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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 119-142
Description
Examines Aboriginal and treaty fishing rights, and the experiences of Donald Marshall, Jr. regarding those rights.
The Murder of Joe White: Ojibwe Leadership and Colonialism in Wisconsin
Theses
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
Description
[American Indian Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2012.
The Native Land Policies of Governor James Douglas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cole Harris
BC Studies, no. 174, Summer, 2012, pp. 101-122
Description
Douglas was responsible for treaties on Vancouver Island and establishment of reserves on mainland British Columbia. He was much more generous when allotting land than those that followed and reserves were made smaller almost immediately.
Native Rights in Canada (Second Edition)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter J. Usher
Arctic, vol. 28, no. 1, March 1975, pp. 78-80
Description
Book review of: Native Rights in Canada (Second Edition) edited by Peter A. Cumming and Neil H. Mickenberg.
Nikaneet Band Plans Major Developments
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 18, October 30, 1975, p. 3
Description
Describes planned projects and includes a brief reference to Treaty 4.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation's Report on the Challenges and Needs in Kikinahamaagewin (Education)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Report is based on principles of native control of education and adequate and sustainable funding for future education needs.
Norman Abraham Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Norman Abraham
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Abraham tells the account of Treaty #7 that he heard from his grandparents.
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.
NWT Land Information Related to Aboriginal Groups [Map]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Information Management Group
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC)
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Wetland Ethnoecology: Land, Identity and Well-Being in a Flooded Landscape
Theses
Author/Creator
Alli N. Morrison
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Pat Paddy Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Paddy
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Gives his understanding of Treaty #6 and describes some of the changes which resulted from it.
A Path Forward: A Resource Guide to Support Treaty First Nation, Regional District and Local Government Collaboration and Planning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Description
Using case studies provides tips and tools to improve regional level planning and service delivery for First Nations, regional districts, municipalities and electoral area staff where treaties are close to being completed or being achieved. Includes list of resources.
Paul Gladue Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Gladue
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Gladue discusses promises made under Treaty #8.
Paul Snakeskin Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Snakeskin
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Gives his interpretation of Treaty #6.
Peoples of the River: A Comparative Analysis of the Yorta Yorta and Sto:lo Indigenous Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Will Plowright
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 49-57
Description
Discusses the similarities and differences between the two Indigenous groups.
Perspectives on Alberta Treaty 7 (1877)
Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Corrine Guthrie
Description
Resources for lesson (4-5 classes) intended for Grade 4.
Contains links to: lesson plan, rubric, and handouts.
Phillip Lightning Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Phillip Lightning
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tells stories from his father and grandfather of the signing of Treaty #6 and of Indian life before that time.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
The Plight of Ainu, Indigenous People of Japan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mitsuharu Vincent Okada
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 1, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 1-14
Description
Examines consequences of government assimilation policies and discusses the need for research to promote social justice.
Presentations Breathe Life Into Treaty 6
Alternate Title
Presentations Breathe Life Into Treaty Six
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kira Olfert
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. A-8
Description
Comments on a program designed to give students a chance to better understand what treaty means.
Article located by scrolling to page A-8.
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.
Recent Legal Developments on Consultation and Accommodation Relating to Environmental and Archaeological Issues
Alternate Title
Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accomodation ; 6th, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Kleer
Description
Presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accommodation, February 22-23, Toronto, Ontario. Discusses how duty to consult and accommodate is being affected by recent case law.
Recognition Odysseys: Indigeneity, Race, and Federal Tribal Recognition Policy in Three Louisiana Indian Communities
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gregory R. Campbell
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 212-213
Description
Book review of: Recognition Odysseys by Brian Klopotek.
Refugee Crisis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Garrett Wilson
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 20-28
Description
Depicts U.S. Government policy betraying the Sioux people in the 1870s and 1880s.
Rev. John McDougall and the Duke of Connaught
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald B. Smith
Alberta History, vol. 65, no. 1, Winter, 2017, pp. 2-12
Description
Discusses the Methodist minister, his close relationship with the Stoney Nakoda and their participation in Banff Indian Days, and describes the Duke's adoption ceremony.
The Right Relationship: Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Michael Coyle
Kent McNeil
Julie Jai
Francesca Allodi-Ross ... [et al.]
Rising Up from Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ann Durkin Keating
Robert Smallboy Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Smallboy
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
The promises that were exchanged in Treaty #6 ; present day control of Indians by Dept. of Indian Affairs.
Saddle Lake Interviews
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
Sally Provost Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Sally Provost
Johnny Smith
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion of various topics: traditional life and the changes brought about by the treaties; Crowfoot and the taking of Treaty 7; alcohol, and the problems it has brought; the surrender of reserve land.
