The Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History, 1794-1928: The King v. Gabriel Sylliboy
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Julie Zatzman
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 234-237
Description
Book review of The Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History, 1794-1928 by William C. Wicken.
Common Law Origins of Aboriginal Entitlements to Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Donovan
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2003, pp. 289-341
Description
Examines the ramifications of Aboriginal peoples' prior occupancy in terms of the legal system brought by the settlers themselves.
Commons, Enclosure, and Resistance in Kahnawá:ke Mohawk Territory, 1850–1900
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Rueck
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 352-381
Description
Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.
Community Involvement and Acceptance: Garden River First Nations Highway and Land Agreements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Corbiere
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 20-23
Description
Discusses the history of events which led to the signing of four tri-party agreements.
Community Perceptions of the Regina Police Service, 2013
Alternate Title
Community Perceptions of the RPS 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas A. Jones
Rick Ruddell
Description
Results of telephone survey of 450 residents conducted between September 17 and October 2, 2013.
Community Policing is the Way to Go
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, November 24, 2003, p. B1
Description
Argues against a zero tolerance crime policy and instead supports neighbourhood law enforcement.
Community Responses to Violence in Holman, Northwest Territory
Alternate Title
Community Responses to Violence in Holman, Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Kimiksana
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 87-90
Description
Discusses the creation of a confidential listening and crisis intervention Help Line program to deal with the community's high suicide rate.
Compulsive Measures: Resisting Residential Schools at One Arrow Reserve, 1889-1896
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Trevor John Williams
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 197-222
Description
Details the various tactics used by Indian Agent R.S. Mackenzie: coerced baptisms, arrests, police manhunts, and withholding rations.
[Confederation of 1982 and Tony Belcourt]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tony Belcourt
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with Tony Belcourt regarding negotiations of the Constitution Act of 1982.
Duration: 31:12.
Conflicting Discourses in Canadian Aboriginal Politics : A Case Study of the First Nations Governance Initiative
Theses
Author/Creator
Stéphanie Boisard
Description
Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.
Consolidated Analysis of the Legal Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore
Alternate Title
Background Paper (World Intellectual Property Organization) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Description
Includes discussion of context, policy options, history, definition, examples of appropriation and misappropriation, etc.
Consolidation: Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act 1984, S.C. 1984, c. 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Government of Canada
Description
Links to legislative provisions specific to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
Current as of May 12, 2016.
Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Liam Haggarty
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 463-465
Description
Book review of: Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny and Brenda MacDougall.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 463.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Its Implications for the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities
Theses
Author/Creator
Minerva Concepción Rivas Velarde
Description
Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Sydney, 2014.
A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March - Sketch. - 1885.
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of a convoy of Northwest Police on the march.
Coranderrk: We Will Show the Country
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Samuel Furphy
Aboriginal History, vol. 38, 2014, pp. 189-191
Description
Book review of: Coranderrk by Giordano Nanni and Andrea James.
Scroll down to page 189 to read review.
Court Affirms Right of Province to "Take Up" Treaty Lands: Grassy Narrows First Nation v. Ontario (Natural Resources)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan M. Young
Jason J. Annibale
Brent Ryan
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, July 2014, pp. [1]-4
Description
Comments on a decision that, while based on Treaty 3, is assumed its application will apply to other numbered treaties in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Courts Did What Politicians Wouldn't
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, September 29, 2003, p. B1
Description
Explains that the hunting rights awarded to the Métis is really a legal recognition of their special rights under the constitution as a people.
CPP Wins Its Appeal in Native Bias Case
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kirk Makin
Globe and Mail, February 1, 2003
Description
Federal Court of Appeal upheld decision concerning lower pension benefits for First Nation people on-reserve, who had not contributed to the Canada Pension Plan until 1988.
“Creating a Framework for the Wisdom of the Community”: Review of Victim Services in Nunavut, Northwest and Yukon Territories
Alternate Title
[Research Report (Department of Justice Canada)] ; RR03VIC-3e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Levan
Description
Includes: considerations in service delivery, traditional and formal programs/services available, and recommendations for areas of improvement.
Creating and Negotiating Native Spaces in Public School Systems: An Arizona Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Benally
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 3, Examining and Applying Safety Zone Theory: Current Policies, Practices, and Experiences, 2014, pp. 11-24
Description
Compares original intent of legislation requiring instruction about Native American government, sovereignty, culture and history to actual instructional practices in five urban school districts.
Creating the Perfect Storm for Conflicts Over Aboriginal Rights: Critical New Developments in the Law of Aboriginal Consultation
Alternate Title
[Aboriginal Law and Resource Development Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorraine Land
Description
Argues that numerous legal and policy decisions are setting the stage for massive confrontations over approval of developments unless appropriate consultation processes are put in place.
Crime Prevention and Indigenous Communities: Current International Strategies and Programs: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Capobianco
Margaret Shaw
Description
Discusses common challenges facing Indigenous peoples, main criteria being used to respond and shape 'good practices', national crime prevention policies and strategies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States and examples of promising practices.
Crooked Paths to Allotment: The Fight Over Federal Indian Policy After the Civil War.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steven T. Newcomb
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 149-152
Description
Book review of: Crooked Paths to Allotment by C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa.
Review located by scrolling to page 149.
Cross-over Liability: Principles from the Residential Schools Cases
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Esther S.J. Oh
Terrance S. Carter
Charity Law Bulletin, no. 19, January 31, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the implications when a law suit involves not only the entity which is directly responsible for abuse, but the affiliated national church organizations as well.
The Crown's Duty to Consult and the Role of the Energy Regulator
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith B. Bergner
Energy Regulation Quarterly, vol. 2, Winter, 2014
Description
Provides an overview of historic treaties, modern treaties and non-treaty areas and how duty to consult applies to each group. Focuses on defining the role of the Energy Regulator in reference to the Crown's duty to consult.
