Looks at agreement to establish a new relationship between the Government of Québec and the Cree, 2002 Paix des Braves Agreement with Québec regarding benefits received from natural resources in the traditional territory.
The Report, vol. 30, no. 3, February 3, 2003, pp. 44-5
Description
Provinces feared that proposals to abolish the Indian Act, dissolve Dept. of Indian Affairs, and make Aboriginals full citizens would shift the financial burden without adequate compensation.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the shift towards equal partnership between federal, provincial and First Nations governments in British Columbia regarding health care services and implications for the rest of Canada.
Looks at "modern approach" to interpretation, reviews last three decades of judicial interpretation, and discusses an alternate procedure based on Anishinabe legal principles and Indigenous understandings.
Comprehensive website intended as a resource for American Indian and Alaskan Native Nations and people, tribal justice systems, victims and tribal service providers, and the improvement of justice.
Contains links to: tribal law, federal law, state law, and other resources.
Discussion on the injustice of the federal government's actions regarding Indian land rights and the class action lawsuit regarding the federal government’s failure to fulfill its fiduciary duty for assets held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Covers issues associated with provision of services to the visual and hearing impaired, and those with limited mobility and hidden disabilities. Content includes independent living, employment, assertive technology, housing, advocacy, and applicable federal laws.
Looks at lawsuit filed by the Colville Indian Reservation in 1951 against the United Sates government regarding lands used for the building of the Grand Coulee Dam.
History Capstone Thesis--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 49-60
Description
Results of a survey of members of committees formed pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; three elements emerged: complex views of traditional knowledge, role of Inuit in attempting to shape the role of TEK in decision-making and need for financial support to collect TEK.
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
James Miller
Description
Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations traces the history of treaty-making from its early beginnings with the Peace and Friendship Treaties through to the present day.
Lecture given at Dalhousie University.
Duration: 41:17.
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
Description
Speaker discusses the initial relationship between Aboriginals and Europeans, the motives behind the numbered treaties, the two parties' differing interpretations of the agreements, and the modern situation.
Lecture given at the University of Victoria.
Duration: 40:16.
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
Description
Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations traces history of treaty-making in Canada, with particular reference to Ontario.
Lecture given at the University of Waterloo.
Duration: 44:36.
Discusses discrepancies between what had been promised in the agreement and what was later published by the Canadian government, and the government's actions after it was signed. Focuses on education, fishing, hunting, mineral, forestry, and wild plant rights, assistance for agriculture, and self-government.
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 5
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, noted author uses a coyote story as a springboard for a discussion on European-Aboriginal relations throughout the history of Canada and United States. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 5.
Duration: 54:22.
What is the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Act?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 6
Description
Comments on the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Act and its uniqueness in being both an Act and part of the Consitution of Canada.
Article located by scrolling to page 6.