Treaties
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatchewan Ministry of Education?]
Description
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Kindreds and States: Using Anglo-Saxon and Gitxsan Law to Help Reconcile Aboriginal and Crown Sovereignty
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Overstall
Description
Discusses the nature of aboriginal law and Anglo-Canadian common law and how the two legal orders may interact in the modern Canadian state.
Kinikinik: A Treaty Play
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Ross
Description
Uses the characters of turtle, wolf and beaver to educate the audience about treaties and the treaty relationship. Suitable for all ages.
Related Material: Student Workbook.
Lack of Respect for Treaty Rights Has Resulted in Court Battle
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 30, no. 2, Spring, 2000, p. 12
Description
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations filed a Statement of Claim regarding Saskatchewan government's implementation of the Provincial Sales Tax for off reserve purchases.
Lament for a First Nation: The Williams Treaties of Southern Ontario
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Greg Marquis
Law and Politics Book Review, vol. 18, no. 11, November 16, 2008, pp. 994-997
Description
Book review of: Lament for a First Nation: The Williams Treaties of Southern Ontario by Peggy J. Blair. This book discusses the R. v. Howard court case. (R. v. Howard [1994] 2 Supreme Court Reports 2999).
Land and Treaties: Indigenous Orientation Toolkit for Newcomers to Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Education
The National Centre for Collaboration
Description
Lesson plan for use in a one-day workshop with participants' having a post-secondary learning level. Developed for Treaty 1 territory, but can be modified for other contexts.
Land Claims [Part Two]
Alternate Title
A Framework for Recognition of Métis Rights and Aspirations
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference
Métis Nation of Alberta's Registry: A Digital Approach to Connecting Historical and Contemporary Communities
MNA's Registry: A Digital Approach to Connecting Historic and Contemporary Communities
Reconciling Métis Rights: Strategies for Negotiations with the Crown
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Douglas Eyford
Ryan Shackleton
Harry Slade
Description
Three presentations: "Reconciling Métis Rights: Strategies for Negotiations with the Crown"; "MNA's Registry: A Digital Approach to Connecting Historic and Contemporary Communities"; and "A Framework for Recognition of Métis Rights and Aspirations". Followed by question and answer period.
Land Management and Economic Development Under the Indian Act
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Law: Solicitors' Issues, 2009 Update ; Paper 1.1
Practice Made Perfect CLEBC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John W. Gailus
Description
Looks at the complex undertaking involved in developing reserve lands and the different rules and stakeholders involved.
Landmark: A Publication of the Indian Claims Commission (Vol. 9, No. 1, Spring 2003)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Discusses Commission's annual report, reviews Alexis First Nation claim with federal Crown's grants of three rights of way and the acceptance of Coldwater Narrows land claim. Complete issue on one pdf.
Landmark: A Publication of the Indian Claims Commission (Vol. 9, No. 2, Summer 2003)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Discusses Toronto Purchase land claim negotiation, settlement for Kahkewistahaw land surrender claim and the history of numbered treaties. Interview with Robert Reid reviews his years as mediator. Complete issue on one pdf.
The Last Few American Indian Treaties - An Extension of the Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties Internet Site at the Oklahoma State University
Alternate Title
Faculty Publications, UNL Libraries ; 57
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles D. Bernholz
Brian L. Pytlik Zillig
Laura K. Weakly
Zacharia A. Bajaber
Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services, vol. 30, no. 1-2, March-June 2006, pp. 47-54
Description
Describes additional digitized access to nine treaties not included in the main internet site. Provides research examples for this document set and makes comparison to the Kappler collation.
Learning "The Language the Presidents Speak": Images and Issues of Literacy in American Indian Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly M. Blaeser
World Literature Today, vol. 66, no. 2, From This World: Contemporary American Indian Literature, Spring, 1992, pp. 230-235
Description
Looks at selections from the work of Leslie Marmon Silko, Diane Glancy, N. Scott Momaday, Linda Hogan, and Gerald Vizenor that illustrate the historical struggle with literacy.