Cultural Amnesia and Legal Rhetoric: Remembering the 1862 United States-Dakota War and the Need for Military Commissions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marouf Hasian
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
Description
Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.
Cultural Protection, Empowerment and Land Use Planning: Identification of Values in Support of Fort Albany First Nation, Ontario, Canada, Community-Based Land Use Planning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Minkin
Graham S. Whitelaw
Daniel D. P. McCarthy
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 129-150
Description
Describes research project undertaken to better manage forthcoming resource extraction initiatives in traditional territories.
Cultural Resource Management and Aboriginal Engagement: Policy and Practice in Ontario Archaeology
Theses
Author/Creator
Megan DeVries
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 2014.
A Culturally-Informed and Culturally-Safe Exploration of Self-Injury Desistance in Aboriginal Offenders
Alternate Title
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-319
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janelle N. Beaudette
Amanda Nolan
Jenelle Power
David D. Varis
Mary B. Ritchie
Description
Study group consisted of nine men and four women recruited from two minimum security healing lodges, a psychiatric treatment centre, and a medium security institution, who took part in focus groups or individual interviews. All had decreased or ceased engaging in self-harming behavior.
Culturally Modified Trees, Indian Reserves and the Crown's Fiduciary Obligations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Supreme Court Law Review , vol. 21, 2nd, 2003, pp. 105-138
Description
Examines three court cases in 2002 that discuss provincial authority in relation to Aboriginal culture: Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture), Ross River Dena Council Band v. Canada and Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada.
Culture, Healing and Spirituality and Their Influence on Treatment Programs for Aboriginal Offenders
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa Howell
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2003.
Current Developments in Arctic Law, vol. 2, 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lilly Weidemann
Natalia Loukacheva
Waliul Hasanat
Nengye Liu
Stefan Kirchner ... [et al.]
Description
Several chapters focus on Sami people.
Damming the Bighorn: Indian Reserved Water Rights on the Crow Reservation, 1900-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
Megan Kathleen Benson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Oklahoma, 2003.
Dane-Zaa Oral History: Why It's Not Hearsay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
BC Studies, no. 183, Autumn, 2014, pp. 37-62
Description
Brief overview of court decisions involving the validity of oral history and discussion of specific stories, their meaning, and relationship to written accounts recorded by traders.
A Dangerous Idea: The Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Struggle for Indigenous Rights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Metcalfe
Daniels v. Canada, 2014 FCA 101: Understanding the Federal Court of Appeal's Decision
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason Madden
Jean Teillet
Description
Provides an overview and a brief update on the current status of the case and answers some frequently asked questions.
The Dawes Act and Contraction of Indian Land in the U.S.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ying Simona Qian
Description
Looks at the allotment policy, the decline of agricultural productivity, and the implication of land privatisation.
Dealing With Difficult Emotions: Anger at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Reynaud
Anthropologica, vol. 56, no. 2, 2014, pp. 369-382
Description
Attempts to understanding how survivors felt after giving their statements to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Dechinta Bush University: Mobilizing a Knowledge Economy of Reciprocity, Resurgence and Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Freeland Ballantyne
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. [67]-85
Description
Describes the land-based university program and its role in resisting settler colonial capitalism, particularly the oil-based extractive resource economy that has defined the relationship between the Dene and the Canadian nation state.
Decolonizing Gender: Gender, Collective Identity, and Grievance Construction in the Idle No More Movement
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna Facci
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Oklahoma State University, 2012.
Defining Aboriginal Identity: What the Courts Have Stated
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jaime Battiste
Description
Clarifies what guidance the courts and laws have offered in deciding who is a Mi'kmaw.
Delegate Wants Sell-out Chiefs Stamped Out [Bill C-19]
Alternate Title
Delegate Wants Sell-out Chiefs 'Stamped Out' [Bill C-19]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 11, March 2003, p. 3
Description
Highlights the dialogue between disgruntled members of the Assembly of First Nations organization against their fellow chiefs who are in favor of Bill C-19.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.
Democratic Multinationalism: A Political Approach to Indigenous-State Relations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fiona MacDonald
Constellations, vol. 21, no. 4, December 2014, pp. 608-619
Description
Looks at the limits of Indigenous autonomy in Canada and presents Indigenous people as being politically distinct.
Descent, Culture, and Self-Determination: States and The Definition of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ravi de Costa
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 55-85
Description
Looks at the global perspective of Indigenous status. Includes the Americas, Oceania, Africa, Asia, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia and Latin America.
Detailed Position of the Native Women's Association of Canada on the Complaint Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women by the Government of Canada Filed by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies on May 05, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sharon D. McIvor
Ellisa C. Johnson
Description
Examines options for decarceration of Aboriginal women once they have been arrested, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two-years-plus-a-day.
Developing First Nations Courts in Canada: Elders as Foundational to Indigenous Therapeutic Jurisprudence+
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation, and Collaboration in Social Work, December 2014, pp. [1]-14
Description
Identifies existing diverse First Nations court models and processes which include Elders and spirituality in court proceedings, Healing courts, Gladue courts, and Aboriginal and tribal courts.
Development on Reserve Land: Practical & Legal Considerations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Devlin Gailus Barristers and Solicitors
Description
Discusses the differences in acquiring interest on land on a reserve compared to lands located off reserve.
Developments and Challenges to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years on: Insights on Biodiversity and Case Studies in Bangladesh, Brazil, Japan and Uganda: An Introduction to the Special Issue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Claire Wright
Alexandra Tomaselli
Silvia Ordóñez Ganoza
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-3
Description
Outlines the five articles in this issue written by scholars working on the implementation of UNDRIP.