E-Books
Author/Creator
Douglas R. Eyford
New Treaty New Tradition: Reconciling New Zealand and Maori Law; Fragile Settlements: Aboriginal Peoples, Law, and Resistance in South-West Australia and Prairie Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Neil Valance
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 156-158
Description
Book review of New Treaty New Tradition by Carwyn Jones and Fragile Settlements by Amanda Nettelbeck, Russell Smandych, Louis A. Knafla, and Robert Foster.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 156.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
No Jordan's Principle Cases in Canada? A Review of the Administrative Response to Jordan's Principle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Blumenthal
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-35
Description
Describes federal response, recent legal challenges, and identifies seven conceptual issues that limit success.
Non-Status and Off-Reserve Aboriginal Representation in New Brunswick: Speaking for Treaty and Claims Beneficiaries: A Report for Discussion with the Governments of Canada and New Brunswick and Reserve-Based First Nation Band Councils and Members
Alternate Title
Non-Status and Off-Reserve Aboriginal Representation in New Brunswick Speaking for Treaty And Claims Beneficiaries: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jula Hughes
Roy Stewart
Anthea Plummer
Description
Outlines the historical background of Aboriginal populations; describes New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council's organizational structure, representational capacity and track record of advocacy, with particular reference to membership recognition and representation through programming, in litigation, and policy development; analyzes demographics and options for representation of four groups: Status Indians residing off reserve; non-Status Indians; General List Indians of the Harquail Clan (Sickadomec); and never-registered populations.
North American Border Challenges: Terrorists/Drugs/Trade & American Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Magdaleno Manzanarez
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Paper given at the Association of Border Studies - 1st World Conference, Joensuu, Finland, June 9 - 13, 2014. Reports on laws that have restricted cross-border movement.
North Coast Marine Plan, 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
North Coast-Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society
Province of British Columbia
North Vancouver Island Marine Plan 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Marine Planning Partnership Initiative]
Northern Reclamation in Canada: Contemporary Policy and Practice for New and Legacy Mines
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Dance
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 41-80
Description
Looks at how policy-making has addressed mine and mineral exploration reclamation problems in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Labrador, and Nunavik.
Not Told by Victims: Genocide-as-story in Aboriginal Prison Writings in Canada, 1980-96
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Seth Adema
Journal of Genocide Research , vol. 17, no. 4, Special Issue on Canada and Colonial Genocide, 2015, pp. 453-471
Description
Looks at penal publications by Aboriginal inmates and lived experiences of genocide within Aboriginal storytelling traditions.
Notice of Relevance to Support the Socioprofessional Integration of First Nation and Inuit Criminalized Women of Quebec
Alternate Title
Notice of Relevance to Support the Socio-professional Integration of First Nation and Inuit Criminalized Women of Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Réal Martin
Description
Discusses the general situation of First Nations and Inuit in Quebec, historical context, profile of incarcerated women, trends in federal institutions, and experience of Aboriginal women while incarcerated, Concludes with proposals from Correctional Services of Quebec and specific recommendations to the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.
Nunavik in Figures 2015: Full Version
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Sébastien Lévesque
Andrée Caron
NWAC Report Card: September 2016-December 2016
Alternate Title
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: NWAC Report Card
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Update and assessment of the progress made by the National Inquiry Commission to the families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to the public.
Officers of Governor-General's Body Guard at Humboldt during North-West Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of officers of Governor-General Landsdowne's Body Guard in Humboldt. L to R: Major Dunn, Lt. Col. G.T. Denison, Capt. Denison, Lt. Merritt, Quartermaster Chas. Mair, Lt. Fleming, Surgeon Baldwin.
Oil Sands: A Strategic Resource for Canada, North America and the Global Market
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
The Oka Legacy
Alternate Title
Firsthand: Oka Legacy; Thursday, June 2, 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Howard Goldberg
Description
Personal stories from people who lived through the Oka Crisis in 1990 and its effect on contemporary Indigenous identity.
Duration: 44:08.
On a Dream and a Prayer: The Promise of World Indigenous Higher Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Overview of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) and the establishment of the World Indigenous University (WINU) in 2013.
[On Being Here to Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ryan Eyford
Manitoba History, no. 77, Winter, 2015, pp. 49-50
Description
Book Review of : On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch.
On Being Here to Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Neil Vallance
BC Studies, no. 186, Summer, 2015, pp. 185-186
Description
Book review of On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 185.
On Being Here to Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 1, March 2015, pp. 109-112
Description
Book review of On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch.
