The Organic Constitution: Aboriginal Peoples and the Evolution of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Slattery
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, 1995, pp. [101]-112
Description
Outlines the main features of the model of the Constitution.
Overcoming the Barricades: The Crisis at Oka as a Case Study in Political Communication
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin J. Morris
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 74-90
Description
Comments on the stand-off involving Mohawk peoples, Quebec police and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Plain Talk 10: First Nations Education
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Articulates why Indigenous people have strong feelings regarding education rights and why it should be delivered in a culturally appropriate method.
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa
Alternate Title
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Meloche
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.
Policy Sector Convergence: An Examination of Aboriginal Politics and Forestry Policy in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Edward Roger Morawski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1995.
Political Status of Native Indian Women: Contradictory Implications of Canadian State Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes how Aboriginal women have had their lives disrupted by state intervention to a far greater degree than other women or Aboriginal men.
Polygone de Tir Aérien de Primrose Lake II - Rapport D'Enquête: Joseph Bighead, Buffalo River, Waterhen Lake, Flying Dust
Alternate Title
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report II: Joseph Bighead First Nation Inquiry, Buffalo River First Nation Inquiry, Waterhen Lake First Nation Inquiry, Flying Dust First Nation Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E.
Portrait of the Artist as a White Man: The International Law of Human Rights and Aboriginal Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fleur Johns
Australian Yearbook of International Law, vol. 16, 1995, pp. 173-197
Description
Discusses the conflicts of the legal protection of Aboriginal rights regarding artistic cultural heritage.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Preliminary Impacts and Concerns Flowing from the Implementation of Bill C-31
Alternate Title
NWAC Submission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Bill was supposed to remedy the sexually discriminatory section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Act; deals with who is entitled to Status. Document covers issues such as reinstatement backlog and priorities, registration documentation, identification of father/illegitimate children, and funding issues (health, education, housing, child welfare) resulting from increase in status population.
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.
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.
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report II: Joseph Bighead First Nation Inquiry, Buffalo River First Nation Inquiry, Waterhen Lake First Nation Inquiry, Flying Dust First Nation Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E. James Prentice.
Private Reservations: Liberal Forms and Indigenous Norms in the Theory and Practice of Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Soroski
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 131-158
Description
Author examines and compares different social narratives around property ownership with close attention to the differences and similarities between Indigenous and mainstream-liberal societies.
Protecting Indigenous Rights in International Adjudication
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Michael Reisman
American Journal of International Law, vol. 89, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 350-362
Description
Assertion that Aboriginal peoples have legitimate claims for a place in international law to protect them and to help restore lost rights.
The Psychological Impact of White Settlement on Aboriginal People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat O'Shane
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 24-29
Description
Paper given at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 30th Congress held in Cairns, Queensland, May 1994. Discusses the issue of dispossession,
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
Quantifying the Subsistence Harvest of the Cross Lake First Nation: Development of the Harvest Study Questionnaire
Theses
Author/Creator
Kevin Warkentin
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1995.
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.
Recent Literature on Native Peoples: A Measure of Canada's Values and Goals
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Toby Morantz
Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region, vol. 18, no. 1, Autumn, 1988, pp. 237-256
Description
The review editor of the journal discusses selection of books published between 1981 and 1986.
Red Pens, White Paper: Wider Implications of Coulthard’s Call to Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Burkhart
David J. Carlson
Billy J. Stratton
Theodore C. Van Alst
Carol Edelman Warrior
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 111-128
Description
Article is the transcript of a round table discussion the authors participated in at the Native American Literature Symposium at the Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, NM, on Thursday March 17, 2016. Panelists were discussing Glen Sean Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition.
A Reference Guide to the Establishment of Indian Reserves In British Columba, 1849-1911
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dorothy I.D. Kennedy
A Reference Guide to the Establishment of Indian Reserves in British Columbia 1849-1911
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dorothy I.D Kennedy
Reflections on the Black Hills Claim
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vine Deloria
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 33-38
Description
Examines the problems involved in resolving the Black Hills land claim between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
Rejecting the Standard Discourse on Dispossession Métis Lands in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D'Arcy Vermette
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
Description
Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
Relocations upon Relocations: Home, Language, and Native American Women's Writings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inés Hernández-Ávila
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 491-507
Description
Examines some recurring themes in Native American women's literature, like home and relocation, and the resulting implications that arise.
The Return of the Native: American Indian Political Resurgence
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen E. Cornell
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Gish
J. Anthony Paredes
Victoria Wyatt
Michael D. Green
Marvin Cohodas
Richard L. Haan
Thomas D. Hall
Gregory R. Campbell
Larry R. Stucki
Tessie Naranjo
Tito Naranjo
Jeffery R. Hanson
Kenneth Lincoln
Alfred Young Man
Richard O. Clemm
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, 1988, pp. 85-143
Description
Book reviews of:
The Trickster of Liberty: Tribal Heirs to a Wild Baronage by Gerald Vizenor.
Nairne's Muskhogean Journals: The 1708 Expedition to the Mississippi River edited by Alexander Moore.
The Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt, Captive of Maquinna annotated and illustrated by Hilary Stewart.
A Creek Warrior for the Confederacy: The Autobiography of Chief G. W. Grayson edited by W. David Baird.
