Oppose Gun Control
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 4, April 1976, p. 15
Description
Indian Chiefs of Saskatchewan are against the legislation.
Our Homes Are Bleeding - Digital Collection
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
"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 Interconnected Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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
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.
Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: Causes and Responses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Clark
Description
Literature review includes topics of colonialism, socio-economic marginalization, culture clash, systemic discrimination in policing, courts and corrections, and initiatives such as Gladue courts and changes to sentencing policy. Identifies gaps in efforts to reduce overrepresentation and suggests ways to improve the situation.
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.
Partnership Accord Between The Inuit of Canada as Represented by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Canada as Represented by The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Minister of Indian Affairs and North Development
Description
Partnership accord is effective from the 31st day of May 2005; document is in Inuktitut (syllabics), English and French.
Pat Weaselhead Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Weaselhead
Mike Devine
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Description
Statement on promises made at signing of Treaty #7, as told to him by his father who was 10 years old and present at the signing.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
West Coast LEAF
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
Paul Russell Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Russell
Dila Provost
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses the signing of Treaty #7 and how the Blackfoot interpreted it.
Peace, Order and Good Government: Indian Treaties and Canadian Nation Building
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean-Pierre Morin
Description
Presented at the "First Nations, First Thoughts" Conference, May 5-6, 2005, Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
"The People Left Out of Treaty 8"
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine Mary Smillie
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
Peter O'Chiese
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter O'Chiese
Indian History Film Project
Description
Talks of traditional values and the symbolism of the treaty promises.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Power Shift in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Cross-Canada Scan of Diesel Reduction and Clean Energy Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dylan Heerema
Dave Lovekin
Description
Tracks progress in policies, programs and regulations that impact energy systems at the federal, provincial, territorial, regulatory and utility levels. Each section includes information on jurisdiction's total number of communities, and population and diesel consumption as a percentage of national total. Based on the most recent data available in the Remote Communities Energy database.
Practising Reconciliation?: The Politics of Reconciliation in the Australian Parliament, 1991–2000
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Pratt
Preliminary Report on No Child Left Behind in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Beaulieu
Lillian Sparks
Marisa Alonzo
Description
Uses findings based on the hearings and consultation sessions conducted on the No Child Left Behind Act to discuss the impact the Act has had on students and the institutions they attend.
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
Primer on Practice Shifts Required with Canada's Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. E. Turpel-Lafond
Description
The Act provides support for First Nations' authority over child and family services. Document discusses national legal principles, positive principles, standards and norms, restricting or constraining provisions, the interplay between elected Indian Act Band Councils and traditional governance structures, and the applicability of First Nations laws.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Professing An Interest in First Nations History: Reflections on Teaching Native/Settler Relations in a Canadian University
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean L. Manore
Description
Relates the challenges faced to include issues of importance to the First Nations when researching and teaching history.
The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friendland
Sarah Morales
Description
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Public Law 280 and Law Enforcement in Indian Country: Research Priorities
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (National Institute of Justice) ; December 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carole Goldberg
Heather Valdez Singleton
Description
Looks at effects of PL 280 which shifted federal jurisdiction of offences to states creating jurisdictional uncertainty and lack of funding for law enforcement.
The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Racial Extractivism: Neoliberal White Settler Colonialism and Tar Sands Extraction
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Preston
Description
Social and Political Thought Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2017.
Re-establishing Their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and Their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colin Bonnycastle
Judith Hughes
Marleny Bonnycastle
Kendra Nixon
Allison Groening
Recent Experience with Indigenous-Led Assessments: A BC Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Energy and Mining Council
Description
Discusses general characteristics of Indigenous-led assessments and highlights two projects: the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation's Review of KGHM-Ajax-Abacus Mine proposal and the Squamish Nation's Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Plant.
Reclaiming Culture: Indigenous People and Self-Representation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joy Hendry
Recognition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Barker
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 133-161
Description
Looks at anit-Native sovereignty movements calling for the repeal of treaty and federal Indian laws.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
Recognizing and Including Indigenous Cultural Heritage in B.C.: Policy Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Aird
Gretchen Fox
Angie Bain
Description
Presents the case for establishing an Indigenous-led organization that can address gaps in legislation and policy, and support initiatives in Indigenous communities which will achieve measurable goals which would ensure that cultural heritage can be managed, protected and revitalized in meaningful and substantive ways.
Recommendations on First Nations Access to Indian Moneys
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Discusses current legislative regime governing access to moneys derived from reserve lands which are held in trust in the Consolidated Revenue Fund and mechanisms available through optional legislation, and makes recommendations which would enable Bands to receive funds directly and in a timely manner.
Recommendations on Northern Sustainable Food Systems
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Makes recommendations under four themes: traditional foods, local food production, Federal subsidy and support programs, and project funding coordination and promotion.
Reconciliation is an English Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jason Mercredi
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 58-61
Description
Comments on the proposed >Indigenous Languages Act
Reconfiguring Aboriginal-State Relations
Alternate Title
Canada: The State of the Federation ; 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Murphy
Evelyn J. Peters
Calvin Hanselmann
Roger Gibbins
Gordon Christie ... [et al.]
Recovering From Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kwakwaka'wakw Cultural Heritage
Alternate Title
Recovering From Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kw KW Akw Aka'Wakw Cultural Heritage (January 2005 Draft)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catherine Bell
Heather Raven
Heather McCuaig
Description
Examines community efforts to revive cultural practices, reclaim knowledge, and get back cultural objects, specifically involving the potlatch system. Scroll to page 51
Remembering Why We Sit at the Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Faith Decontie
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Discusses the Cree Nation of Chisasibi's Land Based Healing Program.
Removal of BNA Act Concerns Senator
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 5, May 1976, p. 15
Description
Excerpts from Prime Minister Trudeau's reply to FSIN Senator John Skeeboss' letter
Report on Implementing Treaty Land Entitlements and Towards the Establishment of “Urban Aboriginal Reserves” in Winnipeg
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lillian Thomas
Description
Examines how urban reserves can offer many benefits for improving the social and economic conditions for Aboriginal people.