Looks at the historical and modern meaning of the annuity and its significance as an annual reminder of obligations and promises made during treaty-making.
Chapter from A History of Treaties and Policies edited by Jerry P. White, Erik Anderson, Jean-Pierre Morin, and Dan Beavon, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Curriculum Sub-committee of the Shared Standards and Capacity Building Council
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Description
Lists specific expectations for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students in the subject areas of treaty relationships, spirit and intent of treaties, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions.
Board of Education Saskatoon School Division no. 13, Meeting of the Saskatoon Board of Education Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Tunison
Jennifer Hingley
Barry MacDougall
Description
Measures Saskatoon Grade 7 students' knowledge in six areas: treaties, treaty relationship, history, worldviews, symbolism and contemporary issues. Compares scores to earlier years.
Survey results appear on p. 10.
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 26, Special Edition on Aboriginal Justice, 1992, pp. 324-337
Description
Asserts that the treaties recognize a basis for relationship building and a process for resolving differences; whereas in the criminal justice system there is only the clash of cultures.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2013, pp. 210-214
Description
Book review of: Tribal Libraries, Archives, Museums edited by Loriene Roy, Anjali Bhasin, and Sarah K. Arriaga.
Review located by scrolling to page 210.
Website links to out of print works by American Indians, Alaska Natives and First Nations people in Canada, the American Native Press Archives and serials list, The Trail of Tears Through Arkansas, and Trail of Tears Primary Sources.
Provides summary on commitments and principles of the agreement and progress towards implementing capacity for governance of First Nations health information.
Provides a detailed look into progress in Canadian policy and law in addition to the Swedish model.
Public and International Affairs Major Research Paper (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2013.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 7
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Session Seven from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Murray Sinclair, chair of the TRC, speaks about the commission's mandate and reconciliation going forward.
Duration: 35:53.
"This articles examines how Kanak youth have used a structure of French governance, the association loi de 1901, to subvert the cultural and political hegemony of French settler society".
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 129-135
Description
Provides a look at chapter XXI, "Civilization of Savage Barbarity", and chapter XXII, "Is this Right?", from the novel Wynema.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3-4, July-October 1992, pp. [403]-416
Description
Argues that an integrated approach, incorporating both deprivation (influences external to the individual) and importation (internal to the individual) theory, is necessary when analyzing risk factors for suicide in the inmates.
Western Policy Analyst, vol. 4, no. 5, 2013, pp. 6-8
Description
Discusses results from the University of Saskatchewan survey Taking the Pulse, 2012. Contains data on Aboriginal issues, health, wellbeing, family, economics, and crime.
Scroll down to page 6 to read article.
Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Government of Northwest Territories
Description
Provides overview of the history of rights negotiations and how the roles and responsibilities of Aboriginal governments relate to the territorial government. Includes specific information on each of the negotiations underway with the Inuvialuit, Gwich'in, Sahtu, Dehcho, Acho Dene Koe First Nation, and the Métis.
Project's main objective was to gain understanding of the impact of disease by interviewing women who had a condition or were caregivers of someone who did. Bulk of report is personal narratives.
Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation, and Accommodation ; 6th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Daniel Pagowski
Sandra Gogal
Christopher Devlin
Description
Topics covered include: overview of the duty, cumulative effects, accommodation, roles of tribunals, strength of claim, and industry's role in consultation.
Duration: 53:43.