Self-Government

Lesson plans for both elementary and secondary students.

Historical data. Current in 1978.

Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.

Agreement between the Sliammon people, Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia signed on the 6th of December 2003 at Sliammon, BC.

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.

Finds addressing the problem based on need perpetuates an old model of charity, failing to recognize there the larger issue of socio-economic disparity and need to incorporate self-determination and self-government into programming.

Highlights papers presented at the symposium on global Indigenous health concerns.

Outlines determinants and existing research for future action.

Discusses the Caring Across the Boundaries and Touchstones of Hope programs, which are meant to increase First Nations Child and Family Service Agencies' capacity to provide services to their communities.

Looked at the communities of Millbrook First Nation (Nova Scotia), Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River First Nation (Newfoundland and Labrador), and Tobique Mailiseet Nation (New Brunswick).

Contends that the Aboriginal peoples of Canada have had success and made considerable progress with intergovernmental relations.

Argues that the creation of government social programs have failed to generate either compliance or autonomy.

Discusses the negotiating problems between Aboriginal groups and mining companies and the need to develop a long-term vision about mineral development.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Overview of integration and political autonomy of the Cree people of northern Québec starting with the first settlers arriving in James Bay.

Research questions whether good governance is associated with greater well-being of band members.

Looks at a number of current and critical conflicts associated with Aboriginal rights, treaty rights, and the inherent right to First Nations self-government. Scroll down to access article.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing the disproportionate and increasing rate of incarceration of Indigenous peoples, contributing factors, disparities in sentencing, fines, bail etc., sentencing circles and the need for change. 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.

Compares the similarities of the Metis and Catalan nationalism to identify how these two movements can learn from one another in their fights for nationhood within a larger state.

Article outlines steps the Coquille took to strengthen claims of tribal sovereignty by investment in education, active participation in academic research, and the re-establishment of relationships through potlatches (gift giving) ceremonies.

Looks at the opportunity, afforded Native Americans, to rethink, restructure, and reorganize the political landscape. The authors see these opportunities as a way to reshape the future and nation build.

Article contends that the, "jobs and income" approach doesn't work. The "nation-building" approach succeeds because an environment is created in which people want to invest.

Studies the economic experiences of a energy resource rich Native American community and finds that President Reagan's New Federalism didn't have a positive impact.

Policy, Planning and Development Thesis (D.P.A.)--University of Southern California, 2003.

Defines traits of good governance and identifies barriers to capacity development.

Author compares the Australian High Court's unwillingness to accommodate claims of sovereignty or self-government with those of other common law countries, namely United States and Canada.

Book review of: Sovereignty Matters by Joanne Barker.

Suggests that the while the case has somewhat changed the law to protect Aboriginal title, it has simultaneously sustained a legal framework that undermines Aboriginal land rights.

Brief discussion of how the meaning and expression of sovereignty has evolved in the United States.

Discusses views and ideas in respect of draft Bill S-216, An Act providing for the Crown's recognition of self-governing First Nations of Canada.

Explores the role that indigenous languages have played in advancing Indigenous self-determination in the Americas.

Papers presented at a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission and the Law Commission of Canada.

Book review of: Special Issue: American Indian Governments in the Reagan Era, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 10, No. 2, 1986. Guest editor, Joseph Jorgensen.

Speech given by Joseph Gosnell about the Nisga'a Treaty.

Author advocates that change cannot be imposed by outsiders, but rather it must begin from the ground up.

Revised effective April 1, 2006.

Book review of: The State of the Native Nations: Conditions Under U.S. Policies of Self-Determination by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

Looks at community growth and organizational development of Aboriginal governance and internal class tension and discrimination.

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)- University of British Columbia, 2002.

Looks at past Aboriginal experiences in the development of Canada, the Canadian Constitutional debate, and future position Aboriginal people hold in society.

Shows locations and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing.

Presents case study using a framework developed to determine the community capacity to benefit from economic development.

Looks at Osage ribbon work as presenting a metaphor for colonial entanglement.

Looks at the importance of remembering the past and its impact on the future through story telling.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.