Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Paul Indian Band Inquiry - Kapasawin Townsite Claim - Public Release - June 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Peace, Friendship, and Financial Panic: Reading the Mark of Black Hawk in Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kendall Johnson
American Literary History, vol. 19, no. 4, Winter, 2007, pp. 771-799
Description
Discusses the events of the Black Hawk War of 1832 which resulted in the creation of "Peace and Friendship" medals, an outcome of U.S. practices in Treaty negotiations.
Perspective: A Haunting Spectre No More: The Canadian Indigenous Condition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald McFarling
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 193-199
Description
Argues that the Canadian Indigenous condition is not related to colonialism rather it is based on an European socioeconomic structure.
Planning for the Next Generation: Capital Infrastructure at Colleges and Universities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily R. White Hat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes three projects that have been initiated by the college fund to meet the evolving needs of tribal colleges and universities and address some of the shortcomings in the current infrastructure.
The Plurality of Meanings Shouldered by the Term "Aboriginality": An Analysis of the Delgamuukw Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dimitrios Panagos
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 591-613
Description
Looks at how the number of meanings for the term "Aboriginality" impacts aboriginal rights by examining the Delgamuukw decision and the impact the case had in determining the nature and extent of Aboriginal rights and title.
PM's Use of Aboriginal Front Group May Backfire
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, October 19, 2007, p. A15
Description
Highlights content related to First Nations issues in Prime Minster Stephen Harper's throne speech.
Policy Challenges in American Indian/Alaska Native Health Professions Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald Warne
Journal of interprofessional care, vol. 21, no. S2, October 2007, pp. 11-19
Description
Looks at the US federal Indian policy over the last two centuries and opportunities for tribal self-determination to improve funding for health and education programs.
Political Protest, Conflict, and Tribal Nationalism: The Oklahoma Choctaws and the Termination Crisis of 1959-1970.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Lambert
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 283-309
Description
Argues that contrary to accepted wisdom, there was a movement to resist the process of assimilation advocated by Harry J. W. Belvin and that this resistance began with the Choctaw youth movement.
The Politics of Form and Alternative Autonomies: Indigenous Women, Subsistence Economies and the Gift Paradigm
Alternate Title
Globalization Working Papers ; 07/02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Description
Contends that the role and perspective of Indigenous women is essential to the restoration of sovereignty and self-determination.
The Politics of Kith and Kin: Observations on the British Columbia Government’s Reaction to the Death of Sherry Charlie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Cradock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 15-33
Description
Discussion of the difficulties Aboriginal child welfare agencies face when operating in a system that is not designed for their needs.
The Politics of Policy Development to End Obesity for
Aboriginal Youth in the Educational Environment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Spurr
First Peoples Child & Family Services, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 72-83
Description
Highlights the tools outlined in Deborah Stone's book ,Policy Parodox: The Art of Political Decision Making, to demonstrate why school policies should be developed to prevent obesity in schools.
A Positive Approach to Addressing Indigenous Male Suicide in Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mick Adams
Billy Danks
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 28-31
Description
Comments on enormous burden change has placed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait people resulting in displacement of traditional male role as main family provider.
Power Shift in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Cross-Canada Scan of Diesel Reduction and Clean Energy Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dylan Heerema
Dave Lovekin
Description
Tracks progress in policies, programs and regulations that impact energy systems at the federal, provincial, territorial, regulatory and utility levels. Each section includes information on jurisdiction's total number of communities, and population and diesel consumption as a percentage of national total. Based on the most recent data available in the Remote Communities Energy database.
Precedent and the Aboriginal Response to Global
Incursions: Smallpox and Identity Reformation
Among the Coast Salish
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 18, no. 2, Global Histories / Histoires mondiales, 2007, pp. 165-201
Description
Examines the contact-era epidemics among the Salish as an expression of globalism.
