Indian Act

Comments on the treaty relationship between the government, First Nations and other Canadians. Duration: 13:17.

The author uses numerous examples of how the legal system works against aboriginals in Canada. Case subjects include practicing medicine without a license, hunting on unoccupied Crown lands in the Northwest Territories, and income tax and traffic laws on reserves. The author calls for examinations of the reserve system and the Indian Act.

Presentation states knowledge, thoughts, and concerns about the Specific Claims Resolution Act. Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.

Focuses on violence experienced by women and girls, over-representation of First Nations children in the child welfare system, gap in educational attainment, over-representation of Aboriginal women in the federal penitentiary system, and gender-based discrimination in legislation.

Brief historical overview followed by discussion of the Federal government's and churches' changing responses to the issue, and judicial decisions which clarified liability in sexual abuse cases.

General discussion of the establishment and operations of schools and student life, followed by in-depth look at St. Anne's and 41 pages of photographs of students.

Presents a definition by the Supreme Court of Canada of what a reserve is with an amendment to include "designated lands."

In a statement, Jean Chretien rejects criticism from Aboriginal leaders relating to the publishing of the "White Paper,", and emphasizes that the Federal Government's proposals were "made in good faith" and that negotiations with Aboriginal leaders were essential in establishing a new policy for Aboriginals.

Presented to the 28th Parliament by Jean Chrétien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Expresses the organization's disappointment with the Federal Government's new "Indian Policy", claiming that despite consultation with Aboriginal leaders, the policy was "evading the responsibility" of the government under the British North America Act.

Historical note:

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.

Discusses accepting the provisions of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in an effort for Canada to renounce its colonizing ways.

Examines issues facing Aboriginal women such as poverty, ill-health, violence and sexual exploitation. Authors agree with recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People.

Discusses the earliest forms of Indigenous writing, the development of new cultural literacies, and the shift in settler-Indigenous relations.

Book review of: Strange Visitors edited by Keith D. