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First Peoples Law 2014

Alternate Title
Making the Ring of Fire a Reality
New Human Rights Museum a Monument to Contradiction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
[Cornelius Wabasse
Erwin Redsky
Cathy Merrick]
Topics include the implications of the Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows decisions, duty to consult, provincial treaty obligations, and proposed federal land claims policy.
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Fiscal Alternatives for Funding the Inuit and Innu of Labrador: A Research Report Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Wade Locke
Peter G. C. Townley
Economic evaluation of three principal federal-provincial funding agreements: The Contribution Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland for the Benefit of the Innu Communities of Labrador: 1991-1996, The Contribution Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland for the Benefit of the Inuit Communities of Labrador: 1989-1994, and The Canada-Newfoundland-Native-Peoples-of-Labrador Health Agreement: 1984-85.
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The Fiscal Body of Sovereignty: To 'Make Live' in Indian Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shiri Pasternak
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 6, no. 4, October 2016, pp. 317-338
Examines how Canada investigated and distorted Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's band finances as a way to discredit her demands that governments respect her community's treaty rights.
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Flag, n.d.

Documents & Presentations
File contains a design of a Canadian flag which includes arrows to represent indigenous peoples.
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Fledgling Survivors' Group to Lobby for Tribunal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 8, October 2000, p. 1
Alvin Tolley, an Algonquin who attended a residential school, forms Organization of United Reborn Survivors with the goal of forming alliance with churches to demand establishment of independent tribunal.
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Fontaine Looking for Delicate Balance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 3, June 2007, p. 8

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine referees dispute between railroad, government and First Nations demonstrators in order to bring about some form of justice.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Food Insecurity in Aboriginal Urban Households

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Food Insecurity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Lecompte
James McKinnon
Elizabeth Kristjansson
Participants from two studies involving marginalized, off-reserve households reported difficulties in sustaining a diet conducive to health due to geographic, economic, and cultural barriers.
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Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview

Alternate Title
In Brief (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; no. 2019-18-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau
Brief discussion of causes and consequences and current federal, provincial/territorial, regional and local initiatives.
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Forced Child Removal and the Politics of National Apologies in Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise Cuthbert
Marian Quartly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Native Adoption in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, Spring, 2013, pp. 178-202
Comments on apologies made to the Indigenous Stolen Generations as well as some non-indigenous groups that have claims for apologies.
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Forestry a Growth Opportunity for First Nations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 8, no. 3, February 08, 2008, p. [?]
Discusses the opportunities and challenges for First Nations to participate in the forestry industry.
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Foreword [Indigenous Law Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2008]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Martin
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2008, pp. vii-x
Introductory essay to articles in this issue, plus a commentary on the former Prime Minister's life experiences and on what he sees as the challenges facing Aboriginal Canadians.
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Forgotten and Ignored: Special Education in First Nations Schools in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Phillips
Canadian Journal of Education Administration and Policy, no. 106, June 7, 2010, pp. 1-26
Looks at the federal government's responsibility for special education programs on reserves. Provides recommendations for strategies to develop a system to support students, teachers and communities.
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Formal Opinion on the Relevance of Developing a Ministerial Strategy for the Socio-professional Integration of First Nations and Inuit People

Alternate Title
Formal Opinion on the Relevance of Developing a Ministerial Strategy for the Socioprofessional Integration of First Nations and Inuit People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labour Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]

Includes statistics on employment rate, (general and data disaggregated by sex, age group, and Aboriginal identity), education level, economic activity, occupational level, share of full-time work, and incidence of low income, as well as discussion of government programs and agreements, current employment services, and best practices in the area of employment and training.

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Fragmentation and Realignment: The Continuing Cycle of Métis and Non-Status Indian Political Organizations in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 77-95
Outlines four major change agents operating on Aboriginal political organizations on the prairies: external politics; internal politics; negotiation of ethno-Aboriginal identities; perceived effectiveness of the organizations.
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Frank Oliver's Journey to Edmonton 1876

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Oliver
Alberta History, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2003, pp. 2-11
Description of his trek across western Canada. This article first appeared in The Country Guide September 15, 1928.
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Fraser Call Timely for Ottawa to Heed Treaties

Alternate Title
Frasers Call Timely for Ottawa to Heed Treaties
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, May 19, 2006, p. A13
Argues that the Auditor General was right in chastising the Federal government for the lack of action on the First Nations file and pointing out the legal basis for Ottawa's responsibility to fund First Nations.
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Freedom, Law, and Prophecy: A Brief History of Native American Religious Resistance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 35-55
Article discusses the spiritual and cultural-based resistance to the imposition of colonial culture, religion, and law; the banning if Indigenous spiritual practice by that colonial state(s) as a response; and the implementation of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) in 1978 which extended First Amendment Rights to the Indigenous peoples living in the United States.
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Friend or Faux? Trudeau, Indigenous Issues and Canada’s Brand

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, Is Canada Back?, 2018, pp. 165-181
Discusses how Canada is perceived by the international community and how their contemporary relationship with its Indigenous populations effects those perceptions.
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From Consultation to Reconciliation: Aboriginal Rights and the Crown's Duty to Consult

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sonia Lawrence
Patrick Macklem
Canadian Bar Review, vol. 79, no. 1, February 2000, pp. 196-224
Argues that the Crown has a repsponsility to make good faith efforts to negotiate agreements specifiying the rights of the parties when it engages in actions which effect Aboriginal interests so that disputes do not end up in litigation.
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From Food Mail to Nutrition North Canada: Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Alternate Title
Parliament of Canada ; 3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce Stanton
Todd Norman Russell
Jean Crowder
Larry Bagnell
Rob Clarke ... [et al.]
Report summarizes the testimonies from hearings held to introduce the new Nutrition North Canada program and presents the Committee's observations and recommendations.
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From Oppression, Towards Liberation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Dimension, vol. 37, no. 6, November/December 2003, pp. 30-32
Looks at how the meaning and practice of self-determination, citizenship, and federalism are shaped by the history of colonization.
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