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100 Years of Loss

Alternate Title
One Hundred Years of Loss
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Description

Timeline focusing on the evolution of the residential school system in Canada.
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Teacher's Guide.

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17imesh: Following in the Steps of our Ancestors

Alternate Title
Pressure Point
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carla Robinson
Ian Campbell
Delhia Nahanee
Description
Interview with two members of the musical group '"Spakwus Slulum" who dress in traditional regalia but have a more contemporary approach to song and dance. Duration: 27:41.
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1983 Elders' Conference 4/5

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ted Wheatley
Ernest Benedict
Angus Nogongiig
Jim Dumont
Johnny Thomas
Sam Osawamick
Alex Fox
John Tootoosis
Louis Bruce
Sid Fiddler
Lawrence Tobacco
Mary Lou Fox
Eddie Benton
Herman Atkinson
Chief Carl Robert
Indian History Film Project
Description
The role of education in the loss of spiritual and cultural values ; evidence of previous and planned oppression by non-Indians ; revival of interest in traditional values and the role ofelders as a source of knowledge.
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2011 Métis Law in Canada

Alternate Title
Métis Law in Canada 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.
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2022 Silas E. Halyk, QC Visiting Scholar in Advocacy Lecture: Presentor: Donald Worme

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2022 Silas E. Halyk, QC Visiting Scholar in Advocacy Lecture: Presenter: Donald Worme
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Donald Worme
Description
First Nation lawyer discusses social justice advocacy for Indigenous peoples, how lawyers can best advocate those who are discriminated against in the civil and criminal justice system and the tools that are available to address judicial inequities. Duration: 52:43.
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8th Fire: At the Crossroads

Alternate Title
Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 16
Eighth Fire: At the Crossroads
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Morin
Denis Paquet
Description
Interviews with Aboriginal artists and community leaders about building new relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians now and in the future. Duration: 45:16
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8th Fire: Indigenous in the City

Alternate Title
Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 13
Eighth Fire: Indigenous in the City
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ryszard Hunka
Charlotte Odele
Coleen Rajotte
Michael Sweeney
Al Lawrence ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at "Concrete Indians" living in urban communities. Duration: 45:10.
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8th Fire: Whose Land Is It Anyway?

Alternate Title
Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 15
Eighth Fire: Whose Land is It Anyway?
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michel Philibert
Marie-Claude Pednault
Alfonse Mondello
Hélène Morin
Description
Looks at how the issue of land has effected relationships with Aboriginal people across Canada, citing the James Bay Agreement as an example. Duration: 45:15.
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Aboriginal Courts in Canada

Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Whonnock
Description

Research paper looks at federal and provincial legislation, inherent Aboriginal rights and negotiated agreements, and different Aboriginal courts in Canada.

Related Material: Fact Sheet.

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Aboriginal Cultural Connections: A Child Protection Resource Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Child Protection Services
Department of Community Services and Senior
Prince Edward Island's First Nations
Description
Resource guide includes information on: Aboriginal Communities and Services, Spirituality, Aboriginal Culture, Cultural Beliefs and Practices, Mi'kmaq Language, Mi'kmaq History and Band Governance and Identity.
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Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Description
Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.
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Aboriginal Education and Anti-Racist Education: Building Alliances Across Cultural and Racial Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 30, no. 4, Coalition Work in Indigenous Educational Contexts, 2007, pp. 1068-1092
Description
Examines how anti-racist education could provide a foundation to forge alliances between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in search of social justice in education.
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Aboriginal Educational Policy

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Sandra Bellegarde
Trish LaFontaine
The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
Description
Gives a short history of the policies of the Indian Act, residential schools, the integration period and jurisdictional dilemmas between the province and the Federal Government.
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Aboriginal Law 101

Alternate Title
Saturday Morning at the Law School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Description
Power point provides overview of history, facts about current situation, Constitutional rights, the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate, and Canada's international obligations.
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[Aboriginal Law Handbook]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brian Calliou
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 1, 1995, pp. 107-111
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Law Handbook by Shin Imai, Katherine Logan and Gary Stein.
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Aboriginal People and Taxation

