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Antoine Lonesinger 5 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.
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Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Indian History Film Project
Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.
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Antoinnette Auger Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoinnette Auger
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Interview relates entirely to the loss of treaty status by this particular family.
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Apartheid: Canada's Ugly Secret

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tanis Fiss
Examines the reserve system and the need to abolish this system of segregation within Canada.
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Archie O'ar Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Archie O'ar
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Loss of treaty status due to mistaken identity.
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Archives and Native Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Morrison
Archivaria, vol. 9, Winter, 1979-80, pp. 15-32
Comments on the government's "White Paper" of June 1969.
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An Assessment of the Population Impacts of Select

Hypothetical Amendments to Section 6 of the Indian Act

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Estimates of the baseline (2016) and projected longer-term impacts on the population entitled to Indian registration associated with amendments that would remove the "1951 cut-off" and "second generation cut-off" provisions in the 2010 Indian Act. These estimates are a result of the Descheneaux decision and the proposed amendments contained in Bill S-3.
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Assimilation Tools: Then and Now

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shirley Joseph
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 65-79
Provides an overview of the development of the Indian Act and the effects of Bill C-31. The article argues that the amendment, which was intended to rectify previous injustices, has failed to provide a solution.
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August Auger Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
August Auger
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Interview relates to understanding of Treaty #8 promises; the establishment of Wabasca Reserves; and the loss of treaty status by many people in the area.
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[Backgrounder: Supreme Court of Canada Decision: Corbiere]

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[Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Corbiere Decision
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Court's ruling dealt specifically with voting rights of off-reserve band members. Scroll down to read article.
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Between Membership & Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act

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Yellowhead Institute Special Report
Between Membership and Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
Kahente Horn-Miller

Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.

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Beyond the Indian Act: [Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights]

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tom Flanagan
Christopher Alcantara
Andre Le Dressay
Looks at the least prosperous demographic group in Canada. Introduction from: Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara, Andre Le Dressay.
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Bill C-3 - Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Law Section
Canadian Bar Association
Concerns equal treatment of males and females for entitlement to registration as a status Indian under the provisions of the Indian Act.
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Bill C-3: Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act

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Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 40-3-C3-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Tonina Simeone
Provides information on Bill C-3, including background, a description, and an analysis of the Bill. Revised document.
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Bill C-31: A Study of Cultural Trauma

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Evelyn George
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 5

Applies three processes: trauma to culture, collective stigmatization, and historic trauma. Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Bill C - 31. - [ca. 1985?].

Documents & Presentations
This file contains Barron's typed notes: Background Notes Bill C-31: An Act to Amend the Indian Act. An excellent overview of the act and the people in the First Nations community who were affected by it. It also has statistics, dates and the specific laws changed by the Bill.
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Bill of Rights

Documents & Presentations
Page 11 of a document entitled "The Diefenbaker Bill of Rights," focusing on a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling on section 94(a) of the Indian Act, and a memo dealing with the effectiveness of government acts, including comment on the Indian Act.
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Bill S-3: An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)

Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 42-1-23-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norah Kielland
Marlisa Tiedemann
Bill introduced to comply with Superior Court of Quebec's decision in Descheneaux c. Canada which found current Act violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration): Proposed Legislative Amendments

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Amendments were to address the cousin, siblings and omitted minors issues. Outlines the issue, the effect, the situation of the comparator group, and proposed remedy. Includes graphics to illustrate each scenario. Addresses remedies for issues identified in Descheneaux.
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Bill S-3 - Indian Act Amendments (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Bar Association
Aboriginal Law Section
Bill came about as a result of the Quebec Superior Court's decision in Descheneaux v. Canada which found The Indian Act still discriminated against women and their offspring with respect to Indian status. This document: Presentation on the Quebec Superior Court Judgment in the Case of Descheneaux and Yantha v.
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