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Canada: Historical Relationships, Settler Colonialism, and Stories of a Shared Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Wright
Description
History Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--King's College London, 2017.
Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emily E. Auger
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 210-211
Description
Book review of: Seeing Red by Mark Cronlund Anderson, Carmen L. Robertson.
Simon Watchmaker Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Simon Watchmaker
Louis P. Crier
Phillip Soosay
Indian History Film Project
Description
Describes in some detail the scene at Fort Pitt when Treaty #6 was signed.
Six Definitions of Aboriginal Self-Government and the Unique Haida Model
Alternate Title
Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tony Penikett
Description
Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.
Social Studies Grade 5: Canada: The Peoples and Stories of This Land: A Curriculum and Guide to Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
NWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".
The Socioeconomic Impact of Indian Gaming on Kumeyaay Nations: A Case Study of Barona, Viejas, and Sycuan, 1982-2016
Theses
Author/Creator
Ethan Lawrence Banegas
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of San Diego, 2017.
[Speech by Shawn Atleo, February 15, 2012, University of Saskatchewan]
Alternate Title
[The 4th Annual Gertler Family Lectureship in Law Honouring the Robert McKercher Family]
[The 4th Annual Gertler Family Lectureship in Law]
[University of Saskatchewan College of Law Guest Speakers Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shawn Atleo
Description
Video of lecture by Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in which he discusses the future of the relationship between Canada and its Indigenous people.
Duration: 47:48.
Stanley Ready to Take Next Step to Lead Organization
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 18
Description
Profiles Alberta Regional Chief George Stanley who is running for the National Chief for the Assembly of First Nations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
State Centrism, the Equal-Footing Doctrine, and the Historical-Legal Geographies of American Indian Treaty Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven E. Silvern
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2012, pp. [33]-58
Description
Traces Native American hunting, fishing, and gathering rights as they have been constructed and reconstructed in the United States judicial system.
Summary of Elders' Interviews
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Smith
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interviewer John Smith gives his summary and conclusions regarding a series of interviews he had with a number of Elders.
Summary of Elders' Interviews
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lynne Hickey
Indian History Film Project
Description
This material summarizes what the elders of the Treaty 7 area have said in interviews about what transpired during the negotiation of Treaty 7 and what promises were made to the Indians at that time. The subjects dealt with include mineral and other resource rights, hunting, fishing, andtrapping rights, land and land surrenders, education and medicare and economic development.
Sustaining Momentum: The Government of Canada's Fourth and Final Report in Response to the Kelowna Accord Implementation Act 2011-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Comments on actions taken in five priority areas: Education, Reconciliation, governance and self-government, Economic development, Empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and Resolution of land issues.
"There Are No Shortcuts": The Long Road to Treaty 7 Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tarisa Dawn Little
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
[Three Fires Unity: The Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rebecca Kugel
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 134-138
Description
Book review of: Three Fires Unity by Phil Bellfy.
Scroll to page 134 to read article.
Tom Yellowhorn Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tom Yellowhorn
Johnny Smith
Indian History Film Project
Description
Several topics are discussed: describes the acceptance by the Peigans of Treaty #7, and its effects on their way of life; compares U.S. and Canadian treaties and criticizes Canadian education of Indians; briefly describes some aspects of traditional ceremonies; and tells story of two spirits gambling for control of lands adjacent to Rockies.
Traditional Practices, Historical and Current Occupancy, and Kehewin Cree Nation Treaty Impact Assessment: Enbridge Northern Gateway Project (ENG)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kehewin Cree Nation Peacekeepers
Irvin Kehewin
Description
Report develops the perspective of Kehewin Cree Nation regarding the area within their traditional lands that is currently being taken up for the purpose of developing the ENG project.
Treaties: A Bibliography of Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stewart Resources Centre
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
Description
Lists and annotates resources available at the Centre. Current as 2012. Many of the resources are Saskatchewan based.
Treaty 6 Education in Living Sky: Creator-Land-People
Alternate Title
Treaty Six Education in Living Sky: Creator-Land-People
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Living Sky School Division
Description
Website contains links to treaty perspectives, leaders, information for teachers, educational games, lesson plans developed by school district teachers, etc.
Treaty Education For Ethically Engaged Citizenship: Settler Identities, Historical Consciousness and the Need for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Tupper
Citizenship Teaching & Learning, vol. 7, no. 2, 2012, pp. 143-156
Description
" ... explores the possibilities of treaty education for reconciliation with First Nations people, as corrective to the foundational myth of Canada and as a means of fostering ethically engaged citizenship."