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First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Assembly of First Nations and Canadian Human Rights Commission and Attorney General of Canada (Representing the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada) and Chiefs of Ontario and Amnesty International Decision

Alternate Title
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ; 2016 CHRT2
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (for the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sophie Marchildon
Edward Lustig
Description
Proceedings look into governmental discrimination against First Nations children living on reserves for providing less support for child welfare than for those living off reserve. File No: T1340/7008.
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First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Assembly of First Nations (Complainants) and Canadian Human Rights Commission (Commission) and Attorney General of Canada (Representing the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada) (Respondent) and Chiefs of Ontario and Amnesty International (Interested Parties): Ruling

Alternate Title
2013 CHRT 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sophie Marchildon
Réjean Bélanger
Edward P. Lustig
Description
Complaint alleged that inequitable funding for child welfare services on reserves amounted to discrimination on the basis of race and national ethnic origin. Ruling gave government until end of August to produce documents it had been withholding.
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First Nations Child & Family Services: Breaking the Silence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pete Hudson
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 29, no. 1, 1997, pp. 161-172
Description
Full potential of child agencies is not realized due to reluctance to acknowledge difficulties and barriers and limited control faced by agencies.
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First Nations Control Models: Exploring the Devolution of Health Program Funding in Atlantic Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Control Models Working Group
Atlantic First Nations Health Partnership
Description
Investigates types of models that could be used to successfully devolve First Nations Inuit Health Branch programs and services to First Nations. Provides overview of existing models of control over federal health resources in Canada and internationally as well as models that exist in other service areas.
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First Nations' Data Governance: Measuring the Nation-to-Nation Relationship

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
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First Nations Education Action Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Discussion on the development and implementation of a sustainable education system under the jurisdiction of First Nation peoples.
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First Nations Educational Governance: A Fractured Mirror

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Steeves
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 97, December 10, 2009, pp. [1]-16
Description
Argues that despite the fact that on-reserve schools seem to provide an education equivalent to that obtained through provincial systems, in reality they fall short of this objective. The paper also explores the issues that remain since control has shifted to First Nations Peoples.
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First Nations Eye Business Opportunities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 6, no. 15, July 20, 2006
Description
Discussion on Phil Fontaine's re-election as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations and the need for more economic partnerships between Ottawa, the provinces, and the private sector on reserve lands.
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First Nations Governance Project: Phase I

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Financial Management Board
Institute on Governance
Description
Purpose of project was to examine how Indigenous peoples envision governance within an UNDRIP-defined Nation-to-Nation relationship with Canada, and begin formulating questions about how Nations would interact with other governments in the country.
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First Nations Governments: Our Nations, Our Governments: Choosing Our Own Paths: Joint Committee of Chiefs and Advisors on the Recognition and Implementation of First Nation Governments: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Committee of Chiefs and Advisors on the Recognition and Implementation of First Nation Governments
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Recommendations for framework, strategies and processes developed as a result of 11 regional sessions with participants from First Nations.
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First Nations Have Much at Stake on Monday

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 20, 2006, p. A15
Description
Commentary on the 2006 Federal election and how the outcome could greatly affect the Kelowna Accord and the residential school compensation package.
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First Nations Health Plan: Memorandum of Understanding Between the First Nations Leadership Council Representing the BC Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Summit and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and Government of Canada and Government of British Columbia

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government of British Columbia
First Nations Leadership Council
Description
An agreement to improve upon health programs and services already in place, establish a collaborative tripartite partnership for improving health, and work on framework for tripartite First Nations health plan.
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First Nations Helping Fill Construction Gap

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge , vol. 2, no. 3, February 03, 2005
Description
Looks at an Aboriginal program that aims to generate long-term construction careers and will help meet B.C.'s high demand for skilled workers.
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First Nations Housing Action Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Plan includes both short and long-term recommendations to alleviate problems with quantity and quality of housing and community infrastructure. Six elements: sustainable funding, institutional development, information and research capacity, financing, land management, and human resources.
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health Care: The Crown's Fiduciary Obligations

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 2
NAHO Discussion Paper Series ; no.2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Uses historical analysis to argue that federal government has a clear obligation to provide health care to Aboriginals but has failed to provide adequate services.
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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Women's Health

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Discusses how the policies, laws and legislation of the federal government have led to the current health disparities.
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First Nations, Métis, Inuit: Outcomes & Indicators: Grades K-3

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
South East Cornerstone Public School Division #209
Description
Identifies four goals as the basis for building understanding and nurturing appreciation: treaty relationships, spirit and intent of treaties, historical contexts of treaties and treaty promises and provisions.
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First Nations Policing: A Review of the Literature

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas A. Jones
Rick Ruddell
Rob Nestor
Kaitlan Quinn
Breeann Phillips
Description
Cites material dealing with historical context, funding, administration, policing arrangements, characteristics of the current model, crime, and victimization. Current as of 2013.
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First Nations Policing Update

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Solicitor General of Canada
Description
Provides articles about programs and initiatives including Akwesasne, Waywayseecappo First Nations developments, regional links and some First Nation police links.
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First Nations Post-Secondary Education and Training Literature Review and Best Practices: Leading Towards Recommendations for Comprehensive Post-Secondary Planning and Evaluation Framework for Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Crystal Roberts
Megan Ross
Description
Topics include: key documents and reports, history, demographics, issues and challenges, barriers to higher education, and recommendations aimed at improving recruitment and retention.
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First Nations Reach Disappointing Milestone

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 24, 2006, p. A19
Description
Chronicles the lack of progress on the 10th anniversary of the release of the final report from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).
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First Nations Remain Thorn in Side of Quebec

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 9, 1996, p. A5
Description
Explains that the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec wished to stay in Canada in the event that Quebec seperated from Canada and questions how the Quebecers could deny the First Nations the very thing that they insist is theirs, self-determination.
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First Nations See Opportunity in Oil and Gas Act

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 8, no. 13, June 27, 2008
Description
Discusses proposed changes to the law covering oil and gas activity on First Nations reserves which will enable more bands to get involved in the petroleum industry.
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First Nations Should be Regarded as Partners in Creating Prosperity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carolyn Bennett
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses Aboriginal rights and working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to equitably share in the benefits of resource development. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 12.
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First Nations Vote Will Have Impact on Election

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 16, 2005, p. A17
Description
Reports on the history of Aboriginal involvement in the federal political process going back to the first federally obtained right to vote, granted in 1960.
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First Nations Women, Governance and the Indian Act: A Collection of Policy Research Reports

Alternate Title
A Strong and Meaningful Role for First Nations Women in Governance
First Nations Women and Governance: A Study of Custom and Innovation among Lake Babine Nation Women
First Nations Governance, the Indian Act and Women’s Equality Rights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith F. Sayers
Kelly A. MacDonald
Jo-Anne Fiske
Melonie Newell
Evelyn George
Wendy Cornet
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