Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 352-381
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Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 25-40
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Examines how this novel about sexual abuse against Native women disrupts readers and scholars' expectations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, acknowledges serious violations of the human rights of Canada's Aboriginal and Inuit peoples and hopes the proposed Canadian Government's Indian Claims legislation will improve their quality of life.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Ministre des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canadien
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This document, in French, describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.
The author, chairman, Committee on Education, Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada, criticizes the Indian Act and describes his personal struggles with being born of Aboriginal parents but not fitting the Indian Act's requirements of what constitutes an Aboriginal person.