Brief profiles of the following politicians: Joan Beatty, Buckley Belanger, Carole James, Bonnie Leonard, Len Marchand, Bob Nault, Charles Fox, and Steve Kakfi.
Examines how the federalisation of Aboriginal people and the racial reactions to it gave birth to a redefinition of Aboriginality in Australia.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 133.
Study examines three options that have been recommended for improving Aboriginal representation at the federal level in Canada. Looks at examples from Maine, New Zealand, and the Sami parliaments in Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s. ICC concluded no effort was made to provide annual payments to the Band and recommended the claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Final report examines historical background, analyses, and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings on the claim by the First Nation that the amount of acreage allotted was less than they were entitled to under the provisions of Treaty 8. Due to new Treaty Land Entitlement policy, the two parties agreed to negotiate a settlement and no determination was made by the ICC. Commissioners include : Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.
Presentation made by the Grand Chief of the Sto:lo Nation pointing out the lack of a non-derogation clause and other concerns.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 3, Fall, 1996, p. 192
Description
Discussion of implications for Canada, if Quebec were to leave Confederation and how Canada would still be required to fulfil its obligations to Aboriginal Peoples.
Compares how two well-known Aboriginal works challenge limiting definitions of Aboriginal peoples and shows how the legal system manipulates these definitions to take away land or rights.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 49.
Historical background, analysis and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings regarding claim that the First Nation was entitled to a reserve surveyed in the Cypress Hills. ICC concluded that no reserve had been created, but recommended that the Government of Canada acquire the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre and recognize its historical significance. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 86, October 1996, pp. 1362-1364
Description
Asserts that the Indian Health Service (IHS) should be the health system of choice for all American citizens, and recalls the many political events that has affected the BIA's budget and mandate.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 121-144
Description
Argues that the Native Americans persistent wish to preserve culture and identity proved to be the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) best tool in the right to a separate ethnic identity.
Supreme Court Law Review , vol. 21, 2nd, 2003, pp. 105-138
Description
Examines three court cases in 2002 that discuss provincial authority in relation to Aboriginal culture: Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture), Ross River Dena Council Band v. Canada and Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20 , no. 2, 1996, pp. 59-105
Description
Discusses the lack of existing government documentation, regarding federal Indian law, that would provide the knowledge necessary for Native Americans to negotiate on an equal level.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 10-11
Description
Declaration contains recommendations created at the Special Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 4, 2003, pp. 53-77
Description
Focuses on the Anishnaabe and changes they made in their negotiation tactics, away from a process dependant on ceremony, formal rhetoric and consensus decision-making, in order to remain on their land.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 2-5
Description
Comments on the compromises leading to the creation of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations which created permanent forum for Indigenous Issues.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indochina, October/November/December 2000, pp. 2-5
Description
Commentary gives a report on the past and current social and political situations for the Indigenous peoples in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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The Key First Nation Inquiry 1909 Surrender Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines whether the claim of the Key Lake First Nations discloses a breach of Canada's "lawful obligations" to the First Nation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]