Prepared in 1996 and revised in 2003 for the Political and Social Affairs Division, Parliamentary Library; provides historical background of federal legislative control of "status" and "membership."
Journal of American Ethnic History, vol. 15, no. 4, Summer, June 1, 1996, pp. 53-59
Description
Book review of:
The Ordeal of the Longhouse: The Peoples of the Iroquois League in the Era of European Colonization by Daniel K. Richter,
A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and its Peoples by Michael C. McConnell,
The Dividing Paths: Cherokees and South Carolinians Through the Era of Revolution by Tom Hatley,
The Founders of America: How Indians Discovered... by Francis Jennings.
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) whether Aht-Len-Jees I.R. 5 ceased to be a reserve by virtue of its dis-allowance by Commissioners Ditchburn and Clark, acting under the British Columbia Land Settlement Act. ICC recommended settlement be negotiated and fast tracked under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada's fiduciary obligation to the Band in regard to the allotment of land on Cormorant Island. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Analyzes investigations into non-Aboriginal residential schools in British Columbia, Ontario, and Newfoundland, and the federal government's settlement with Japanese Canadians who were interred during World War II.
[Document One]: Sections Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples in the Consensus Report on the Constitution [Charlottetown Accord] August 28, 1992
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 1992, pp. 115-128
Description
Introduction and document on meetings with the federal, provincial and territorial governments as well as representatives of Aboriginal peoples, to recognize and identify First Nations’ powers of self-government and to reach consensus on a set of constitutional amendments.
The James Mann Family genealogy was researched and compiled by family member Frank Nash in December 1996. Only the research he compiled on the family of George Gwynne Mann was scanned for this database. Included in this research is G. G. Mann's account of his family's two month captivity in Wandering Spirit's camp from April to June 1885 (see historical note).
Meeting of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) and their discussion of areas of common concern.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 542-546
Description
Three book reviews: Justice For the Cree by Jean-Paul Brodeur, Carol LaPrairie and Roger McDonnell.
Justice For the Cree by Carol LaPrairie with the assistance of Yves Leguerrier.
Justice For the Cree by Jean-Paul Brodeur with the assistance of Yves Leguerrier.
A photocopy of a letter sent by Indian agent Thomas Quinn of Frog Lake to farm instructor George G. Mann of Onion Lake on 31 March 1885. It reads: "Dear Mann - Messenger [that] hand you this letter is sent by me to tell some of your Indians to come here to have a talk and try and keep all quiet here. If any wish to come give them grub enough to come with to here. All quiet here and no danger. I will be down on the 2nd. Faithfully T. T. Quinn."
Compares testimonies of Drs. Sheila Robinson and Wayne Suttles in the Heiltsuk herring roe fisheries case attempting to show how scholarship can manipulate histories.
The Mobilization of Native Canadians During the Second World War
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael D. Stevenson
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 205-226
Description
Discusses the government's attempts to enforce compulsory service and Aboriginals' reactions to them. Argues that while the government refused to listen to protests, in the end practical considerations such as geographic isolation and health of potential recruits, and barriers of language and culture caused the policy to fail.
Alternatives Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, October 1996, p. 10
Description
Argues that assessment can be a good process for determining whether or not the outcomes of economic development are positive or negative and for ensuring that environmental and human equity concerns provide an ethical base for decision making.
Government Information Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, 1992, pp. 359-362
Description
Discusses the recommendations and petitions accepted by delegates to the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Focuses on those that dealt with data collection, the federal depository library program, and information technology.
Comments on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), which was two years overdue and cost about $10 million a year for six years.