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Compulsary enfranchisement provisions were removed and no one could be forced to give up Indian status.

Contains material on band membership inquiries by the Superintendent General, logging on reserve land, stopping of a payment of an annuity and interest money to any woman who lives immorally (section 73), intoxication and prostitution.

Amendments deal with schooling, loss of status should a woman marry a non-Aboriginal or non-treaty man, and with requests for enfranchisement.

Discusses changes to surface rights and loans to bands.

Legislative changes include issues relating to the death of a person dying intestate (without a will), bequeathing property, punishments for those found gambling or drunk, and punishments for failing to send children to school.

The Act states that "The Minister of the Interior shall be the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs".

Document defines the consultation framework including a brief background summary, definition of the issues that will be addressed and the questions that will be used as a starting point for discussion at the meeting November 5 and 6, 2013.

Environmental Policy (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014.

Mohawks of Kanehsatake and their supporters from Kahnawake, stand-off against the Quebec police and the Canadian military in defense of a sacred burial ground.This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 104:34.

This address deals with three aspects of the Canadian Branch of Indian Affairs: the history and role of the Indian Affairs Branch, the special position of the Indian Canadian relating to treaties and the Indian Act, and with Indians and Indian Affairs in Saskatchewan.

Presents statistical information on the socio-economic conditions faced by Aboriginal women and analyzes the priorities outlined by the Conservative government in terms of addressing these issues.

Contends that a Federal government policy change from welfare focused transfer payments to one of economic development is required to benefit Canadian First Nation communities.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2014.

Discusses the dispute as to whether Lubicons are included in Treaty Eight or live on unceded land and are therefore entitled to an external adhesion. A commentary on this article appears in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 7, 1992, pp. 207-212.

History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2000.

Focus on the issues of Aboriginal cross-cultural adoption.

Provides policies, decisions, and tools to develop strategies to advance the process of reconciliation between First Nations and the Crown.

Article examines federally funded research frameworks and advocates for Indigenous research and sovereignty; suggests ways that federal funding bodies might contribute to the realization of Indigenous self-determination in research.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada speaks about the events leading to, and administration of, the Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Duration: 19:43.

Pre-election report prior to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) election and commentary on the differing leadership styles of the contenders.

Analysis the relationship between economic restructuring and Aboriginal land rights in light of the 1994 conflict in Chiapas, Mexico and suggests that fundamental differences can provide directions for finding solutions.

Book review of: After Native Claims?: The Implications of Comprehensive Claims Settlements for Natural Resources in British Columbia by Frank Cassidy and Norman Dale.

Discusses the way an archival history series, feature film and budget drama addresses politics of reconciliation and the media's obsession with violence in remote Australia.

Overview of the Residential Schools Agreement negotiated between the Federal government and General Synod of the Anglican Church.

Agreement signed at Quebec on March 31, 2004.

Final agreement yet to be reached in residential schools settlement, with outstanding issues including cultural claims and exact amount of church's financial obligation.

Chief David Ahenakew, on behalf of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, addresses the task force on Canadian unity in Regina.

Commentary on the history and developments in Saskatchewan First Nation affairs and of a media that seems to favour sensationalism over positive political legacies.

Article discusses the multiple forced relocations that the Inuit Elder experienced in his youth, the consequences for his people, and his work to publicize the story of the relocations and to advance a claim for compensation and an apology on behalf of his community.

Book review of: Take My Land, Take My Life: The Story of Congress's Historic Settlement of the Alaska Native Land Claims, 1960-1971 by Donald Craig Mitchell.

Outlines the memorable and lengthy case, and reflects on the complexities of residential school abuse litigations.

File includes a pamphlet from the Manitoba Metis Nation with advice about how to vote on the Charlottetown Accord. Personal statement by Yvon Dumont, President of the Metis National Council and Manitoba Metis Federation included in pamphlet.

Looks at post-war developments in the area of political recognition. Excerpt from For King and Country: Alberta in the Second World War, edited by Ken Tingley.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 1993.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2001.

Comments on the plot of a group of American miners to take over the Yukon Territory in 1901.

Focuses on the agreement as a test-case for evaluating the government's record when dealing with Aboriginal rights.

Letter from Rev. A.E. Green, 1 November 1887, relating to the exodus of Aboriginals from Metlakhatla [Metlakatla], BC, to Alaska, because of the Canadian Government's refusal to provide larger reserves and a treaty for payment for land surrendered. Letter in The Missionary Outlook newsletter.

Chapter in book: Contemporary Tendencies in Mediation edited by Humberto Dalla Bernardina de Pinho, Juliana Loss de Andrade. Looks at the use of mediation in reconciliation of lands and resources. Scroll down to page 67 for chapter.

First Nations Justice System provides future opportunity to apply alternative forms of treatment in correcting the behaviour of First Nations people who violate Provincial Wildlife Regulations/Law.

Profiles the accomplishments of Deborah Chatsis, a member of Ahtahkakoop First Nation, and her appointment as Canada's ambassador to Vietnam. Article found by scrolling to page 19.

[Social Sciences} Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2010.

National Adult Indian Education Needs Survey conducted by the National Indian Management Service to determine levels of literacy and education for purposes of policy development.

Report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1974, declassified in 1992. Presents chronology of violence attributed to the American Indian Movement.

Database with over 2300 original photographs complemented by essays and maps, 1500 pages from the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs (USA), and six Treaties.