The Other Declarations in Daniels: Fiduciary Obligations and the Duty to Negotiate
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[History, Jurisdiction, and Identity in Daniels v Canada]
[The Chicken and the Egg: Unanswered Questions from Daniels
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Adams
Catherine Bell
Paul Seaman
Description
Three presenters discuss the Daniels decision: First looks at the decision in terms of history, jurisdiction, and identity and citizenship; second analyzes the reasons given by the court for denying two declarations that were sought in the case; and third discusses problem of who can legitimately decide if someone is part of the Métis collective.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 1, January 2011, p. 7
Description
Looks at the significant difference between the words pardon and exoneration, in reference to Paul Chartrand's article on Bill C-248 in the December 2010 issue of Eagle Feather News.
Article found by scrolling down to page 7.
Discusses a demographic shift in international academic feminist organizations and how it has affected these organizations’ view of conflict in Palestine and of the Israeli settler state. Examines global factors that contributed to a historic lack of support for the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in support of Palestinian sovereignty.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 1980, pp. 1-19
Description
Discusses how the myth and ideas it embodies are foundational to a worldview which informs all relationships, codes of behavior, and ways of governing.
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lucinda Vandervort
Description
Examines the case in which three non-Aboriginal men were accused of sexually assaulting a twelve-year-old Aboriginal girl.
Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.
Argues that several bylaws should be removed because they represent social and racial profiling, and are overly and wrongfully used, affecting the well-being of a venerable population..
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 134-135
Description
Book review of 3 books:The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill.
Morris as Elvis: Take a Chance on Life by Morris Bate, Jim Brown.
Working With Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater by Sylvia Olsen.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 134.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Traditional knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
References national and international talks with Indigenous peoples and stakeholders, while reviewing ten years of sacred land management and policies.
Argues that expectations of white, Eurocentric, and middle class versions of mothering, combined with the state's role in producing conditions of material and social marginalization and inequality have resulted in structural risk factors for "neglect" and normalization of Aboriginal child apprehensions.
Entire book on one pdf. Scroll to p. 48.
Chapter from Bad Mothers: Regulations, Representations, and Resistance edited by Michelle Hughes Miller, Tamar Hager, and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.
Aboriginal History, vol. 4, no. 2, 1980, pp. 201-203
Description
Book reviews of: A Matter of Justice by C. D. Rowley and Kulinma: Listening to Aboriginal Australians by H. C. Coombs.
To access reviews, scroll down to page 201.
Examines the attitudes of co-author of Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in British Columbia (popularly known as the McKenna-McBride Report) with particular attention to the question of lands and reserves.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, pp. 117-123
Description
Study concludes that the well-being of the Ontario Aboriginal population has deteriorated from 1991 to 2006 contrary to research done for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 18
Description
Comments on the first of a series of Economic Development Forums being held in Northern Saskatchewan to discuss topics ranging from forming partnerships and procurement to community economic development.
Article found by scrolling to page 18.
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Purpose is to look at jurisdictions several years after the approach has been implemented to address relevance, performance, efficiency, effectiveness and alternatives.
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
President of the Native Women's Association of Canada discusses the validity of British Columbia's inquiry, the reasons for the organization's withdrawal from the process, and the need for a national inquiry.
Duration: 44:31.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 1980, pp. 37-53
Description
Discusses two key court cases: United States v. John and Chata Development Corporation v. Mississippi Tax Commission, which called into question their legal status as a federally recognized tribe.
Discusses the spectrum of governance models in the circumpolar North and uses cases studies from Russian Federation, Greenland and Canada to illustrate different regimes.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Director of documentary about four siblings separated through adoption during the infamous "Sixties Scoop" answers questions from audience.
Duration: 23:06.