Overview and guide to aid in developing a meaningful Aboriginal consultation processes for distinct Aboriginal peoples in Canada, one that would accommodate Aboriginal rights.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 53-65
Description
Looks at the historical events surrounding the implementation of the escalation clause in the Robinson Treaties which promised a minor rise in treaty annuity payments should provincial resource revenues warrant an increase.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing [Ontario]
Description
Objective of document is to help local governments understand Aboriginal rights, opportunities for engagement, and obligations when there is a duty to consult.
Case studies: Teston Site Ossuary, town of Midland, Common Ground Working Group with Abitibi-Consolidated, Elliot Lake--Serpent River First Nation Memorandum of Agreement, and Belle Island and Kingston.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 22
Description
Looks at the opening of The Library on 20th Street in Saskatoon, the children's programming, and the content of the collection.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Thomas J. Courchene
F. Leslie Seidle
France St.Hilaire
Description
Chapter in book: Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances, Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St. Hilaire. Suggests that in the face of climate change, northerners should have more control over their environment.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 2
Description
Highlights Dana Soonias, the new chief executive officer of Wanuskewin Heritage Park, and describes his enthusiasm in accepting the challenge of this new post.
Article located by scrolling to page 2.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 48-53
Description
Focuses on the Duroobe in Burkina Faso, the vulnerability of nomadic pastoralists and negative stereotypes and makes recommendations for improvement.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
Presents the fourteenth annual report prepared by the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada on the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 82-108, 263
Description
Discusses unresolved legal and political matters that question Canadian Arctic sovereignty and looks at different approaches to sovereignty by the Government of Canada, Arctic Indigenous peoples, and other Northerners.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 8
Description
Looks at The Legacy Program, an educational tool used to explore the history of Treaty Land Entitlement, created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
Article found by scrolling to page 8.
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2009, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduction to special issue presenting research on Indigenous education and policies in Native American, Maori, Aborigine and Torres Strait Island education systems.
Genocide Studies and Prevention, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 81-97
Description
Looks at how Aboriginal groups experienced assimilation in different ways and discusses the separation between cultural and physical forms of destruction.
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Description
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 33, no. 6, November/December 2009, pp. 24-26
Description
Presents highlights of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services full report including suggestions for funding and long-term relationships between services and funders.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: "Indian Commissioner Dewdney (seated centre with bowler) and Indian leaders in the Regina region. The heavy military presence was designed to ensure Indian neutrality." On back of photograph: "Parade at Regina (Sask.) after close of Rebellion."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 85-92
Description
Discusses epidemiology, cost to society and individuals, government commitment, risk factors and socio-economic inequities.
Scroll down to page 85 to read article.