Outlines the historical background of Aboriginal populations; describes New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council's organizational structure, representational capacity and track record of advocacy, with particular reference to membership recognition and representation through programming, in litigation, and policy development; analyzes demographics and options for representation of four groups: Status Indians residing off reserve; non-Status Indians; General List Indians of the Harquail Clan (Sickadomec); and never-registered populations.

Text of the Convention in English (unofficial translation).

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--McGill University, 2005.

Reviews concepts of "nationalism, tribes and the nation-state ... position of Native people of Canada in terms of rural homelands in an urban industrial society."

Discusses rights and benefits under the agreement, compares intended to actual implementation, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for future agreements. Agreement between Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Northern Flood Committee reached as a result of hydro-electric mega project.

Brief comment about the World Conference of Indigenous Women.

Reports on section which protected federal and First Nations governments from complaints of discrimination relating to actions arising from the Indian Act.

Organization of American States (OAS) talk, in Spanish, on Indigenous rights, on April 2008. Part 1. 10 minutes.

Discusses the role the Oblates played in British Columbia's Native land claims based on cultural conceptions of property and the government policies that provided a framework.

Discusses the tragic legacy of the U.S. nuclear testing program and the group made up of students from around the Pacific who are working in solidarity for a peaceful and just Oceania.

Argues that while the Federal Government can justify regulatory activity that interfere with Aboriginal people's existing rights, the Provinces have no such authority.

Prose expresses the disappointment Aboriginal people feel in knowing that the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples was not signed.

Discusses the series of radio programs that inform Indigenous listeners about their rights under international law.

Book review of On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 185.

Book Review: On Being Here To Stay by Michael Asch

Book review of: On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch.

Looks at different forms of autonomy, constitutional and legal understanding of autonomy, reasons for protecting territorial interests and choosing an approach to protect those interests.

Looks at how the Sami are represented in Finnish mainstream media using the newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat as an example.

Discusses racism and self government.

Critiques Adam Kupers' article The Return of the Native; includes response from the author.

Looks at the Aboriginal law system using various court cases as examples such as Tsilhqot'in Nation v. BC.

Examines jurisprudence on Aboriginal issues with focus on recent Supreme Court cases and their aftermath. Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association held in Washington from August 31 to September 3, 2000.

Examines Native American people within the New Charismatic movements focusing on the Promise Keepers organization.

Complaint alleges Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations children on reserve on the basis of race and ethnic origin by refusing to fund child welfare at the same level as other children.

Recommendations fall within nine areas identified in original report: co-operation between Manitoba Family Services and First Nations and Metis Child and Family Services authorities, devolution, funding, education and training of child welfare workers, supporting the transition to adulthood, children’s advocate, prevention based on children’s rights, building community capacity, and early childhood intervention.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1996.

Looks at three high school students selected to attend a youth conference in Geneva with students from around the world. Article located by scrolling to page 19.

Book review of: The Other Movement by Denise E. Bates. Review located by scrolling to page 204.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1998.

Interviews with prominent Aboriginal writers. Includes synopsis. Duration: 26:22.

Lead story item deals with the issue of women's status under the Indian Act and is followed by various news items. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 45:38

Discusses the challenges community radio stations are facing because of the telecommunications law that does not allow licenses for non-profit community radio stations.

Purpose of document is to provide information to women who think they may be sexually exploited and overview of best practices for front-line workers.

Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.

Describes how the Stephen Harper Conservative minority government is removing a section of the Human Rights Act which in turn affects the Indian Act.

Covers the topics of: collective ownership of group information, control over research and information, management of access to and physical possession of data, history of research relations and ethical guidelines. illustrated and reformatted version of a paper published in the Journal of Aboriginal Health, Vol. 1, no. 1, 2004.

File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech at his nominating convention as the candidate for Prince Albert, in which he speaks of his governments initiatives in allowing the voices of Indigenous peoples to be heard. He refers to the appointment of Indigenous senator James Gladstone, of giving Indigenous peoples the right to vote, and of the Indian Claims Commission.

Submitted at the 46th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, May 2-20, 2011.

Contends that the outlook for the Métis nation is much more positive due to the partnership between university professors and the Métis community.