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The 1990 Alberta Metis Settlements Legislation: An Overview

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Letha MacLachlan
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 33, Winter, 1991, pp. [1]-8
Comments on the first time in Canada that the Metis people have ever been granted ownership over lands on a collective basis.
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20 Years Later: RCAP's Legacy in Indigenous Health System's Governance - What about the Next Twenty?

Alternate Title
[Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, November 2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Josee Lavoie
Derek Kornelson
Jeff Reading
Paper given at the Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future: Realizing the Promise, Facing the Challenge of Reconciliation" Forum, dialog and conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, November 2-3, 2016.
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Aboriginal Children Living Off-Reserve: Ages 0-6 Years

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Subcommittee on Children and Youth at Risk
Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Focuses on the challenges and needs of off-reserve Aboriginal children by addressing implications of mobility and jurisdiction.
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Aboriginal Children Suffer While Governments Ignore Jordan's Principle

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noni E. MacDonald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 8, May 15, 2012, p. 853
Looks at a Nova Scotian teenager who has been denied disability benefits by the Government of Canada despite an agreement signed by federal and provincial governments.
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Aboriginal Education in Timmins

Alternate Title
Your Voice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cheryl Jackson
Emily Faries
Jamie Corston
Doug Davey
Guests discuss challenges of educating Aboriginal children. Duration: 27.56.
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Aboriginal Forestry: Community Management as Opportunity and Imperative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Curran
Michael M'Gonigle
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
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Aboriginal People 'Talking Back' to Policy in Rural Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inara Walden
Brianna Dennis
Walgett Gamilaraay Aboriginal Community Working Party
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, December 2014, pp. 1-16
Presents community profile and case study of Walgett, chosen for priority attention in the government's commitment to remote service delivery.
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Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan: 2020 Vision for the Future

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Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan: Progress Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Advanced Education [British Columbia]
Discusses strategies to address barriers and achieve systemic institutional change for Aboriginal students. Related material: 2013 Progress Report. 2014 Progress Report.
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The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Norton
Shelley Zwicker
Examines Aboriginal issues pertinent to the development of oil and gas reserves within Alberta, such as unresolved First Nations Treaty and land claim issues and federal and provincial requirements for consultation on treaty and fiduciary obligations.
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Aboriginal Title as a Constitutionally Protected Property Right

Alternate Title
Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Chapter in book: Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision edited by Owen Lippert. Focuses on definition of Aboriginal title according to the courts, as both a property and constitutional right.
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Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks

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Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks; Oldman Dam Opponents Receive Support; Arrests at Logging Blockade
cs canada 16.3
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Speaking for Ourselves, Fall, 1992
Discussion of an aboriginal consitution success, a recommendation to the government regarding an environmental assessment, and a protest staged in Saskatchewan.
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Acts of Defiance

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alec MacLeod
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.
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Agreement Details Clear Path on Consultation

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Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 8

Discusses an agreement, signed by the federal government, the provincial government and the Mi'kmaq people, that states the M'ikmaq will be consulted on any activities that take place in the province of Nova Scotia that has the potential to impact them.

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

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Agreement Reached But Where's Implementation?

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Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 7, October 2008, p. 5

Reports that Federal-Provincial agreements to solve health care funding disputes is far from satisfactory.

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An Agreement to Vary the Saskatchewan Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Between: The Government of Canada, as Represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and: The Government of the Province of Saskatchewan, as Represented by the Minister Responsible For the Indian and Metis Affairs Secretariat

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government of Saskatchewan
Negotiated Treaty land entitlement obligation for Saskatchewan regarding the Nekaneet Band.
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The Alberta Language Initiative and the Implications for Indigenous Languages

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather A Blair
Billy Joe Laboucan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 206-214
Argues that immediate action is needed to preserve languages; this will entail using a specific policy and planning framework, and requires the support of governments at all levels.
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Ambitious and Restrictive Scoping: Case Studies From Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Mulvihill
Douglas C. Baker
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 363-384
Discusses the two most influential environmental assessments; the Berger Inquiry (Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry) and BEARP (Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment and Review Process) as well as the Great Whale River Hydroelectric Project in Northern Quebec and the Ekati Diamond Mine in NWT.
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Are Indigenous Peoples and Governments on the Same Page? Canadian Government Lauds Advances in Indigenous Rights

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Canadian Government Lauds Advances in Indigenous Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Sinclair
Canadian Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Presents a review of succcessful negotiations on land claims and self-government agreements, in Canada, to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
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Are Indigenous Peoples and Governments on the Same Page? The Dene People in Northern Saskatchewan: An Interview with Ade

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The Dene People in Northern Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Interview with Adelard Blackman, special emissary for Chief Elmer Campbell and the people of Buffalo River Dene Nations, regarding the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
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Are Indigenous Peoples and Governments on the Same Page? The Innu of the Labrador-Quebec Peninsula

Alternate Title
The Innu of the Labrador-Quebec Peninsula
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Innu Council of Nitassinan
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Discussion of cultural, legal and political extinguishment with regard to the Innu and also other aboriginal peoples in Canada.
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Asymmetric Encounters in Native Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ravi de Costa
Tristan Knight
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, 2011, pp. 212-227
Looks at the circumstances in which violence and confrontation between the Canadian State and Native communities occurs.
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Attawapiskat Students Await a New School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chereise Morrise
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 6, September 2008, p. 11

Relates the determined effort of International Children’s Peace Prize nominee, Shannen Koostachin, who lobbied successfully for a new school for her remote Cree community.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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Baby Annie

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Del Graff
Investigate review into the circumstances surrounding the death of a two-week-old infant whose family was involved with Alberta's child intervention system.
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Batoche Election 1888

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D.H. Bocking
Saskatchewan History, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 1-10

Discusses the amendments to the North-West Territories Act which created a Legislative Assembly for the Territories; describes the process of creating constituencies and details the events of the first election of Members of the Legislative Assembly. Entire issue on one PDF, scroll to page 1.

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BC Treaty Commission

Web Sites » Organizations
Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
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