Idle No More a Unique, Unprecedented Moment in History
Comments on an informative meeting that looked at Aboriginal resistance over the past 150 years and a short history of the Indian Act.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
Comments on an informative meeting that looked at Aboriginal resistance over the past 150 years and a short history of the Indian Act.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
Comments on the protest rallies against omnibus Bills C-38 and C-45.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.15.
Comments on the Idle No More movement started by four Saskatchewan women to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper's omnibus bills.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Rural Planning and Development Major Research Paper (M.Sc.)--The University of Guelph, 2013.
Looks at impacts of Bill C-31 including population, demography, membership, demand for programs and services, and key social and political changes. Chapter four from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Argues that escalating mandatory sentences for serious firearm offences, increasing penalties for impaired driving, and reverse onus for bail when accused of serious offences and having someone declared a dangerous offender will have the effect of increasing incarceration rates. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference.
Study looks at classification of membership codes, changes to membership rules, projected populations eligible under new rules, and implications of population changes. Chapter five from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Looks at 1985 amendments to Indian Act. Chapter six from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Discusses how legislation such as the Indian Act, with its arbitrary rules about who is considered to be an "Indian", has impacted relationships and identity in Aboriginal communities. Chapter seven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.