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Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Rose
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1993.
Aboriginal Consultation and Accommodation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William First Nation
Description
Provides a list of Fort William First Nation's successful dealings with governments and corporations.
Alexander Morris and the Saulteaux: The Context and Making of Treaty Three, 1869-73
Alternate Title
Alexander Morris and the Saulteaux: The Context and Making of Treaty 3
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Walmark
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 1993.
American Indian Treaties: A Guide to Ratified and Unratified Colonial, United States, State, Foreign, and Intertribal Treaties and Agreements, 1607–1911
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jacob C. Jurss
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 185-187
Description
Book review of American Indian Treaties by David H. DeJong.
As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
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Athabasca Denesuliné Inquiry Into the Claim of the Fond du Lac, Black Lake, and Hatchet Lake First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission (ICC) considered whether Canada wrongly denied Treaty rights north of the 60th parallel, beyond Treaty 8 and Treaty 10 boundaries. ICC concluded Treaty boundaries did not extend into the traditional lands north of 60; however harvesting rights do extend beyond Treaty boundaries. Recommended the parties negotiate resolution. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
ayisīnowak: A Communication Guide: kâ-isi-pîkiskwâtoyahk
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Guide intended to increase understanding, respect and awareness of Aboriginal culture and protocols in order to create improved relationship building.
"Digital update: May 2018."
Beggars, Chickabobbooags, and Prisons: Paxoche (Ioway) Views of English Society, 1844-45
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Winona Stevenson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, 1993, pp. 1-23
Description
Reconstructs Paxoche (Ioway) perceptions of England’s socioeconomic system, laws, and judiciary.
Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Theses
Author/Creator
Krystl Dawn Raven
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Bill C-104 Receives Quick Passage in House of Commons
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 3, March 1993, p. 1
Description
Bill C-104 dealing with Treaty Land Entitlement in Saskatchewan was debated and passed in the House of Commons.
Blanket Exercise Treaty 8 and Métis (Alberta) Adaptation: Facilitator Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Teachers' Association
Description
Adapted for the Alberta context from the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, an interactive learning experience focusing on the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada. Themes explored are: assimilation, discrimination, Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
Canadian University Acknowledgement of Indigenous Lands, Treaties, and Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rima Wilkes
Aaron Duong
Linc Kesler
Howard Ramos
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 54, no. 1, February 2017, pp. 89-120
Description
Describes the content and practice of acknowledgement and looks at the five general types across Canada.
Challenging Historical Frameworks: Aboriginal Rights, The Trickster, and Originalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Borrows
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 114-135
Description
Asserts that Canadian Aboriginal and treaty laws should reflect our shared history.
Christianity, Missionaries and Plains Cree Politics, 1850s-1870s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tolly Bradford
Manitoba History, no. 83, Spring, 2017, pp. 2-13
Description
Argues that in the years preceding Treaty Six, there were significant divisions between Cree leaders about the value of missionaries.
Cold Lake First Nation, Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry, Public Release
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of minutes, transcripts, statements, correspondence/letters, submissions, and reports regarding the historical claim grievances of two First Nations who had 4,500 square miles of land seized to create the weapons range. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice. [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.]
Continents of Liberty: Emerson and Gerald Vizenor's Chair of Tears
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geoff Hamilton
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Looks at Vizenor's recurring concern with "native liberty" and "survivance".
Controlling Land: Historical Representations of News Discourse in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-92
Description
Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.
Creating Space for Historical Narratives through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret J. A. Knickle
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vine Deloria
Decolonizing Mi'kmaw Memory of Treaty: L'Sitkuk's Learning With Allies in Struggle for Food and Lifeways
Theses
Author/Creator
Sherry Mae Pictou
Description
[Interdisciplinary] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2017.
Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History ; 15
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerry Abel
E-kawôtiniket 1876: Reclaiming Nêhiyaw Governance in the Territory of Maskwacîs Through Wâhkôtowin (Kinship)
Theses
Author/Creator
Paulina R. Johnson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2017.
The Economic Impact of the 1837 and 1842 Chippewa Treaties
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Wrone
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 329-340
Description
Article discusses the different understandings of property and ownership that exist in United States law and in the treaties with Indigenous peoples; examines the different implications of property rights and how they are exercised with regards to mineral rights and hunting and fishing rights.
Effective First Nations Governance: Navigating the Legacy of Colonization
Theses
Author/Creator
Terry Lynn Fox (Poucette)
Description
Public Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Expanding the Praxis of Indigenous Rights: Alternatives to Colonial Relations in the Regional Land Use Planning Process of the Mushkegowuk Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan Bowie
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
The Fort Victoria Treaties
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wilson Duff
BC Studies, no. 3, Fall, 1969, pp. 3-57
Description
Looks at Songhees history and eleven Fort Victoria treaties for 1850 and 1852 in which Indian title to lands between Sooke and Saanich were terminated.
