Geographical Review, vol. 70, no. 4, October 1980, pp. 379-396
Description
Examines government policy in the period 1870-1885 which forced both geographic redistribution and curtailed the traditional Aboriginal ways of life in the midst of rapidly changing ecological and economic conditions.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 1980, pp. 199-257
Description
Author contends that the destabilization of Aboriginal families is caused by social service policies, provincial family legislation and the actions of the Canadian judiciary.
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.
An Essay Commissioned by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Ottawa, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Looks at the history of policy-making from the 1950s to the early 1990s and conflicts which have arisen between Indigenous peoples and governments. Compares developments to those in Australia's Northern Territory.
Revised 3rd edition.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 1995, pp. 349-366
Description
Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.