Article republished from The Eastern Door no. 37, September 16, 2016. Questions raised by the Standing Rock Sioux about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Mohawk to Energy East Pipeline.
Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, employment, child well-being, land claim obligations and improvement of programs and services.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 2, 2016, pp. 31-50
Description
Discusses the Agreement-in-Principle that the Quebec and Canadian governments have with four Innu communities in the Lac Saint-Jean and North Shore areas in 2003.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 49-75
Description
Looks at the connection between images and stories in the documentary and exposes the politics associated with American Indian filmmaking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 49.
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.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 2016, pp. 1-6
Description
Comments on a judgement made by the Supreme Court of Canada affirming that the term "Indian" in s.91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 includes Métis and Non-Status Indians.
Organization & Environment, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2010, p. 76–98
Description
Argues that Impact and Benefit Agreements may provide more direct engagement with industry and a sharing of benefits from resource development than has been provided in Northern Canada.
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.
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,
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 50-56
Description
Discusses various Indigenizing approaches to research including concepts of actualizing, regeneration of cultures and communities, and sustainable self-determination.
Speaker argues that in the context of the violent history of dispossession in State-Indigenous interactions, the residential school truth and reconciliation process privileges only one form of violation, and allows for absolution without accountability for crimes or true changes in government behaviour.
Duration: 1:22:38.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 7-25
Description
Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.
Speaker talks about need for continued advocacy for First Nations children's right to the same level of services as other Canadian children and the human rights complaint against the Federal government.
Duration: 55:04.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1-2, November 28, 2016, pp. 52-75
Description
Literary criticism article considers author Blake Hausman's Riding the Trail of Tears arguing that the text harnesses the science fiction genre to criticize not only the historical “Trail of Tears,” but also the ongoing romanization of the narrative in the United States.
Discussion on the first step in the engagement process to obtain input on how Aboriginal economic development programs may be renovated to better meet the needs of Aboriginal Canadians.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres Nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 99-135
Description
Looks at strategies Indigenous peoples use to deal with state power and suggests an alternative way.
Documentary about the Federal government's seizure of the Young Chippewayan Band's land and the subsequent sale of it to settlers and the relationship which develops between the Band and the people of Laird, Saskatchewan as they work together to resolve the issue.
Duration: 32:33.