Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Nestor
Prairie Forum, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 266-269
Description
Book review of 3 books: Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan: Our Dream Is That Our Peoples Will One Day be Clearly Recognized as Nations by Harold Cardinal and Walter Hildebrandt. Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur Ray and Jim Miller. Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 by Jill St. Germain.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 487-516
Description
Book reviews of: Living Relationships: The Treaty of Waitangi in the New Millennium by Ken S. Coates and P. G. McHugh. Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government: The Canadian and Mexican Experience in North American Perspective edited by Curtis Cook and Juan D. Lindau. Tribal Honors: A History of the Kainai Chieftainship by Hugh A. Dempsey. The Myth of the Savage, and the Beginning of French Colonialism in the Americas by Olive Patricia Dickason. The Pawnee Mythology by George Dorsey.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Friesen
K. Wilson
Scott Clark
Ken Hanly
George F. G. Stanley
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 217-257
Description
Book reviews of 23 books: The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth. Forty Years a Chief by George Barker. A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brittany Luby
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 205-207
Description
Review of The Assassination of Hole in the Day by Anton Treuer.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William J. Stilwell
E. Peers
Agnes Grant
Lynn Whidden
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 277-282
Description
Book reviews of 4 books: Treaties on Trial by Fay G. Cohen. The Canadian Prairies: A History by Gerald Friesen. New Native American Drama: Three Plays by Hanay Geiogamah. The three plays are entitled Foghorn, 49, and Body Indian. A Homeland for the Cree by Richard F. Salisbury.
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Border Crossing Issues and the Jay Treaty

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lillian Eva Dyck
Dennis Glen Patterson
Lynn Beyak
Tobias C. Enverga
Sandra M. Lovelace Nicholas ... [et al.]
Description
Committee contends that measures must be implemented to facilitate legitimate travel for day-to-day activities by First Nations people.
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Boundaries of the Reservation: Social, Political and Geographical Considerations for Defining the Limits of the Keweenaw Bay Chippewa Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. McClurken
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, p. 65–80
Description
Looks at ethnohistorical documentation and interpretation concerning reserve boundaries and the rights of the Natives to hunt, fish, and gather on the lands ceded by treaty.
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Bridging Parallel Rows: Epistemic Difference and Relational Accountability in Cross-Cultural Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Latulippe
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-17
Description
Comments on the ethics of the extent non-Indigenous researchers can respectfully engage the knowledge of Indigenous peoples.
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Brief Respecting Social Housing in Nunavik

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Description
Report presented to the Standing Committee on Finance concerning pre-budget consultations on the housing crisis and lack of action by Canadian government.
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Brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Bill C-6"The Specific Claims Resolution Act"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clarence Pennier
Description
Presentation made by the Grand Chief of the Sto:lo Nation pointing out the lack of a non-derogation clause and other concerns. Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
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British Court of Appeal Dismisses IAA Case

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 12, no. 1, January 1982, p. 2, 36
Description
Indian Association of Alberta looses case that argued Britain's Crown is bound by law to uphold Treaty obligations in Canada.
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Building Strong Communities Through Education and Treaties: Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christa Williams
Description
Examines issues related to quality education for First Nations learners; factors which are associated with First Nations control and jurisdiction; overview of how First Nations are looking to build their governments; provisions for education in their treaties; and education provisions in modern day treaties.
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The Business Case For Treaties

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
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Call For a Treaty Within Australia, Between Australians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Treaty Committee
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, s 1980, pp. 39-43
Description
Notes that Australia is the only former British colony to not recognize Aboriginal title to land.
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Canada and the Atrocious Indian Act

Alternate Title
CERS Working Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christa Jonathan
Description
Focuses on how Canada has developed as a racialized state, with special focus on the Indian Act.
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Canada's First Nations

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Applied History Research Group
Description
Multimedia tutorial covering period from antiquity to the nineteenth century; includes creation stories, cultures and languages, impact of European contact and Treaties.
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Canada's Subjugation of the Plains Cree, 1879- 1885

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John L. Tobias
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 64, no. 4, 1983, pp. 519-548
Description
Argues that contrary to accepted wisdom, the Canadian government did not have honourable and just intentions, but violated treaties by refusing to grant the reserve lands that had been chosen and failing to supply the promised provisions. Instead Commissioner Dewdney used the courts, military and police to bring about political goals.
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Canada's Treaties with Aboriginal Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. N. Sprague
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 23, 1995, pp. 341-351
Description
Argues that Treaty-making has conformed to a uni-dimensional pattern of avoidance and inaction, but suggests recent Supreme Court of Canada cases will increase pressure on the Crown to live up to its promises.
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Canada Treaty Information: Welcome to the Treaty Section

Alternate Title
Welcome to the Treaty Section
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
The Government of Canada
Description
Introduction to the 'nuts and bolts' of Canadian treaty making activities as part of the treaty section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
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The Canada-US Border and Indigenous Peoples in the Nineteenth Century

Alternate Title
The Canada-United States Border and Indigenous Peoples in the Nineteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger L. Nichols
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 40, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 416-428
Description
Describes the differing ways indigenous peoples were treated on both sides of the 49th parallel.
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Canada Watch (Fall 2013)

Alternate Title
The Royal Proclamation: 250 Years Later
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin M. Coates
Thomas Peace
J. R. Miller
Brian Slattery
John Reid
Denys Delâge... [et al]
Description
Presents full themed issue focused on the lasting legacy of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and how it defined North American politics.
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Canadian Aboriginal Law: Creating Certainty in Resource Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Anthony Knox
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, vol. 23, no. 4, 2005, pp. 427-464
Description
Discusses the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate aboriginal people in circumstances where there are conflicts with resource developers.
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Canadian History

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains articles of historical relevance: "The Sequel to Johnny Horton's the Battle of New Orleans Canadian Style", " 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Stoney Creek", an article in the Winnipeg Tribune regarding use of Treaties as reference material, an article in the Regina Leader-Post regarding John McKay and his respect for local Indigenous persons. Also, relevant pamphlets: The Stone Fort, Selkirk's 75th Anniversary. Also includes correspondence relating to a play about Almighty Voice.
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The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper. - 1959.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Indian Affairs Branch
Description
This document describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.
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The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper - March 1966.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government paper on topics such as history, self-government, treaties, education and economic development relating to aboriginal people in Canada.
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Canadian Indian Treaties: A Bibliography

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Caron Rollins
Canadian Law Libraries, vol. 15, no. 2, April 1990, pp. 68-72
Description
Includes treaties and land claims, secondary sources, sources of case law digests, legal periodical indexes and computer databases up to 1990.
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Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Inquiry Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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The Case Of Te Karaka: Ngāi Tahu Print Media Before And After Settlement

Alternate Title
The Case Of Te Karaka
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo Smith
Katharina Ruckstuhl
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-37
Description
Examines the crucial role between media technologies and the process of Māori cultural revitalization, sustainability and development for post-settlement Ngāi Tahu.
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