On Being Here To Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marc Woons
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2015, pp. 108-111
Description
Book Review: On Being Here To Stay by Michael Asch
On the Autonomy and Territorial Interests of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia at the Present State
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Petr Gogolev
Northern Review, no. 39, Consultation and Resource Development in Northern Communities: Russia, Scandinavia & Canada, 2015, pp. 31-38
Description
Looks at different forms of autonomy, constitutional and legal understanding of autonomy, reasons for protecting territorial interests and choosing an approach to protect those interests.
One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: Province Found to Have Breached Aboriginal Consultation Obligations for Second Time
Alternate Title
[Insights (McMillan LLP)]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan M. Young
Melanie J. Harmer
[McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin], March 2015, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discusses three key points where the Province failed in the case of Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 2015 BCSC 16.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's Aboriginal Education Strategy: Successes and Areas for Improvement
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
Description
Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2015.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Options for Action: An Implementation Report for The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
AMR Planning & Consulting
Description
Recommendations fall within nine areas identified in original report: co-operation between Manitoba Family Services and First Nations and Metis Child and Family Services authorities, devolution, funding, education and training of child welfare workers, supporting the transition to adulthood, children’s advocate, prevention based on children’s rights, building community capacity, and early childhood intervention.
Organizational Maladies and Bureaucratic Prescriptions: The Federal Cabinet Directive on Modern Treaty Implementation
Alternate Title
Pacific Business & Law Institute Canadian Aboriginal Law Conference ;
[Aboriginal Impact Benefit Agreements: Negotiation and Implementation]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Orkin
Cassandra Porter
Description
Discusses government's inertia in fulfilling terms of agreements and the machinery-of-government initiative which is meant to address problems with implementation.
Oshki Bimaadiziiwin: Restoring Balance through Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Hemming
Patrick Shields
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Tribal College Communities, Fall, August 20, 2015, pp. [54-55, 7]
Description
Describes the thinking behind Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College's educational outreach program for incarcerated individuals.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Our Coming In Stories: Cree identity, Body Sovereignty and Gender Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alex Wilson
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 1, Cultured Queer/Queering Culture Symposium, 2015, p. article 4
Description
Looks at use of Cree traditional law in relation to sexual diversity, regulation of Cree two spirit people by government and the church, and the Idle No More social movement.
Accompanying interview.
Accompanying presentation.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our Men, Our Healing: Creating Hope, Respect and Reconnection. Evaluation Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
Our Spirits are Not for Sale: A Handbook for Helping Sexually Exploited Aboriginal Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Purpose of document is to provide information to women who think they may be sexually exploited and overview of best practices for front-line workers.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Parade at Regina
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: "Indian Commissioner Dewdney (seated centre with bowler) and Indian leaders in the Regina region. The heavy military presence was designed to ensure Indian neutrality." On back of photograph: "Parade at Regina (Sask.) after close of Rebellion."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Part of the Solution, or Part of the Problem? The RCMP Update 2015: A Comment by the Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women on the RCMP Update to the National Operational Review, 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women (LSC)
Description
Argues that the figures reported in both 2014 and 2015 documents were grossly underestimated due to flaws in procedures for data collection and identifies factors that were not taken into account.
Paths of Inquiry
Alternate Title
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research Team [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls]
Description
Outlines research clusters comprising the scope of research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Pathways to Justice: An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Final Report
Alternate Title
Report (Australian Law Reform Commission) no. 133
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Law Reform Commission
Pathways to Reconciliation: Cities Respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Description
Report divided into three pathways: fostering communities, alliances, and hope, advancing awareness and recognizing rights, and improving health and wellness.
Pathways to Service Delivery: A First Nations' Guide to Developing and Re-negotiating Municipal Service Agreements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[URBAN Systems
Beyond Design]
Description
Includes four case studies: Tk’emlups te Secwepemc and the City of Kamloops; Tsleil Waututh Nation and the District of North Vancouver; : Musqueam and the City of Vancouver; : Cowichan Tribes and the City of Duncan; and Fort Nelson First Nation and Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
Patrick Burke
Images » Photographs
Description
NWMP Constable Patrick Burke who was shot at the Battle of Cut Knife and died on May 3, 1885.
Pedagogy of Indifference: State Responses to Violence against Indigenous Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Scribe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 32, no. 1-2, Violence in Education: Transnational, Global and Local Perspectives, 2017-2018
Description
Focuses of the National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (NOOMMIW) to demonstrate how state-produced and supported documents, and narratives around gender and sexual violence against Indigenous girls and women constitute a form of public education which sustains rather than prevents these crimes.