Book reviews of two books: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada edited by Michael Asch.
Treaty Talks in British Columbia by Christopher McKee.
Scroll down to page 102 to read review.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 19-24
Description
Reports on a government program that relocates Australian Aboriginal families from poorer outlying areas into five towns with better employment and education opportunities.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Brief description of this initiative, which formed part of the federal government's Aboriginal Justice Strategy.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Overview of cases considered, and an explanation of the importance of R. v. Van der Peet which lays down the test for determining the existence of an Aboriginal right.
Aboriginal History , vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 152-154
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Chapters are papers presented at symposium of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 152.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 18, October 17, 1975, p. 2
Description
Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians warned the delegates of the 17th General Assembly of the dangers of losing Treaty rights by incorporating or signing education agreements. He urged them to press for a single service federal agency.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter, 1997, pp. 3-9
Description
Contends that while the past 50 years of exhibits have been molded by collectors, promoters and merchants, the next 50 years will benefit from the involvement of Inuit artists and others.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 3.
History Teacher, vol. 8, no. 2, February 1975, pp. 229-241
Description
Discusses how marginalization and isolation of the Native American from written history disregards the historical roots of diplomacy and foreign relations.
Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeremy MacClancy
Description
Introduction to themes in the volume which include: anti-colonialism, anti-racism; painting propaganda, picturing power; individuals, groups, categories; art as property; concepts and objects; and the marketing of art.
Chapter 1 from Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World edited by Jeremy MacClancy.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 87-101
Description
Brief historical background of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation; looks at the social and economic change in remote hunting and trapping communities in Northwestern Ontario; and examines how the First Nations have increased the ability to address health and social service problems locally by assuming control of their health services.
Documentary from the report, Bringing Them Home: Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families. Survivors speak about their experiences.
Duration: 32:29.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, July 15, 1975, p. 8
Description
Minister of Indian Affairs states that the Trudeau government has done more "than any other government to give natives control over their own affairs."
Examines issues related to quality education for First Nations learners; factors which are associated with First Nations control and jurisdiction; overview of how First Nations are looking to build their governments; provisions for education in their treaties; and education provisions in modern day treaties.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 191-209
Description
Discusses negotiations between the United States Federal Government and Native Americans, with a focus on the repatriation process set in motion by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).