Provincial & Territorial

Looks at access to federal and provincial funding by Aboriginal cattle producers in Saskatchewan during the 2003 crisis.

Looks at options for participation in legal and political institutions, including examples from New Zealand and Scandinavia, and initiatives at the provincial level.

Comments on a court case that will push the federal and provincial governments to discuss Métis rights and accept a definition of who is Métis.

Describes the Treaty Land Entitlement process and backroom politics in advance of the 2007 Saskatchewan Provincial Election.

Agreement on self-government signed at Carcross, Yukon on the 22nd day of October, 2005; includes legislation, programs and services, and ratification procedures.

Context is British Columbia, with particular attention to Treaty 8 territory in the northeastern region of the province.

Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (slide show) Total Duration: 41:88.

Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.

Looks at two court cases involving labour relations jurisdiction in two Aboriginal organizations.

Comparison of Yorkton Tribal Council's funding to that of Prairie Valley School Division.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.

Conflict Analysis and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Explores 1944 policies about Métis poverty that were designed by the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) to facilitate training, development and eventual assimilation.

Discusses key reasons for the formation of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in 1946, the predecessor to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.

Looks at the certainty provisions that have been suggested by the federal and provincial governments.

Discusses the governance mechanisms Manitoba used to effect change and innovation. Paper from the History & Future of Social Innovation Conference, The Hawke Centre, Adelaide 19-21 June, 2008.

Agreement between the First Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the Yukon signed in 1993; includes self-government, remedies, application of law, legal status of First Nation, transition provisions, legislative powers, services etc.

Impact on Saskatchewan Bands and a chart showing the difference for each Band.

Description the Diocese of the Arctic and possible implications relating to the creation of Nunavut.

Looks at the absence of Nunatsiavut art from the art market and delves into the reasons why. Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 22.

Discusses meeting held about La Ronge Band's bid to transfer from the Provincial system to the federal system.

Looks at the evolution of Nunavik status as a member of the circumpolar and Canadian world, as well as the need for Quebec to adopt an Arctic policy after a history of neglect.

Focuses on the federal system of education and the changing role of Canada and First Nations people in the delivery and governance of education.

Advocates for promotion of private property ownership as opposed to collective ownership as the path to poverty reduction. Chapter 12 from Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature, and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada edited by Andrew Baldwin, Laura Cameron and Audrey Kobayashi.

Discusses the risks and benefits of marine-based economic development and management.

Conflict Analysis and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Chapter in the report Keeyask Generation Project: Environmental Impact Statement: Response to EIS Guidelines by Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership. Looks at the development of principles and processes for the environmental impact statement for the Keeyask Generation Project.

Topics include definition of relationship, jurisdiction, intergovernmental fiscal relationships, wealth creation, and future actions to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.

A long time resident of Cumberland House talks about conditions in the area during the years that Jim Brady was living there.

Discusses an aboriginal leaders request for the Anglican Church to back aboriginal Canadians demands regarding court rulings on treaty rights.

Looks at a feast that gathered Saskatchewan cabinet ministers, members of the Legislative assembly and First Nations Chiefs to mark the beginning of a long-lasting, respectful relationship between First Nations and non-First Nations. Article located by scrolling to page 10.

Discusses the new structure established April 16, 1982.

Discussion of the Manitoba Act which enabled the devolution of responsibility for child and family services to First Nations and Métis communities.

Case involved a 20-month-old who died while in a foster home and under the care of the Saskatchewan Dept. of Social Services. Concluded that the death was preventable.

Chapter 14, vol. 1 of the Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba.

Argues that while the process is not an easy one, Aboriginal control and administration of Aboriginal child welfare is essential to reduce the rates of children in care.

Looks at key themes which emerged from year long consultations with Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal Children's Aid Societies, service providers and organizations.

Watson provides overview of claims process and the role of the Federal treaty office in B.C.

Looks at a novel in which the characters, events, and fictional geography resemble that of James Bay, but the authors disclaimer states otherwise.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, argues to have the confrontational, adversarial and antagonistic conventional justice system change and include control by Aboriginal peoples in select areas. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.

Overview of project aimed at Identifying and characterizing the vulnerability and resilience of food systems. Phase two looked at policy linkages and attempted to identify opportunities and priorities for adaptation intervention in high risk populations.

Outlines detailed recommendations on ways to improve the Aboriginal child welfare system.

Argues that the provincial government must relinquish control over natural resources on unoccupied Crown land and share power with First Nations in order to ensure a strong and viable economy for Northern Manitoba.

Lists proposed commitments to address issues.

Broad overview of the status of Aboriginal health in Canada.

Forestry Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 2004.

Comparison includes the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Agreement Concerning a New Relationship between Le Gouvernement du Québec and the Crees of Québec with the Torres Strait Treaty.

Discusses the resource co-management regime of the James Bay Crees in northern Québec, and looks at co-management institutions within the broader context of nation-to-nation treaty negotiations. Excerpt from Canada: The State of the Federation 2003. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 133.