A Legal-Historical Consideration of Links Between Canadian and South African Racial Policies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simonne Horwitz
Dwight Newman
Commonwealth Law Bulletin, vol. 36, no. 4, 2010, pp. 691-706
Description
Contends that links between Canadian policies and African apartheid are doubtful and claims that specific Canadian legal approaches have been adopted by South Africa's system, are absent from South African historical accounts.
Legal Obligations to Provide Educational Services for Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Rosenfelt
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1974, pp. [4-8]
Description
Explains that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) administers schools until such time as the State is able to take over duties; states BIA has no statutory requirement to provide education.
Legal Significance of Treaties Affecting Canada's Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. C. Green
Anglo-American Law Review, vol. 1, 1972, pp. 119-135
Description
Argues that whether the Treaties are valid in international law or municipal law their implementation will be determined by Canadian, and not the international, courts.
Letter of Understanding Between her Majesty in the Right of Canada and Her Majesty in the Right of Saskatchewan and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government of Saskatchewan
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)
Description
Agreement will provide consistency and build on treaty relationships, recognize First Nations authority, and provide effective governance and program delivery.
The Limits and Potential of Judicial Review and Truth Commissions in Safeguarding the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: An Examination of the Implications of the US-Mexico Boarder Security Wall on the Lipan Apache
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zia Akhtar
LGD - Law, Social Justice & Global Development, no. 2, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Description
Looks at the impact the wall has on the Nde' Apache and the basis for the Truth & Memory Commission. Briefly discusses the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Australian Aboriginal Claims for redress.
Linking Arms Together 2013: AM Session Guest Speaker Dr. John Milloy [Part 3]
Alternate Title
Linking Arms Together (Part 3): Guest Speaker Dr. John Milloy
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Milloy
Description
Leading academic expert on residential schools speaks at Linking Arms Together symposium held at York University June 28, 2013.
Duration: 29:27.
Linking Arms Together 2013: PM Session Guest Speaker Chief Wilton Littlechild [Part 6]
Alternate Title
Linking Arms Together (Part 6): Guest Speaker Chief Wilton Littlechild
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilton Littlechild
Description
Member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Wilton Littlechild speaks at Linking Arms Together Symposium held at York University, June 28, 2013.
Duration: 24:16
Linking Arms Together 2013: PM Session Guest Speaker Dr. Marlene Brant Castellano [Part 5]
Alternate Title
Linking Arms Together (Part 5): Guest Speaker Dr. Marlene Brant Castellano
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Description
Professor of Native Studies speaks at Linking Arms Together symposium held at York University, June 28, 2013.
Duration: 32:10.
Linking Arms Together: Multicultural Constitutionalism in a North American Indigenous Vision of Law and Peace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Williams
California Law Review, vol. 82, no. 4, July 1994, pp. 981-1049
Description
Describes how the five Confederated Tribes of the Iroquois attempted intercultural communication and encounters between the early sixteenth through late eighteenth centuries with Europeans.
Little Red River Reserve
Articles » General
Description
This file contains a newspaper article about the Little Red River Reserve in Saskatchewan, written by Doug Cuthand and published in the Prince Albert Daily Herald The article describes the uniqueness of the reserve in that it is not a separate First Nation but belong to two other First Nations – Montreal Lake and La Ronge. He describes the history of Little Red River First Nation and how now today there are second generation farmers continuing to support themselves and their families.
Living Treaties, Breathing Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aimée Craft
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. 1-22
Description
Looks at the true meaning and intent of treaties by the retelling of Treaty One from an Anishinaabe contextual perspective.
Living Voices Native Vision: Study Guide
Alternate Title
Native Vision Bibliography
Native Vision: Study Guide
Living Voices Native Vision Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Living Voices
Description
Guide for play by Rachel Atkins, which focuses on a girl's experiences at a government-run boarding school and her cousin's role as a "code talker" during World War II. Includes integration and supplemental drama activities.
Bibliography.