Première Nation Anishinabée de Roseau River Enquête sur la Cession de 1903
Alternate Title
Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation 1903 Surrender Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report concludes that Canada (the Crown) did not breach Treaty 1 when it permitted a surrender of the Band's reserve land. (French language version). Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Première Nation de Paul Enquête sur le Lotissement Urbain de Kapasiwin
Alternate Title
Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Première Nation de Saulteau Enquête Relative aux Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité et aux Terres Individuelles
Alternate Title
Saulteau First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement and Lands in Severality Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines an alleged shortfall of land and a claim for land under the provisions of Treaty 8. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Jane Dickson-Gilmore.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Première Nation Ojibway de Sandy Bay Enquête sur les Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité
Alternate Title
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Focuses on the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim and examines the history including the 1913 and 1930 Order in Councils and problems regarding historical population counts. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Alan C. Holman.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Preparing For the Day After Treaty: A Conference for First Nations: Conference Presentations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nelson Leeson
Paul Kaludjak
Joseph Arvay
Matthew Coon Come
Thomas Berger ... [et al.]
Description
Transcripts of conference keynote addresses, workshops and panel discussions.
Primer on Practice Shifts Required with Canada's Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. E. Turpel-Lafond
Description
The Act provides support for First Nations' authority over child and family services. Document discusses national legal principles, positive principles, standards and norms, restricting or constraining provisions, the interplay between elected Indian Act Band Councils and traditional governance structures, and the applicability of First Nations laws.
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, Argentina)
Alternate Title
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpi, Argentina)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos Salamanca
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Author discusses the results of an Indigenous development plan carried out between 2005 and 2010 in Colonia Aborigen Chaco, an Indigenous settlement originally established in 1911 as the Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, discusses the ongoing effects of colonial violence and programs of assimilation.
Progress Audit: The Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Sheila Dodds
Jessica Schafer
Emily Yearwood-Lee]
Description
Examines whether the Ministry of Education had implemented the recommendations for actions which would close the gap in outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students found in the earlier report An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System.
The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friendland
Sarah Morales
Description
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
Promising Practice for Maintaining Identities in First Nation Adoption
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannine Carriere
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 46-64
Description
Study on the importance of identity in adoption cross-cultural and a list of recommendations from the perspective of First Nation adoptees to improve the process.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Racialization of Poverty: Indigenous Women, the Indian Act and Systemic Oppression: Reasons for Resistance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Stratford
Description
Outlines women's traditional roles and discusses how churches and various Canadian government policies and legislation have created their current disadvantaged position.
Racism Against First Nations People and First Nations Humour as a Coping Mechanism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Dokis
Totem, vol. 15, no. 1, 2007, pp. 58-66
Description
Looks at racism, assimilation, and culture loss in relation to the psychology of humour as a positive management mechanism.
Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita C Benoit
Jasmine Cotnam
Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Saara Green
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Mixed methods research study explores how Indigenous women in two Canadian urban centers experience racism. Findings indicate that participants experience racism in ways that can be classified as individual, collective or institutional, and cultural and rage from historical events to contemporary manifestations.
Racism, Popular Culture, and the Everyday Rosebud Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Biolsi
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 77-110
Description
Discusses the intricacies and nuances of Lakota performances of popular culture. Challenges perspectives which dismiss Indigenous engagement in contemporary culture as mimicry or assimilation, and that portray contemporaneity as opposed to indigeneity.
Rapid Situation Analysis of the Education Sector's Response to HIV & AIDS in the Context of School Health and Nutrition in Guyana
Alternate Title
Rapid Situation Analysis of the Education Sector's Response to HIV and AIDS in the Context of School Health and Nutrition in Guyana
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Beasley
Claire Risley
Moohini Venkatesh
Dereck Springer
Sharlene Johnson
Description
Outlines key findings and recommendations from analysis conducted with stakeholders concerning school health nutrition (SHN) and HIV activities.
Re/framing Aboriginal Social Policy Issues in the News: Old Stereotypes and New Opportunities
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Description
Applied Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2007.
Reading Bodies, Writing Blackness: Anti-/Blackness and Nineteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Literary Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Pualani Warren
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], 2019, pp. 49-72
Description
Uses the writings of historical Hawaiian leaders to analyze how they embraced their blackness to challenge settler-colonial ideology that their perceived blackness made them unfit for sovereignty. Maoli literature used includes: Prince Alexander Liholiho, Samuel Kamakau, King Kalakaua, and Queen Lili‘uokalani.
