Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, December 2002, pp. 1-2
Description
Church's liability for residential school abuse lawsuits will be $25 million over five years, but agreement does not address cultural and language claims.
Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Christina Godlewska
Jeremy Webber
Law and Society Series
Description
Commentary on the pivotal case which established that title was a right recognized by Canadian law.
Chapter from: Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, Jeremy Webber.
Literature review of works that encompass identity and how it intersects with economic and social issues. Also discusses concerns and recommendations for future policy research and development in the context of Indigenous peoples.
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Duration: 47:30.
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues: Digital Companion, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 32-47
Description
Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.
Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Heather E. Hudson
Lyle Fabian
Description
Looks at how Indigenous-led initiatives have dealt with the lack of private sector investment in provision of information and communication technologies in the region due to its sparse population and remote locations.
Chapter from Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada edited by Nick J. Muléandd Gloria C. DeSantis.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 57-84
Description
Article examines over 600 comments posted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) website in 2009 after the Government of Canada shut the border crossing in Akwesasne First Nation.