Native American Baskertry: An Annotated Bibliography complied by Frank W.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Melissa L. Meyer
Louis A. Hieb
Lynn A. Robbins
Harry A. Kersey
Dick G. Winchell
Richard Keeling
C. Eugene West
Neal Salisbury
Eugene H. Casad
H. David Brumble
Loretta Fowler
Jack Marken
Leo Schelbert
William Shipley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, 1988, pp. 65-104
Description
Book reviews of:
Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 edited by Gary Clayton Anderson, Alan R. Woolworth.
Abstracts of Native Studies, Volume 1. Abstracts of Native Studies, Volume 2 edited by R. C. Annis.
Fools Crow by James Welch.
The Seminole by Merwyn S. Garbarino.
The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West by Patricia Nelson Limerick.
Southeastern Pomo Ceremonials: The Kuksu Cult and Its Successors by Abraham M.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nile Thompson
Carl G. Foster
Joane Nagel
Thomas F. Schilz
Joseph B. Herring
Catherine Price
Imre Sutton
G. Edward Evans
Larry R. Stucki
Ronald K. Inouye
Alan L. Hoover
Scott Rushforth
Karl E. Gilmont
Rebecca Kugel
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 1988, pp. 73-109
Description
Book reviews on:
Coast Salish Essays by Wayne Suttles.
Phoenix Indian School by Robert Trennert.
The Good Red Road: Passages into Native America by Kenneth Lincoln with Al Logan Slagle.
The Indians of Texas: An Annotated Research Bibliography by Michael L. Tate.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains by John C. Fremont.
Among the Sioux of Dakota: Eighteen Months' Experience as an Indian Agent, 1869-70 by D. C. Poole.
Sovereignty and Symbol: Indian-White Conflict at Ganeinkeh by Gail H.
Reviews - Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History (Book Review)
Alternate Title
Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 2, June 1995, p. 288
Description
Book review of: Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel.
The Riel Rebellion of 1869: New Light on British Liberals and the Use of Force on the Canadian Frontier
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Patterson Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies , vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 58-73
Description
Discusses the motive behind British troops being positioned to end the Red River Colony disorders at a time when such actions went against policy.
The Road Forward
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Marie Clements
Shirley Vercruysse
Jenn Strom
Description
Musical documentary traces Indigenous rights activism from the founding of the Indian of Brotherhood of B.C. in the 1930s to the present day. Duration: 1:41:00.
The Road to Nunavut: The Progress of the Eastern Arctic Inuit Since the Second World War
E-Books
Author/Creator
R. Quinn Duffy
The Roots of Dependency: Subsistence, Environment, and Social Change Among the Choctaws, Pawnees, and Navajos
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard White
Russian Laws on Indigenous Issues: Guarantees, Communities, Territories of Transitional Land Use: Translated and Commented
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maksim Zadorin
Olga Klisheva
Ksenia Vezhlivtseva
Daria Antufieva
S. 705: In the Senate of the United States
Alternate Title
S.705: In the Senate of the United States: the Bradley Bill
Section 705: In the Senate of the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Bradley
Daniel Inouye
Claiborne Pell
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 3-9
Description
Act outlines the rights of the Sioux Nation related to economic development, self-determination, traditional religion, and preserving the sacred Black Hills.
Say We Are Nations: Documents of Politics and Protest in Indigenous America Since 1887
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Soza War Soldier
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 294-297
Description
Book review of Say We Are Nations by Daniel M. Cobb
Searching for Haknip Achukma (Good Health): Challenges to Food Sovereignty Initiatives in Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon Mihesuah
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Looks at reasons for the population's poor health and difficulties encountered when a tribes try to control production, quality and distribution of food. Some of the issues include definition of "traditional food", access, environmental degradation, poaching and invasive species.
Self-Determination: Protecting the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples in Urban Areas
Theses
Author/Creator
Carol Stacey-Diabo
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.
Self-Government in Europe and Canada: A Comparison of Selected Cases
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Sheldon Kopas
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1988.
Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s–1980s
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alison Norman
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 609-611
Description
Book review of Separate Beds by Maureen Katherine Lux.
Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentary Governance of Indigenous Life in Canada and Its Disruption
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Taschereau Mamers
Description
Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
"A Shift in the Playing Field": Indigenous Sovereignty and the Philosophy of Jacques Rancière
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katharina Ruckstuhl
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 35-42
Description
Looks at Indigenous people as political actors enacting change through dissensus within the liberal democracies of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States.
Sizing up the Catch: Native-Newcomer Resource Competition and the Early Years of Saskatchewan’s Northern Commercial Fishery
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony G. Gulig
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-11
Description
These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and oppressive fiscal policies of austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
"Smudging, drumming and the like do not a nation make": Temporal Liminality and Delegitimization of Indigenous Protest in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Baker
Nadia Verrelli
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 37-63
Description
Analyzes representations of activities associated with the Idle No More movement in editorial and commentary of sections in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
Social Problems, Community Trauma and Hydro Project Impacts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Loney
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 231-254
Description
Studies the effects of hydro regulations in Northern Manitoba.
The Socio-Economic Impact of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement
Theses
Author/Creator
James C. Saku
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.