Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 65-87
Description
Discusses Nunavut residents' expectations of land claims, the trends of support for the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and the structure of support for the agreement.
Looks at the effects of gendered discrimination against Aboriginal women, examines current gendered legislative, policy and program implementation, and provides recommendations on future work needed.
Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan
Description
Intended for use by teachers of students in grades six through nine; topics include: The Law: Past and Present, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Criminal Law.
Reviews the alleged failure of the Government of Canada to fulfil its duty to consult and accommodate the Dene Tha' First Nation regarding the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline.
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Briefly explains reasons for the out-migration from Manitoba after the Red River Resistance and the 1885 Resistance, including disappearance of the bison-hunting economy, failure of agriculture, influx of settlers, racism, changes to legislation, and flaws in the Scrip system.
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, 2006, pp. 443-500
Description
Looks at the history of the Act, the problems of counterfeit goods and the economic and cultural effects and recommendations to re-align the Act to fulfill its intended purpose.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Raybould
Description
Looks at the governance and economic potential of First Nation’s reserve lands, and issues that surround the importance of capital and the ability to turn assets into capital.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous People, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on threats of logging to livelihoods of indigenous peoples and examples of innovative approaches that respect their rights.
Reviews the Constitutional and statutory basis for the education of Aboriginal Canadians, related case law, and control of curriculum content.
Chapter five in: Educational Administration for Canadian Teachers.
Looks at the Education Act Review Committee recommendations and the gap between first Nations and non-First Nation student outcomes. Report contains background papers, position papers and responses to the recommendations of the 2002-04 Education Act Review.
Anglican Journal, vol. 133, no. 2, February 2007, p. 1,10
Description
Comments on the proposed agreement for Aboriginal peoples who can prove they attended residential schools, and discusses the compensation they will receive.
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 82, no. 4, 2006, pp. 1249-1271
Description
Discusses the scope of the problem, reviews legislation which has resulted in making reservations attractive for criminal activity as well as producing difficulties in prosecution of crimes, and makes recommendations to improve the situation.
Focuses on the forced relocation of the Kitsilano Reserve, originally located near the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (For illustrations, see EBSCOhost version)
The Public Historian, vol. 29, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 53-67
Description
Discusses how Southern legislators and administrators refused to acknowledge American Indians as a distinct society and lumped them with blacks as a method of cultural erasure.
Provides information and suggestions centered around stereotypes, inaccuracies, omissions and biases in potential educational resources.
Revised edition.
Discusses the role of Form Fillers in the the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) for Self-Represented Claimants (SRC). Their role was to : fill out the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forms, getting release forms signed, and knowledge of legal or support services. The report also makes recommendations to improve effectiveness of the service.
Report of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
Description
Analyses of current Provincial and Federal legislation because there is no regulatory framework that applies to drinking water and wastewater on reserves.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 185-207
Description
Examines why the Inuit were able to complete and sign their Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, but the Innu were not able to complete their agreement with the government.
Canadian Tax Journal, vol. 55, no. 4, 2007, pp. 777-802
Description
Contends that the basis for generating revenues from property relies on one of two sources: section 91(3) of the Constitution Act of 1867, or section 35(1) of the Constitution Act of 1982 and that the scope of power may depend on which source has been used.
Evaluated practices of the primary provider of child and family services in Northern Manitoba based on interviews with case workers, caregivers and children, as well as file reviews.
Looks at the initiative of government and First Nations to reconcile Crown and Aboriginal titles cooperatively while building a positive relationship and developing a common business perspective.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 22, no. 1, 2007, pp. 109-121
Description
Examines the fiduciary obligations between band councils and band members and argues that the current municipal model of band government is inadequate.
Canadian Review of Social Policy, no. 56, 2006, pp. 40-71
Description
Comprehensive look at sex discriminatory policies and questions about the process of colonial intrusion, histories of adaptation, and the accommodation of this policy.
Discusses issues such as Treaty and human rights, accountability, free and informed consent and methodologies and makes recommendations for the conduct of future studies.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 19-40
Description
Focuses on the effects that logging, overfishing, and urbanization have on industrial salmon farming. Also discusses how consultation may be a repressive tactic, rather than a means of protecting title and rights.
Section 67 barred complaints of discrimination against federal and First Nations governments in relation to acts and decisions authorized by the Indian Act. Document supports the repeal in principle, but raises issues with respect to Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and implementation.
Briefly explains changes made to the, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 which amends out of date legislation. The intent is to modernize the legislation while still retaining special measures to meet the needs of aboriginal people.
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
From White Indians to Pakeha-Maori: Unruly White Men in Canada's and New Zealand's Colonial Pasts
Historicising Whiteness Conference, University of Melbourne, 22-24 November, 2006
Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on the Construction of Identity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Angela Wanhalla
Description
Discusses men who married Aboriginal women, lived on reserves and were considered a threat to maintaining separate racial spaces..
Chapter in book: Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on Construction of Identity edited by Leigh Boucher, Jane Carey, and Katherine Ellinghaus.
Minister of the Environment and Parks Canada, Rona Ambrose, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chief Adeline Jonasson to advance work on an area of interest totalling 33,525 sq. km.. See article # 74.
Provincial government site providing links to programs and services, publications and documentations, claims and demands under heading Relations to Aboriginal peoples.
Links to agreements with individual First Nations, transboundary agreements, First Nations without land claims agreements, and the Understanding the Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement (The Green Book).
Information about the Specific Claims Tribunal Act and the Political Agreement between the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Relation to Specific Claims Reform.