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International Affairs Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1986.

Author of Green Grass, Running Water, and A Coyote Columbus Story, discusses his non-fiction book An Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, government policies and movements like Idle No More. Duration: 48:17.

Discusses the Australian governments' refusal to apologize to the Stolen Generations.

Analyzes the role the government has played in constitutional negotiations and the consequences for Aboriginal people.

Describes how imminent national protests influenced the Federal Government to announce the establishment of a independent tribunal to settle land claims.

Provinces feared that proposals to abolish the Indian Act, dissolve Dept. of Indian Affairs, and make Aboriginals full citizens would shift the financial burden without adequate compensation.

Discusses three misconceptions: that there is a large migration taking place from reserves and rural areas to urban centres, that once in these centres they become members of an impoverished ghetto, and that Aboriginals face huge challenges in building culture and community in urban settings.

Explains the positive aspects of the Throne Speech and points out issues left out such as housing and education.

Comments on the implications of the decision.

Based on the treaty process, examines ways the state has attempted to dislodge property from recent colonial entanglements.

History of First Nation agriculture in Saskatchewan and suggestions to improve the current situation that sees very few First Nations peoples involved in farm operations.

Proposes that discussions at future roundtables focus on: impediments to private-sector involvement in financing; infrastructure needs; modifications needed in arrangements with federal government; public-private partnerships on reserves; and facilitating communication between parties involved.

Consists of cards covering events that are to be placed in order.

Critique of the Communities First: First Nations Governance, an initiative of the federal government.

Looks at the two different narratives regarding the negotiations of Treaty 4, the differing cultural frameworks and why, for the Cree and Saulteaux people, the treaty settlement remains unfinished business.

Combined presentations by Roger William at the Free, Prior and Informed Consent Forum in 2015 about the historic judgment given to the Tsilhgot'in Nation for lands claimed outside of a reserve.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2015.

Discusses the concept of "prior occupation" of the land and the clarification of test for Aboriginal title in the judgment of Tsilhquot'in Nation v. British Columbia.

Contends that ensuring Samoan language speakers do not decline is both a strength for the community and a strength for the government.

Introductory article comments on the overwhelming response to the previous call for content on health and religion. The balance is published in this issue.

Book review of: To Show Heart... by George Pierre Castile. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1998. Includes analysis of self-determination within President Nixon's decentralizing social programs.

Text of letter protesting the misappropriation of land, failure to create treaties, and the policies of the B.C. government. Site also includes information on laws and customs, historical and political context, and timeline from 1763 to 2009.

Focuses on American and Canadian governments and post-secondary institution's reluctance to promote Native art.

Comments on the play, Ernestine Shuswap Gets her Trout that Tomson Highway was commissioned to write based on the visit on Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to Kamloops, British Columbia in 1910. Duration: 58:33.

Aboriginal Anglicans attending meeting find emphasis placed on finances rather than healing and reconciliation.

Brief summary of pertinent federal and provincial legislation, processes, and considerations and best practices.

Documentary chronicles the life of a residential school survivor. Duration: 55:03.

Describes the fear and apprehension about the Conservatives coming into power after the 2006 election and the subsequent change in Government.

Analyzes the Canadian Government's approach to modern treaties and concludes it is a one sided relationship.

Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (MREM)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1997.

Argues a code of ethics is needed for the development of a science policy.

Evaluation of pilot project undertaken from 2006 to 2011 on 11 reserves. Based on results of interviews with 36 key informants.

Insights into how sustainable prosperity can be achieved in the North.

Section on Aboriginal women deals with right to property and culture, registration under the Indian Act, and unequal access to power and decision-making.

Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.

Presents an analytical tool that contains a series of criteria and related questions organized around five good governance principles that are based on work done by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Discusses the Toxic Legacies research project focusing on community concerns around understanding remediation and its regulation and continuing care for the Giant mine site.

Signed on July, 1998.

Summary of discussions, during May and June of 2005, between the Department of Canadian Heritage and Aboriginal people to develop practical strategies for working in areas where the mandate, expertise and experience of the Department coincide with Aboriginal aspirations.

Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.

Provides recommendations for the purpose of developing and maintaining a qualified early childhood educators workforce.

Provides information about programs and skill development for employment.

Looks at the environmental law legislation on the state and federal levels; controlling international treaty law and amending the state nuisance law. Scroll down to page [997] to read article.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai Band at Stand-Off, Alberta. Alexander walking through the grass. Appears to be in conversation with two members (chiefs?).

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai at Stand-Off, Alberta. Image depicts members standing (possibly dancing) in a circle. Onlookers behind a fenced area.

"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai Band at Stand-Off, Alberta. The image shows Alexander on-stage sitting cross-legged and receiving the head dress. A man raises his hand in the background behind him.

Agreement between Aboriginal leaders, federal and provincial governments signed November, 2005. Goals included extending life expectancy, reducing suicide, diabetes and infant mortality.

"examine whether our Nuuyum and its philosophical underpinnings can intertwine and have a productive relationship with contemporary forms of leadership and chief and council governance systems." Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 33.