This file contains Barron's typed notes: Background Notes Bill C-31: An Act to Amend the Indian Act. An excellent overview of the act and the people in the First Nations community who were affected by it. It also has statistics, dates and the specific laws changed by the Bill.
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 12, February 1985, p. 8
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Discussion on Canadian land rights, self-government including the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, constitutional initiatives and possible future directions.
File contains 3 negatives of the Crutwell, Saskatchewan Local of AMNSIS (no. 66) recieving $33000 from the federal government for the building of a ball diamond in the community. One scanned image shows members of AMNSIS local at the ceremony.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 3-5
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Message from the Secretary, (Australian) Department of Aboriginal Affairs discussing the expansion of Aboriginal health workers in delivering health care.
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 33-45
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Examines the challenges associated with individuals attempting, as intermediaries, to represent the interests of both government and Native populations.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Parks and People, Spring, 1985
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Suggests that Parks Canada should follow similar guidelines to other nations, such as Australia, where a national park is created in conjunction with the settlement of an aboriginal land claim.