Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 351-353
Description
Book review of: Bridging National Borders in North America: Transnational and Comparative Histories edited by Benjamin H. Johnson and Andrew R. Graybill.
Outlines the context in the 15 years prior to the Act in terms of the legal regime, funding, and the roles of the Role of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations and the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Followed by discussion of aspects of the Act including regulatory scope, lack of consultation, third party involvement, capacity, and potential for erosion of First Nations constitutional rights.
National Centre for First Nations Governance Research Staff
Description
Highlights provisions made in treaties and agreements ranging from the Peace and Friendship Treaties to the Charlottetown Accord and lists important court cases in chronological order.
Stream: Culture/Politics/Technology, vol. 1, no. 2, 2008, pp. 1-22
Description
Discusses how the media can reform their practices to promote democratic, inclusive intercultural dialogue, and help solve conflicts between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Bringing Them Home and the Contemporary Criminalization of Indigenous Young People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Cunneen
AILR, vol. 12, Special Edition, pp. [46]-54
Description
Overview of juvenile justice over the past ten years in Australia and discussion about lack of action on reforms to the system as suggested in the report Bringing Them Home.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 177-178
Description
Highlights the difficulties faced by reserve residents when accessing urban amenities.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 12
Description
Looks at a comedy program recorded by the CBC for National Aboriginal Day designed to look at the brightside of hardship and suffering.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
Interview is a general account of Mr. Pocha's life. He describes his involvement in early Metis organizations, and discusses his view on ways to improve the situation of natives.
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 136-143
Description
Identifies information important for a non-Aboriginal professional to know before working with Aboriginal peoples.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 515-519
Description
Discusses differential rates of HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users, and the need for a culturally sensitive and evidence-based response to the epidemic.