Series of lesson plans built around the first-person narrative of a fictitious twelve-year-old boy living in the community of Salluit, Nunavik. Designed for students from 9 to 12 years of age.
Learning material part of the Forests for the Future project series. This unit focuses on the public misconception of Indigenous cultures as static and unable to adapt throughout time.
MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2000, pp. 87-116
Description
Discusses the connection between oppressor and oppressed and suggests reading to understand both perspectives leads to evaluating one's own response and eithics.
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 2003, p. [?]
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Outlines objectives, key components, impacts achieved in the American context, and main features of the Toronto court. Purpose of courts is to "integrate alcohol and other drug treatment services with justice system case processing”.
Toronto Numbers Low, Says Friendship Centre Executive
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 10, February 2003, p. 18
Description
Contends that the federal government is not taking into account lack of participation by Aboriginals in formal surveys when assessing financial aid for the Toronto Friendship Centre.
Film about the attempt to repatriate the G'psgolox totem pole which was stolen, housed in Sweden and claimed to be the property of the Swedish Government. Accompanying Study Guide.
Duration: 70:00.
Section on Aboriginal women deals with right to property and culture, registration under the Indian Act, and unequal access to power and decision-making.
Towards a Broad-Based Precautionary Principle in Law & Policy: A Functional Role for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (TEK) Within Decision-Making Structures
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
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Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 455-486
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Explores First Nations' participation in current planning and management of parks which are located in traditional territories and how their concerns and interests might be better addressed.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 411-436
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Using the Sami people as an example, argues that political decolonization is important for realizing self-determination, reconnecting with culture, and becoming intellectually self-governing.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 47-59
Description
"The purpose of this article is to explore how Indigenous people and community stakeholders in Canada understand terms such as self-determination and health and draw conclusions about collaborative efforts between the government and Indigenous communities to support community-controlled health care".