Semiahmoo First Nation v. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Description
Argues that other First Nations have overlapping claims to Aboriginal title within the Tsawwassen First Nation Agreement and consultation with them should take prior to signing the final agreement.
[James Bay Project: Cree Surrender Land in Historic Agreement]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Richard Inwood
Robert Bourassa
Description
Brief news clip about agreement in which the Cree and Inuit were compensated $225 million for land flooded by the James Bay Project. Includes synopsis.
Duration: 1:30.
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.
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.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 2, American Indian Law, Winter, November 8, 2015, pp. [28-29, 7]
Description
Briefly discusses various aspects of a course on Federal Indian Law taught through the Native American Studies Department at Nebraska Indian Community College.
Journal of Development Economics, vol. 116, September 2015, pp. 43-56
Description
Discusses impact of clarifying property rights on local economic conditions by using employment and income data found in census data micro-data on reservations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saskatchewan First nations and the Province s's Resource Future
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations discusses Saskatchewan's current resource-based boom, necessity for collaboration, and impact and benefit agreements with governments and companies.
Duration: 2:00:34.
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.
Provides overview of the historical and contemporary contexts of racism which have resulted in health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians and examines possible responses and interventions.