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"We Will Remain Idle No More": The Shortcomings of Canada's 'Duty to Consult' Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Derek Inman
Stefaan Smis
Dorothée Cambou
Goettingen Journal of International Law, vol. 5, no. 1, The Law and Politics of Indigenous Peoples in International Law, November 2013, pp. 251-285
Description
Answers questions concerning 'duty to consult'?, what is the content of this 'duty'?, and does this 'duty' even exist?
Web Exclusive: Quebec Native Women Statement to UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ellen Gabriel
Description
Presents brief address from the President of Quebec Native Women recommending actions to take against Canada and other member states that do not support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
What do the Recent Site C Decisions Mean for Major Projects in British Columbia?
Alternate Title
[Insights (McMillan LLP)]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Junger
Rohan Hill
[McMillan Environmental and Aboriginal Law Bulletin], September 2015, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discusses whether or not the consultation was adequate with respect to the Site C Clean Energy Project.
What is Authentic and Meaningful Compensation in the Eyes of Indigenous Peoples?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Genger
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 65-82
Description
Argues that colonial powers need to compensate Indigenous peoples for the wrongdoings of colonialism; that gestures of compensation “should be authentic and meaningful by emanating from and operating within the determination of the aggrieved Indigenous communities, and not of the colonial power.”
What Parliament Heard About Aboriginal Health Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Spike Langsford
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, September 1978, pp. 17-18
Description
Committee heard that a desirable goal of the Commonwealth Department of Health (Australia) is more Aboriginal health care workers.
Whatever Happened to Jordan's Principle?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Lett
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 178, no. 12, June 3, 2008, pp. 1534-1535
Description
Discussion of special needs children from Norway House Cree Nation going without medical and social services due to federal-provincial wrangling over which level of government bears financial responsibility; this is contrary to the policy of "children first" drafted in response to the death of Jordan River Anderson.
Where the Rivers Meet: Pipelines, Participatory Resource Management, and Aboriginal-State Relations in the Northwest Territories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark Stoller
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 141-142
Description
Book review of: Where the Rivers Meet by Carly A. Dokis.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 141.
Where the Scientists Roam: Ecology, Management and Bison in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Sandlos
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 93-129
Description
Explores the historical role scientists played in debates about wildlife management in Wood Buffalo National Park and examines four distinct periods of wildlife science in the park.
Which Comes First: Child or Politics? Accessibility and Care for First Nations Children
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie O'Brien
Our Schools / Our Selves, vol. 18, no. 3, Beyond Child's Play: Caring For and Educating Young Children in Canada, Spring, 2009, pp. 169-175
Description
Discusses the lack of supports and services for children with special needs living on reserves due to inequities in health funding resulting from interjurisdictional disputes between provincial/territorial and federal governments about which will supply the required resources, despite governments' stated commitment to Jordan's Principle.
Who Are Aboriginal Peoples? And Why Are We Asking This Question?
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and the Law: "We Are All Here to Stay"
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice Annual Conference ; 2015
The "Métis Question" in Different Legal Contexts
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marilyn Poitras
Jason T. Madden
Description
Marilyn Poitras discusses the complex issue of identity from personal, group, legal and government perspectives.
Jason Madden discusses Métis identity in terms of case law and rights contained in Section 35 of the Constitution Act.
Duration: 37:58.
Whose Land is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Glen Coulthard
Russell Diabo
Beverly Jacobs
Melina Laboucan-Massimo ... [et al.]
Description
Contributors discuss the machinery of colonization and resistance movements, and comment on the possibility of reconciliation.
Whu'Neeh'Nee (Guiders of Our People): Strengthening Carrier First Nations Law Through Research and Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Travis Holyk
Perry Shawana
Warner Adam
Description
Describes recent history of movements to re-establish legal responsibility for community social order, repair damages of Carrier institutions and future directions of social movements such as the Sekani Family Services Project.
Why are Indigenous Affairs Policies Framed in ways that Undermine Indigenous Health and Equity?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Toby Freeman
Belinda Townsend
Tamara Mackean
Connie Musolino
Sharon Friel ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 2022
Description
Examines how the framing of speeches by three different political groups impact Indigenous populations access to health equity.
William Pearce Manuscript, Volume 1 - 1925.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Pearce
Description
Selected excerpts from bound published volume of narrative which covers such topics as the early settlement and development of the western regions of what is now Canada. Among other subjects, Metis land grants and scrip, fur traders, buffalo hunting and methods of transportation used by Natives, and the Northwest Resistance are covered.
Windigo Faces: Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations Serving Canadian Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 133-153, 188
Description
Discusses the tensions between First Nations and environmental groups, who often unwittingly serve the interests of the State by undermining First Nations' sovereignty and self-determination.
Windspeaker News Briefs
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 9
Description
Outlines six stories including: flooding and a mudslide in the community of Tsawataineuk First Nation, tropical storm Earl uncovers First Nations artifacts in New Brunswick, questions about gun registry violating treaty rights and more.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
The Winter of Our Discontent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 12
Description
Comments on media coverage of Idle No More events, hunger strike regarding horrid conditions in Attawapiskat, police abuse towards First Nation people in Thunder Bay and more.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
With the Midland Battalion to Batoche
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R.H. Roy
Saskatchewan History, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 1979, pp. 41-60
Description
Journals of Charles Salyer Clapp who joined the 15th Battalion, Argyll Light Infantry and was dispatched under General Middleton to suppress the Métis uprising at Batoche in 1885.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.1.
Without Denial, Delay, or Disruption: Ensuring First Nations Children's Access to Equitable Services Through Jordan's Principle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie O'Brien
Doug Maynard
Elizabeth Moreau
Marvin Bernstein
Lisa Wolff ... [et al.]
Description
Analyzes policies and administrative processes in response to the principle, which states that the government of first contact with a First Nations child needing medical treatment is responsible for expenses, with division to be decided later.
Without Treaty, Without Conquest: Indigenous Sovereignty in Post-Delgamuukw British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher F. Roth
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 143-165
Description
Illustrates, by use of a landmark court case, a parallel between 1492 and the present regarding First Nations in British Columbia and the recognition of Aborignal title.