Report concludes the following: First Nation Control of First Nation Education is the ultimate objective, define comparability in terms of educational opportunity, avoid past misinterpretations of the principle of comparability and acknowledge and respect a series of guiding principles pertaining to the use of comparability.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Winter, 2012, pp. 50-74
Description
Looks at the effects of tribal-state Indian gaming on the gaming industry in the U.S. and contends that the industry is not regulated fairly and does not protect Native American sovereignty.
Looks at the pros and cons of using the nosological category and the Independent Assessment Process to claim compensation for abuses and wrong doings for victims suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Discusses terms related to personal effectiveness, interpersonal relationships, leadership, and achieving business results. Under each topic includes checklists for achievement of goals and areas for further development.
Looks at research done on various functions of the Downtown Community Court. Contains six reports providing a look at operations by the staff, community stakeholders, and Downtown Community Court (DCC) participants.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 21
Description
Comments on the three day Natural Resources Transfer Act National Summit where delegates discussed ways of sharing resource opportunities with First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the government neglected cultural rights by illegally licensing an oil company to do business on traditional lands without community consent.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall, 2012, pp. 115-137
Description
Author looks at her formative years, living with her parents and living in a Children's Home.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 115.
Discusses the nature and scale of the problem of lack of internet access in remote communities, which caused greater issues during the pandemic as schools closed ,and possible solutions; concludes with five recommendations.
First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in & Community Gathering
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
Description
Writer/activist looks at the relationships between the land, other living beings and each other and suggests advise to reconnect.
Presents a video lecture, from First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in and Community Gathering, given by a teacher and activist.
Duration: 54:47.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 7, July 2012, p. 8
Description
Brief profile of a residential school survivor and health support worker whose role was to assist other survivors at the June 2012 Truth and Reconciliation National event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
International Human Rights and Legal Considerations in Relation to Terminology and the Discovery of Undocumented Burials at the Kamloops Indian Residential School: Discussion on terminology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Description
Outlines policy and legal issues that governments must address, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples, in order to develop a suitable framework and discusses international approaches that exist when dealing with similar circumstances.
Appendix discusses terminology.
Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association ; 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman
Description
Analyzes the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples related to consultation with Indigenous groups and its formations of customary international law.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association, 12-15 June 2012, Edmonton, Alberta.
Discusses how the work of artists such as Norval Morrisseau, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Heather Shillinglaw, and Bill Reid communicate with and educate their audiences.
Chapter fifteen from How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics edited by David Taras and Christopher Wadell.
Looks at the process of storywork which interweaves elder teachings, cultural stories, and personal experiences.
Chapter 15 from How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics edited by David Taras and Christopher Waddell.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 317 or clicking on Chapter 15 on left sidebar.