Self-Government

Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.

Describes the role of the Urapuntja Council in Utopia, a remote area located 240 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, Australia

Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--University of British Columbia, 2014.

Comments on several current topics including Aboriginal veterans at the ceremonial march on Remembrance Day, artist Allen Sapp winning the Governor General's Award for illustrations in the children's book The Song Within Our Heart, the Frank Calder Treaty case and elections at Big River First Nation.

Polar Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Cambridge, 1989

Workbook and resource guide provides examples, narratives and discussion questions to target law services for the community.

Guide to assist tribal governments with laws regarding the safety of Aboriginal women and children. Written so that revised tribal laws reflect tribal values. Provides examples from different tribal codes.

Examines how, in spite of increasingly hostile Colonial, then Canadian government relations toward First Nations people, they still maintained a strong attachment to the monarchy.

Compares Canadian to American situation historically, and highlights the current status of issues in Canada.

Highlights comments made in response to four questions: meaning of citizenship in the past, present and future, roles and responsibilities of citizens and their governments, vision for the future, and tools required to make change.

Social Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Regina, 1997.

Argues that the current federal vision of self-government is unacceptable and that any attempt to renew the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society, must be established as Nation to Nation relations.

Discusses Old Crow community's holistic approach to a sustainability plan which is part of the funding requirement under the Canada Yukon Gas Tax Agreement.

Signed on the 29th of May, 1993.

Guide for conducting research in a appropriate way though partnership using relationship building, cultural learning, communication, trust and reciprocity. Provides examples of successful partnerships.

Discusses emerging authority of Aboriginal people over natural resources and the largest infrastructure project in recent Canadian history, the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Book review of: The Way We Civilize by Roslaind Kidd. Review located by scrolling to page 248.

Looks at local control and self-determination in health care for the Siksika who built a16 bed hospital in 1924.

Discusses discrepancies between what had been promised in the agreement and what was later published by the Canadian government, and the government's actions after it was signed. Focuses on education, fishing, hunting, mineral, forestry, and wild plant rights, assistance for agriculture, and self-government.

Includes post-viewing, comprehension and discussion questions, and activities.

[American Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2009.

Book review of: We Will Secure Our Future by Peterson Zah and Peter Iverson. Review located by scrolling to page 253.

Explores the intersection of political, legal and economic aspects in the context on Aboriginal-Crown relations.

Comments on the restructuring of the Children's Aid Society which involved shifting responsibilities to Aboriginal authorities.

Looks at a First Nation that formed the first Aboriginal Economic Development Commission (EDC) in Canada focused on business attraction, retention and facilitation.

Westbank First Nation is located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Includes matters related to legl status, power of government, application of law, wills and estates, culture, language, education health services etc.

Presentation to 6th International Conference on Restorative Justice describing prevention, intervention, rehabilitation and support Program implemented in 1992 in northwest British Columbia.

Compares Indigenous rights cases in Canada, United States, Australia and Sweden and discusses the outcomes.

Looks at the Indian Children Welfare Act (ICWA), conceptions of the family, and a child's best interests. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Critiques government spending, mainly channelled through the Ministry of Children and Family Development, on initiatives that have not produced concrete, successful outcomes through delivery of front-line services.

Analyzes past policies and practices in American Indian Education by looking at what was meant to provide equatable education through standardization has marginalized Naive American people.

Looks at experiences and trends in the implementation of local law by examining the work of the Alexis First Nation Justice Committee. Chapter seventeen from the book: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by Yale D. Belanger.

Reports the results or research into the sources of economic development.

Examines the issue of Aboriginal identification and inherent rights of Aboriginal peoples, and looks at how government policies fail to meet the concerns of specific groups. Uses case study of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.

Book review of: The White Earth Nation by Gerald Vizenor and Jill Doerfler. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 121.

Book review of: The White Earth Nation edited by Gerald Vizenor and Jill Doerfler. Scroll down to page 205 to read review.

Criticizes Aboriginal leaders for a lack of adequate consultation at the community level before engaging in political talks.

Nationalism Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Central European University, 2014.

Examines the use of apologies, and truth and reconciliation commissions in four countries with significant indigenous populations: Canada, Australia, Peru, and Guatemala.

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.

Discusses some of the history and legal aspects of self-government.

Looks at the federal proposasl First Nations Governance Initiative, which suggests amending the Indian Act in three areas: elections, band council accountability and legal status.

Asserts that social policy control by First Nations is a key component to true autonomy and self government.