Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 25-26
Description
Comments on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the meaning of the right to free, prior and Informed consent to Indigenous people.
National Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 26, no. 2, March 2010, pp. 121-229
Description
Concludes that Canada's position is out of sync with constitutional and international obligations and is undermining international human rights system.
Ethics Forum, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 23-35
Description
Argues that Canada's commission faces many of the same challenges and obstacles as truth commissions associated with under-developed countries emerging from authoritarian regimes.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Seven fact sheets on the following topics: treaties, land claims, Aboriginal rights, duty to consult, fiduciary duty, and self-government. Originally produced for the Truth and Reconciliation national event in Winnipeg.
Reports that partnerships are formed due to the shared need among healthcare providers to reduce barriers to equitable access of quality health care for all northerners.
Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy Series ; 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken S. Coates
Blaine Favel
Description
Considers what implementation of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) may mean in the context of current Canadian law and practice.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 1, 2016, pp. 18-37
Description
Discusses the context and concerns of the Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) movement arising from research conducted by the authors; focuses on the creation and implementation of an Aboriginal research framework.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 150, 2016, pp. 128-143
Description
Study reviewed 17 articles and six reports about effective programs and their positive impacts. Found that high levels of community involvement were linked to better outcomes across a range of indicators.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-21
Description
Looks at Choctaw mythology involving self-discovery and the false divisions between this world and the spirit world in Louis Owens’s The Sharpest Sight.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
French Colonial History, vol. 11, 2010, pp. 109-129
Description
Examines how gender and race in the social, economic, and political structures played a role in the lives of Marie Josephe Le Borgne de Belisle and Marguerite Guédry.
Discusses the 35 recommendations accepted by the government to address the lasting effects on children, families and communities caused by the forced removal of children under the Aborigines Protection Act 1909.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 1, New Series, 1996, pp. 55-80
Description
Discusses strategies employed by the Chief in an effort to influence Canadian Indian Policy and ensure his peoples' livelihood during a time of rapid social and political change
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 1, 2010, pp. 61-71
Description
Contends that a higher rate of hospitalization and mortality occurs in Aboriginal communities compared to non-Aboriginal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Anglican Journal, vol. 122, no. 3, March 1996, p. 6
Description
Briefly discusses the lawsuit launched by former students of Alberni Indian Residential School in January 1996, now jointly and severally naming United Church of Canada and the Federal Government.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Presents the resolution that was formulated and acted upon by the participants of the 30th American Indian Language Development Institute, Tucson, Arizona on the 2nd of July, 2009.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.