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SIIT Gets $2 Million Injection From Province

Alternate Title
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Gets 2 Million Dollar Injection From Province
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 17
Discusses the Saskatchewan Instiitute of Technologies (SIIT) plan to use funding received from the Saskatchewan government to improve its facility and develop a space for video conferencing. Article located by scrolling down to page 17.
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The Silent World of Jordan: Special Investigation Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Pringle
Investigation into the death of a sixteen year old youth who became ill while incarcerated at a Youth Residence and was denied entitlement to healthcare services and reasonable accommodation based on a hearing impairment.
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Situation Report: Indian & Inuit Affairs 1982

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
D. Snedden Management
Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.
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Sixties Scoop: More than Sorry

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miyo Pimatisiwin Productions
Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse
Aretha Greatix
Focuses on the personal stories of four people who were taken from their homes and placed with non-Indigenous families, and the 2018 apology made by the Alberta provincial government. Duration: 20:13.
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The Sixties Scoop Thirty Years Later

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arthur Milner
Inroads , vol. 10, May 2001, pp. 154-165
Round table with members of organization called, Advocacy for Native Adoptees. All Native adoptees had been adopted into white families residing in Montreal.
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A Small and Charming World

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Henry S. Maas
BC Studies, no. 19, Indians in British Columbia, Autumn, 1973, pp. 129-130
Book review: A Small and Charming World by John F. Gibson. Scroll down to page 129 to read review.
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So Much Left to Do: Status Report on the 62 Recommendations from the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Children's Advocate Manitoba
Purpose of report is to provide update on the planning and activities undertaken by government that would indicate progress was being made in implementing each recommendation. Phoenix Sinclair was a five-year-old First Nations child who was beaten to death by her mother and her boyfriend. Inquiry specifically investigated whether the child welfare system had been negligent.
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Social Costs of Justice

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Con Hnatiuk
pp. 145-149
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing the financial and social costs that will continue, if changes are not made. 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.
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The Social Economy of Canada's Aboriginal North

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Looks at the the social, economic, and political interplay that takes place between subsistence and wage economies, sharing and reciprocity, and regulatory regimes that mediate harvesting and distribution of wildlife resources.
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Social Services Study, Calgary, Alberta: Project No. 2-1-105

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. Bowman
D. Cardill
C. Eberts
Information on services to off-reserve and urban populations. Discussion and recommendations in the areas of: management reporting systems, polarization of assistance programs, emphasis on improved quality of life, standards for approval of welfare payments, possibility of using non-professional staff for some functions, increasing cooperation and compatibility with provincial procedures and case work reporting. Includes proposals of the Calgary Urban Treaty Indian Alliance.
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Some Problems of the Métis of Northern Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
V. F. Valentine
Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science, vol. 20, no. 1, February 1954, pp. 89-95
Describes the difficulties the Métis encountered in trying to maintain their traditional way of life and the influence of CCF provincial government policies and programs.
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Sorting It Out in the Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Fenge
Northern Perspectives, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 1993
Author outlines some reasons why the Inuit were successful in the forming Nunavut.
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Special Supplement on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in British Columbia: Group Submission to the Human Rights Committee on the Occasion of the Consideration of the Sixth Periodic Report of Canada Submitted June 5th, 2015

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC CEDAW

Gives background to the issue, discusses the reports produced by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reports on the response of the federal and provincial governments.

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Splitting INAC: Coercive Fiscal Federalism in the Disguise of 'Reconciliation'

Alternate Title
Splitting Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Coercive Fiscal Federalism in the Disguise of 'Reconciliation'
Yellowhead Brief ; issue 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Veldon Coburn
Argues that the change is an attempt to download delivery of programs and services to First Nation governments, perhaps without adequate financial support.
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Standing Up and Taking a Stand Against Robbery

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ashawasegai
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 9

Comments on an invoice submitted to the Ontario government requesting payment for benefits from natural resources extracted from the Nishinawbe Aski First Nation.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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State Support of the Art

Alternate Title
IAQ in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marybelle Michell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, 25th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 2011, pp. 33-36
Brief article discusses government involvement in the production and promotion of Inuit art and cites articles found in the magazine which deal with the topic. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 33.
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Statement By NWT MLA Daryl Dolynny

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daryl Dolynny
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: Voices from the Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, p. 9
Speech regarding Northern Governance and Economy Conference.
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Struggles, Strengths and Solutions: Exploring Food Security with Young Aboriginal Moms

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Bonnie Guarisco
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Nadya Melanson
Cheryl Osawamick
esurio, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 1-20
Discusses a research project which aimed to determine factors affecting food security of young Aboriginal mothers and offers social policy recommendations, strategies and ideas for research in order to improve their lives.
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A Study in Contrasts: A New Vision of Aboriginal Inclusion in Québec and the Continuing Federal Government Imposition of Extinguisment of Aboriginal Rights Across Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
Looks at agreement to establish a new relationship between the Government of Québec and the Cree, 2002 Paix des Braves Agreement with Québec regarding benefits received from natural resources in the traditional territory.
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