Indian Act

Looks at the play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe by George Ryga and Manawaka Cycle by Margaret Laurence showing people were thinking about violence against Indigenous women fifty years ago.

Case regarding the shooting of a deer during closed season. This case deals with the Wildlife Act of 1966 and the Indian Act of 1970.

Looks at the complex undertaking involved in developing reserve lands and the different rules and stakeholders involved.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2001.

Article reviews Canada's 1876 Indian Act and examines some of the ways in which the Canadian government has dominated Indigenous peoples throughout its history.

Looks at Peepeekisis First Nation's File Hills Colony claim and Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation Flooding claim. Complete issue on one pdf.

Book review of:Last Stand of the Lubicon Cree by John Goddard.

Discusses the lasting negative effects of the decision to omit Mi'kmaq and Innu from the terms and the consequences of the Indian Act not being applied.

File contains information on the Lavell Case, including the reasons of judgment by the Supreme Court of Canada, articles on the case from law journals and newspapers, notes by Diefenbaker on the case, a Factum of the Intervenants, correspondence relating to the amendment of the Indian Act, Bill C-229, Metis, and sexism.

File contains correspondence regarding the Lavell Case, discrimination in the Indian Act, and women's rights, the Supreme Court Ruling,and provincial government. Also, copies of the "Plan for Liquidating Canada's Indian Problem Within 25 Years" and articles regarding the case, Diefenbaker's disapproval of the Supreme Court Ruling.

General information about legal issues pertaining to separating or divorcing, division of property and decisions about children.

Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.

Gives reasons for recommendation that the Bill be withdrawn and redrafted to remove all sex discrimination from the status provisions of the Act. Argues that in its present form, fails to meet the Government of Canada's constitutional obligations to Indigenous women.

Looks at who controls the use of reserve land, how it can be leased to non-band members and what is the Indian Land Registry (ILR)

Discusses the mistreatment of Aboriginal women throughout the history of Canada. Scroll down to page 4 to read article.

Describes the findings of the Sisters in Spirit initiative and work with grieving families. Chapter from From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools edited by Marlene Brant Castellano.

Contends that links between Canadian policies and African apartheid are doubtful and claims that specific Canadian legal approaches have been adopted by South Africa's system, are absent from South African historical accounts.

Concludes that band councils cannot exclude off-reserve members from receiving their fair share of any per capita distribution of money. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 1 to locate article.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2012.

Comments on the failing health care system and the disparities First Nation people are experiencing.

Bill modifies the Indian Act to comply with the British Columbia Court of Appeal's 2009 McIvor decision. Originally published Nov. 15, 2010.

Interview with a Masters student who will be conducting a march (March4Justice) across Canada from Vancouver to Ottawa to force awareness about the issues surrounding the Indian Act. Duration: 32:38. Interview begins at 7:10.

Interview with a Native Studies student who walked from Vancouver to Ottawa to raise awareness about the Indian Act. Duration: 29:46.

Lesson One: Classroom Introduction to the Theme. Lesson Two: At The Museum. Lesson Three: When a Museum Visit Isn't Possible. Lesson Four: Classroom Wrap-Up. Incorporates materials found at Western Development Museums. Saskatchewan. Education Teacher's Guide for Native Studies 30.

A response to Wendy Wickwire's Biography on ethnographer James Teit and his work amongst the Sinixt and Ktunaxa people. The author uses ethnography to discuss the lack of Indigenous recognition of the Sinixt people under the Indian Act by the federal government.

Analyzes Indian Agents' responses in 1897 about administrative decisions and confrontations about fishing places, gear, licences and "closed-season" fishing by First Nations; argues Agents conserved fish for settlers and assimilated First Nation fishers into state management practices and extending so-called privileges.

Book review of Liberalism, Surveillance, and Resistance by Keith D. Smith. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 167.

Analysis of the written Act from public administration and political science perspective, without the context of application or important court decisions.

A brief interview about the treaty status of the interviewee and her son.

Explores supreme court of Canada decisions from legal and Aboriginal perspectives. Duration: 44:54.

Comments on the relationship between the national, environmental and democratic institutions in human settlements.

Reflects on Canada's treatment of and relationship to the Algonquin Nation.

Discusses problems of non-status Indians.

Looks at policies and legislation focusing on the health care system, jurisdictional divide, information gaps and self-government activities.

Volume 1 of Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Comments on Jean Chrétien's involvement with Aboriginal policy since his time as Minister of Indian Affairs.

"... this paper addresses community trauma produced through the sexism of federal law and its implications for exogamy and cultural genocide, as well as for land, housing, and other resources."

A 70 year old lady gives her interpretation of Treaty #6 and discusses the loss of treaty status by women who marry non-treaty men.

Interview relates to loss of treaty status by various family members.

Found that Canada owes an outstanding lawful obligation to provide land to the Lucky Man First Nation under terms of Treaty 6 and recommended that the treaty land entitlement claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claim Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Discusses the regulation of the sale of alcohol, by way of the 1876 Indian Act, and the commitment to assimilation.

Interview-based study investigated methods by which the First Nation could increase decision-making power over economic development. Specifically looked at what was needed to effectively implement the Framework Agreement on First Nations Land Management.

Three elders from Goodfish Lake Reserve talk about problems of defining accurate boundaries, their rights to a timber berth, and hay meadows which they believe are part of their reserve.

The interview is of a general account of Margaret Charles life.

Interview relates to loss of treaty status of various family members.

Book review of: Mark My Words by Mishuana Goeman. Scroll down to page 186 to read review.