Alternate Title
[Background Paper (Research Branch, Library of Parliament)] ; BP-309E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elaine Gardner-O'Toole
Description
Brief discussion of legislative framework, exemptions from federal, provincial, and municipal taxation, and pertinent court cases.
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Aboriginal People: History of Discriminatory Laws

Alternate Title
[Background Paper (Research Branch, Library of Parliament] ; BP-175E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wendy Moss
Elaine Gardner-O'Toole
Description
Focuses of laws dealing with enfranchisement, self-government, property rights (including right to sell agricultural products), and criminal offences.
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Aboriginal Policy Reform and the Subsidiarity Principle: A Case Study of the Division of Matrimonial Real Property on Canadian Indian Reserves

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 51, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 317-333
Description
Examination of differences in equality rights, due to the Indian Act, as to why Aboriginal women do not have the same rights as Aboriginal men living on-reserve and non-Aboriginal women living off-reserve.
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Aboriginal Rights: in a Neoliberal World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Dimension, vol. 42, no. 2, March/April 2008, pp. 22-25
Description
Examines how indigenous rights are dealt with under the Indian Act, the Canadian Constitution and in the Canadian courts.
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Aboriginal Rights Resource Tool Kit

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Labour Congress Anti-Racism and Human Rights Department
Description
Topics covered include history, treaties, land claims, Indian Act, self-government, demographic/socio-economic profile, rights, and labour issues.
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The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Norton
Shelley Zwicker
Description
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 Support Worker: To Enhance Our Agreements

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Joe
Description
Looks at a two and half year study on meaningful connections with Aboriginal students and their families. Educational Studies Paper ([M.Ed.])--University of British Columbia, 2012.
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Aboriginal Title and Section 88 of the Indian Act

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 34, 2000, pp. 159-194
Description
Argues that British Columbia had been violating Aboriginal title in an illegal and unconstitutional fashion ever since it joined Canada in 1871.
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Aboriginal Women and Bill-C31: An Issue Paper

Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Women's Summit, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Purpose of act was to eliminate sexual discrimination within the Indian Act and make it congruent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Came about because of United Nations Human Rights Commission's ruling that First Nations women were being discriminated against due to loss of status through marriage to non-First Nations men.
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Aboriginal Women and the Constitutional Debates: Continuing Discrimination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, Gender Equity and Institutional Change, 1992, pp. 14-17
Description
Comments on the struggle for equality faced by Aboriginal women despite the advent of section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Aboriginal Women's Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 1994

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Child Welfare: Solutions to the Crisis
Aboriginal Women and Self-Government
Native Women and the Charlottetown Accord Proposal to Protect Individual Gender Rights in Aboriginal Self-Governments
The Contribution of the Child Welfare System to the Deterioration of Aboriginal Culture and the Need for Aboriginal Control
The Indian Act as Patriarchal Control of Women
Why the Anunga Rules From Australia Ought to be Adopted Into Canada's Criminal Justice System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bradley W. Enge
Tracey Renee Fleck
Marcie J. Gray
Lauren Sasaki
Sharon D. McIvor
Susan G. Drummond
no. 1
Description
Only issue published.
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Across the Road: Understanding the Differences in Health Services Available to First Nations and Metis Women

Alternate Title
Entitlements and Health Services for First Nations and Métis Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Policy Brief (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 173
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kathy Bent
Joanne Havelock
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Description
Explains the history of the differences in legal entitlements to health services for First Nations and Métis women. From the report Entitlements and Health Services for First Nations and Métis Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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An Act for Conferring Certain Privileges on the More Advanced Bands of Indians in Canada (April 19, 1884)

Alternate Title
Chap. 28. An Act for Conferring Certain Privileges on the More Advanced Bands of Indians in Canada, With the View of Training Them for the Exercise of Municipal Powers. [Assented to 19th April, 1884.]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Chapter 28 amendments regard issues surrounding Band Councils. Scroll down through Chapter 27 to display Chapter 28.
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