Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Studia Territorialia, vol. 15, no. 3-4, 2015, pp. 45-66
Description
Looks at the different ways the Conservative Government and First Nations' plan to reform the Indian Act and the possible effects on the status of First Nations.
The Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fred Bergman
Description
Study comprised of an online survey and interviews with businesses, government officials, including Economic Development Officers, and organizations that provided financial support. Five main obstacles were identified: economic conditions, high cost of doing business, access to equity or capital, high cost of borrowing, and restrictive government policies.
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 492-523
Description
Commission looked into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s. Focuses on how the inquiry combined written research with oral testimony to produce its final report.
Honoring Our Ancestors by Trailblazing a Path to the Future: Interim Report of the Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations: For Engagement Purposes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations
Description
Makes 24 recommendations based set of principles which includes respect for treaties, autonomy, sustainability, sufficiency, predictability, accountability, objectivity and efficiency.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2019, pp. 135-167
Description
Describes the minimum blood quantum requirement for tribal membership, the history of its implementation, and how it originated with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI); argues that blood quantum is a bureaucratic tool rather than a genuine measure of Indigeneity.
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 98-100
Description
A brief op-ed piece that discusses the author’s observations and analysis of the shifting perspectives in Arctic research, and the inclusion and engagement of Indigenous Inuit knowledge in the research process and in policy making.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 8, September 1973, p. 11
Description
In a reversal from the 1969 White Paper, the Federal Government now says that it wants the Provinces to work along side the Federal Government to settle land claims.
Address given by Lloyd I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan and Indian Claims Commissioner, at the Banff School of Advanced Management. It addresses the general background of Aboriginal grievances and provides some thoughts on the implications of their settlement. Item found in folder Indian Land Claims, 1973, 1974.
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Redvers
Justina Marianayagam
Be’sha Blondin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Commentary article argues that Indigenous patients in the Northwest Territories should have access to traditional health care practices and to self-determined wellness as part of a continuum of medical care. Authors address barriers to policy development and in implementation and make recommendations for the integration of traditional wellness practices.
Report refutes five misleading claims made by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) in the document Canada's Specific Claims Action Plan: Justice at Last.
Report by Lloyd I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan and Indian Claims Commissioner, discussing his role as commissioner, structures and approaches to settling land claims, and the role of the federal government to provide proper settlement based on the history of the Treaties. Item found in folder Indian Land Claims, 1973, 1974.
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 64-68
Description
Comments on the responsibilities of the United States government towards Native Americans.
Originally published in North American Review, November 1886.
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 40-44
Description
Contends that a government that treats all people equally would be beneficial to Native Americans.
Originally published in The North American Review, March, 1879.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Documents relating to the “Indian Question”, residential schools, The Bryce Report (health conditions in the schools), the McKenna McBride Commission, further restrictions imposed by the Indian Act, post-war activism, etc.
Backgrounders and primary sources for topics covered in Book One.
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 34-39
Description
Review of the Indian Affairs Commission report for 1863 and History of the Sioux War by I.V.D. Heard.
Originally published in The North American Review, October, 1864.
The author, Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, gives his personal views on the Calder vs. Attorney General of British Columbia legal case that established that Aboriginal title exists in modern Canadian law. The Calder case related to the Nishgas (Nisga'a) land claim in northwestern British Columbia. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
File contains articles entitled " Indian Magna Carta Urged by Frank Calder" from the Native Voice, "Northern Ontario Indians Face Rising Racism", from the Toronto Star, "BNA Act Battle Looms", "Program to Place Courts, Law in Indian Community" from the Daily Herald, and a booklet from the National Indian Brotherhood. Also contains information relating to reserves, government control of Indigenous affairs, education, employment (esp. in mines), law and law enforcement, and the Indian Act.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2015, pp. 158-175
Description
Evaluates two city-wide planning initiatives in terms of collaboration: Saskatoon Speaks: Shape Our Future and the city's Cultural Plan. Information gathered through semi-structured interviews with 11 key contributors to municipal and Indigenous governance and programs.
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 104-131
Description
Author considers different cases of Indigenous resistance; offers a critique of the process of settler-colonial nationhood citing Audra Simpson’s assertion in Mohawk Interruptus that “continued Indigenous defense undermines and corrupts the absolutism of settler-colonial nationhood”
Includes results of literature searches, surveys of stakeholders and consumers and case study material. Objectives of the project were to examine current issues, relevance of Consumer Protection and acceptance of education programs, and to explore how existing and future needs can be met.
Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, vol. 4, no. 1, August 13, 2015, pp. 121-152
Description
Examines the historical and current context, and argues that while the organizations were originally established to further colonial practices, they have evolved into unique forms which serve the needs of Aboriginal communities.
Looks at three core indicators: employment, income, and community well-being; and five underlying indicators: education, entrepreneurship and business development, governance, lands and resources, and infrastructure.
National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB)
Description
Summarizes discussions which took place during the Expanding the Circle: What Reconciliation and Inclusive Economic Growth Can Mean for Indigenous Peoples and Canada? forums held in 2017 and 2018, and looks at four key recommendations in the areas of procurement, access to capital, capacity development and wealth sharing.