māori Affairs Policy
The Crown's Fiduciary Relationship with Aboriginal Peoples
Overview of the unique legal and constitutional position of Aboriginal peoples in Canada from the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to 2002. Revised version. Originally published August 2000.
The First Nations Governance Act: Implications of Research Findings From the United States and Canada: A Report of the British Columbia Regional Vice-Chief Assembly of First Nations
Argues that the key purpose of the First Nations Governance Act is to assist in building societies that work and are capable of of realizing their own goals.
Fuss Over Indian Act Misses Fundamental Point
The Need for a Principled Framework to Effectively Negotiate and Implement the Aboriginal Right to Self-Government in Canada
There's Frustration in Indian Country
Treaty Referendum Questions Called 'Ridiculous'
Questions a referendum proposed by B. C. treaty negotiators, arguing that the rights of a minority (First Nations) were being placed in front of a majority (constituents) and that some questions asked address rights already affirmed in Canadian courts and the Constitution.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.