Rebellion, 1885 - Diary of N.W. Expedition / Toronto Brigade / C Company I.S.C. / Queens Own Grenadiers.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Major Smith
Description
Personal diary of Major Smith of the I.S.C. Toronto Brigade during the Brigade's march west. Observations include health of fellow soldiers, the weather, and the monotony of waiting for next orders. Brief entries after 23 April 1885, final entry on 18 May 1885. Diary has metal clasp, black cloth covers and marbleized end papers. Item found within folder 2 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Draft of a statement by General Middleton dated 2 July 1885 at Fort Pitt expressing satisfaction with the officers and men who served under him during the rebellion.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Col. Frederick Dobson Middleton
Description
Draft of statement by General Middleton dated 2 July 1885 at Fort Pitt expressing satisfaction with the officers and men who served under him during the Northwest Resistance. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Draft of statement by General Middleton dated 4 July 1885 regarding the death of Lieutenant Colonel Williams
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Col. Frederick Dobson Middleton
Description
Draft of statement by General Middleton, dated 4 July 1885, written while on board the steamer "Marquis" and pertaining to the death of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Williams. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Duck Lake Fight
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Laurie
Saskatchewan Herald, April 23, 1885
Description
A typed transcription of an article from the Saskatchewan Herald, 23 April 1885, by Wm. Laurie. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Historical note:
Rebellion, 1885 - Order Book "C" Company I.S.C. 10 July 1885 - 8 October 1885.
Archival » Archival Items
Description
Small notebook of "C" Company, Infantry School Corps, documenting daily 'officer of the day' postings, brigade orders from Lt.-Col. Otter, arrival of padres, daily lists of company orders and notification of church parades and target practice. All entries made from Battleford, NWT; most made by Lt. J.M. Sears and Lt. R.L. Wadmore. Entries made in black ink and primarily blue pencil. Item found within folder 2 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Order book of the North-West Field Force.
Archival » Archival Items
Description
Order book of the North-West Field Force, with Winnipeg being the first entry. Entries made from (all NWT / SK) Troy (Qu'Appelle), Fort Qu'Appelle and area, Humboldt, Clark's Crossing, Fish Creek, Gabriel's Crossing, Birch Hills, Batoche, Lepine, Prince Albert, while on board the steamer "North West," Battleford, Fort Pitt, while on board the steamer "Marquis"; (all NWT / MB) Cedar Lake, while on board the steamer "Princess," ending at Selkirk, MB. Entries made by Colonel Houghton, Lord Melgund, General Middleton's Chief of Staff, and a third unidentified officer.
Rebellion, 1885 - State of the Infantry Brigade / Camp Fort Pitt
Documents & Presentations
Description
This item describes the state of the infantry brigade stationed at Camp Fort Pitt on 2 July 1885. Categories include members absent with / without leave, hospital attendants and casualities. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Historical note:
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Friday, 31 July 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Verbatim report on the trial of Louis Riel, including witness testimony. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Monday, 17 August 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Coverage of the trial of Louis Riel, including an appeal of Riel's death sentence. Also covered is Poundmaker's trial in Prince Albert. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Monday 20 July 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Articles include address from the citizens of Regina to General Middleton, and descriptions of those present in the courtroom on that day of Louis Riel's trial. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Monday, 3 August 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Copy of the Daily Leader; includes verbatim report on the trial of Louis Riel, including closing speeches of Counsel and a speech from Louis Riel. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Saturday, 1 August 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Verbatim report on the trial of Louis Riel, including summary of defense tactic of insanity plea. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Saturday, 15 August 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Verbatim report on the trial of Louis Riel, including Riel's sentencing. Also covered is Poundmaker and Thomas Scott's trial in Prince Albert. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Saturday, 25 July 1885. - Newspaper.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Verbatim report on the trial of Louis Riel, including the reply of Christopher Robinson, prosecuting attorney. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.