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Aboriginal Title

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lisa Fainstein
Discusses the tests used by the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether Aboriginal title exists. Uses the Delgamuukw v. British Columbia case as example of the principle of first occupancy. Duration: 7:17.
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Aboriginal Title and Aboriginal Rights: What's the Connection?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Alberta Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, Symposium on Aboriginal Legal Issues, December 1997, pp. 117-148
Focuses on Aboriginal rights and title to land in light of recent decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Aboriginal Title and the Provinces After Tsilhqot'in Nation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
The Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 2015, pp. [67]-89
Looks at changes to inherent limit and extension resulting from the Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia case. Focuses on changes to provincial jurisdiction over Aboriginal titled lands and land use.
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Aboriginal Title as a Constitutionally Protected Property Right

Alternate Title
Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Chapter in book: Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision edited by Owen Lippert. Focuses on definition of Aboriginal title according to the courts, as both a property and constitutional right.
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Aboriginal Urbanization and Rights in Canada: Examining Implications for Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura C. Senese
Kathi Wilson
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 91, August 2013, pp. 219-228
In-depth interviews were conducted with 36 individuals who had moved to Toronto from rural or reserve settings. Participants identified issues such as difficulties accessing services/benefits they were entitled to and lack of respect for culture and identity.
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Aboriginal Women

Alternate Title
Femmes Autochtones
Articles » General
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 11, no. 1/2, 1999, pp. 1-25
Briefly comments on and presents a list of books and articles on feminism and Aboriginal women.
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Aboriginal Women's Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 1994

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Child Welfare: Solutions to the Crisis
Aboriginal Women and Self-Government
Native Women and the Charlottetown Accord Proposal to Protect Individual Gender Rights in Aboriginal Self-Governments
The Contribution of the Child Welfare System to the Deterioration of Aboriginal Culture and the Need for Aboriginal Control
The Indian Act as Patriarchal Control of Women
Why the Anunga Rules From Australia Ought to be Adopted Into Canada's Criminal Justice System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bradley W. Enge
Tracey Renee Fleck
Marcie J. Gray
Lauren Sasaki
Sharon D. McIvor
Susan G. Drummond
no. 1
Only issue published.
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Aboriginal Youth Leadership Toolkit

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Looks at a social justice policy wheel: east (resist), south (reclaim), west (construct) and north (act) and cultural teachings of life cycle responsibilities.
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An Abridgement of Constitutional Rights?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harold G. Begay
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 18, no. 3, May 1979, pp. [1-4]
Compares education policies and practises with some related federal legislation and court opinions on citizenship status and Constitutional rights.
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Acknowledging the Past to Heal the Future: the Role of Reparations for Native Nations

Alternate Title
Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rebecca Tsosie
Discusses framework of reparations to include the emotional, spiritual, political and social realms all within the context of the particular history of Native peoples. Chapter in book: Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar.
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Addressing Disparities in the Health of American Indian and Alaska Native People: The Importance of Improved Public Health Data

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ursula E. Bauer
Marcus Plescia
American Journal of Public Health , vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S255-S247
Uses links to Indian Health Services (IHS) patient records to lessen misclassification of race and identify eligibility for services from federally recognized tribes.
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Adequacy of Protection for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Dodson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, pp. 18-21
Discusses the broader issue of rights in every area of life and the difficulties in the legislative system with recognizing group rights.
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Aia Iā Kākou Nā Hā'ina - The Answers Are Within Us: Language Rights in Tandem With Language Survival

Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Larry L. Kimura
Comments on the Native American Languages Act (NALA). 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, Maine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 1971

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon Scott Harrison
Arctic, vol. 25, no. 3, September 1972, pp. 232-233
Discusses act which grants Aboriginal groups title to federal and public land in Alaska and $962.5 million dollars, formation of 12 Aboriginal regional profit corporations, and 220 village corporations.
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Alberta Metis Nation; Constitutional Process

Documents & Presentations
File includes a pamphlet from the Manitoba Metis Nation with advice about how to vote on the Charlottetown Accord. Personal statement by Yvon Dumont, President of the Metis National Council and Manitoba Metis Federation included in pamphlet.
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Ali'i Selective Appropriation of Modernity: Examining Colonial Assumptions in Hawai'i prior to 1893

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamanamaikalani B. Beamer
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 2, Ke Ala Hou: Breaking Trail in Hawaiian Research and Development, 2009, pp. 138-155
Discusses the origin and overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and examines how the Ali'i (native Hawaiian chiefs) used their knowledge of law to advance their own existing Indigenous structure.
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The American Indian Renascence?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Oestreich Lurie
American Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, Indian Today, Fall, 1965, pp. 25-50
Compares American Indians with other minorities living in the United States.
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American Indians: Still Strong after All These Years

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles H. Red Corn
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 118-120
Author explores the different meanings and uses of the word “empowerment,” and how it is embraced by and/or applied to Indigenous peoples.
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An Analysis of the Canada Act

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney Soonias
Saskatchewan Indian, Constitutional Special Edition, April 1982, pp. 38-39
Viewpoint on Aboriginal and Treaty rights in the Canadian Constitution.
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Anangosh: Legal Information Manual for Shelter Workers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Celeste McKay
Manual designed to help Indigenous women and service providers address key aspects of violence, as well as understand Indigenous women’s legal rights on matters related to leaving a violent relationship.
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Andrew Swimmer Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Andrew Swimmer
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Don Graham
Indian History Film Project
Interview describes the struggles,over medicare for First Nations peoples, between Andrew Swimmer and the Federal Government.
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Angie Debo: Pioneering Historian

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Douglas A. Hurt
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, Summer, 2001, pp. 480-481
Book review of: Angie Debo: Pioneering Historian by Shirley A. Leckie.
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Appendix H: Relevant International Law Sources

Alternate Title
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Highlights documents produced by the Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, United Nations and the UN Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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