From Treaties to Reserves: The Federal Government and Native Peoples in Territorial Alberta, 1870-1905; From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Barman
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 3, June-July 2017, pp. 119-120
Description
Book reviews of From Treaties to Reserves by D. J. Hall and From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christian Allan Bertelsen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 18-19
Description
Book review of: From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
Several book reviews on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 18.
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: How Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Reserves
Alternate Title
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John L. Tobias
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 1993, p. 120
Description
Book review of: From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare by Helen Buckley.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Guide to First Nations Ratification: Building Our Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Developed to assist British Columbia First Nations with agreement-in-principle (AIP) approvals and ratification votes as part of the treaty negotiation process.
Historic Signing Ceremony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney Gopher
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 4, 1993, p. 2
Description
Saulteaux First Nation of Saskatchewan celebrated the ratification of their Treaty Land Entitlement settlement with the federal and provincial governments.
The Impact of Treaty4Project on Students and Teachers: Learning From Our Experience
Alternate Title
Impact of the Treaty 4 Project on Students and Teachers
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 258
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Treaty4: The Next Generation Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Fortier-Fréçon
Leia Laing
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Students talk about the idea of treaty citizenship and relationship with Treaty 4 in Saskatchewan after attending a two-day youth conference with Life Speaker Noel Starblanket and Indigenous artist Ray Keighley.
Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 103-104
Description
Book review of: Imprints by John N. Low.
Indian Fishing Rights Activists in an Age of Controversy: the Case for an Individual Aboriginal Rights Defense
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kristen Chapin
Environmental Law, vol. 23, no. 3, July 1993, pp. 971-995
Description
Historical overview of fishing rights in the United States and 1991 Juanita Denny case decision, which challenged limitations on Treaty fishing rights
Indian Given: Racial Geographies Across Mexico and the United States
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emilio Del Valle Escalante
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 111-112
Description
Book review of: Indian Given by Maria Josefina Saldaña-Portillo.
Indian Patriotism: Warriors vs. Negotiators
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher L. Miller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 343-349
Description
Author considers different historical perspectives on the civilized vs. savage narratives that are pervasive in the frontier mythology of the United States complicating both the portrayal of Indigenous peoples and the colonial state’s relationship with them.
Indian policy - a proposal for autonomy. - R.W. Dunning. - Article. - December 1969.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.W. Dunning
Description
R.W. Dunning's proposal for autonomy for Aboriginals is in sharp contrast to the Canadian Government's "White Paper", published earlier that year. Among his ideas are: government recognition of Aboriginal organizations that represent wide segments of the population, and giving full title to reserve lands to registered band members.
Historical note:
"Indian policy ... Where Does It Stand?" - Hon. Jean Chretien. - Speech. - 16 October 1969.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
This speech discusses the Aboriginal reaction to the Federal government's 'White Paper', released in June 1969. Chretien stresses that Canadian society "must break down the barriers of misunderstanding and discrimination" for Aboriginal people to be accepted in Canadian society.
Indian Record (XXXII, Nos. 6 and 7, June-July, 1969)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"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.
Indians of British Columbia - Booklet. - 1969.
Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
The Jay Treaty Free Passage Right in Theory and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin C. M. Smith
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Article 7, May 2017, pp. 161-180
Description
Looks at Article 3 of the treaty and discusses the right of free passage between the U.S.-Canada border and whether or not administering agencies are knowledgeable about it.
Joe Naedzo
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Naedzo
Barney Mazzumi
Indian History Film Project
Description
An account of the signing of Treaty #11 given by Joe Naedzo. Interpreted by Barney Mazzumi. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
The Maori Land Court in New Zealand: An Historical Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan D. Gilling
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 17-29
Description
Reviews the history of Maori/non-Maori land relations since 1865 in New Zealand and explores how legislation has helped to shape race relations.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Muskowekwan Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement Signed
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 7, August/September 1993, p. 20
Description
Muskowekwan First Nation signs their final Treaty land entitlement settlement, August 12, 1993.
Natives Plan to Protest 'Immoral' Health Care Cuts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jason Lothian
Edmonton Journal, October 21, 1993, p. B3
Description
Comments by the director of operations for the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission that the proposed cuts are immoral; article also mentions the Medicine Chest clause.
North American Border Challenges: Terrorists/Drugs/Trade & American Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Magdaleno Manzanarez
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Paper given at the Association of Border Studies - 1st World Conference, Joensuu, Finland, June 9 - 13, 2014. Reports on laws that have restricted cross-border movement.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation