Buffett enter for International and Comparative Studies Energy Series ; Working Paper no.10-005
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Author/Creator
Ian Urquhart
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Paper presented at Conference on Canadian-United States Energy Issues After Copenhagen: Oil Sands and Energy Interdependence. Looks at the First Nations relationships to mining development as both critics and supporters.
Attempts to decolonize Indigenous citizenship to more relevant and timely conceptions.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (B.A.)--Stanford University, 2010.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Literary Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [94]-109
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Discusses the importance of the inclusion of Aboriginal words in the plays of Yves Sioui Durand, Tomson Highway, and Floyd Favel.
Looks at the least prosperous demographic group in Canada.
Introduction from: Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara, Andre Le Dressay.
American Antiquity, vol. 68, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 273-285
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Discusses the relationships between archaeologists, American Indians and First Nations peoples and offers suggestions for improving mutual understanding and fellowship.
Anthropology News, vol. 51, no. 3, 2010, pp. 11-12
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Comments on studies that use a community-based participatory research approach and are designed to address the community needs first and the research needs second.
Athapaskan Indian Languages of Oregon: A Bibliography
Ethnographic Bibliographies no. 6: Five Athapaskan Languages of Oregon
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Author/Creator
Don Macnaughtan
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Annotated list of manuscripts, archives and sound recordings in the languages of the of Chetco, Shasta Costa, Tututni, Upper Umpqua, Upper Coquille and Galice-Applegate peoples;
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 40-3-C24-E
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Author/Creator
James Gauthier
Tonina Simeone
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Brief description of background and contents of the proposed Bill, which would amend the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act to enable participating communities to request that the government make regulations involving establishment and operation of a system replicating the provincial land title or registry system.
Identical to Bill C-63 which died on the Order Paper when Parliament was prorogued.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 40-3-S11-E
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Author/Creator
Nicholas Auclair
Tonina Simeone
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Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which provides for federal regulations relating to provision of drinking water, water quality standards and disposal of waste water.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 40-30S4-E
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Author/Creator
Anna Gay
Marlisa Tiedemann
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Brief description of background and contents of Act, which involves division of property when a conjugal relationship breaks down. Provisional rules in the bill apply until a First Nation has enacted laws of its own.
Revised version. Originally published April 1, 2010.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 6
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Comments on Bill C-248, introduced to parliament by Member of Parliament Pat Martin, that would exonerate or pardon Riel.
Article found by scrolling to page 6.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 33-60
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Tells part of the story of the landmark Supreme Court case United States, as Guardian of the Hualapai Indians of Arizona v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co. (1941) and looks closely at a brief period in Mahone’s life, one in which he went from student to soldier to activist.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 3, February 23, 2010, pp. 235-242
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Discusses the high rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and infant death in Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada compared with the rest of the country and the interventions necessary to improve maternal and infant health.
Theatre Journal , vol. 55, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 679-698
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Discusses the concept of "racechange" using Susan Gubar's book RaceChanges: White Skin, Black Face in American Culture to assess the various functions of whiteface performance as a strategic mode of representation in theatre" and how theatre can contribute to debates about racialsim.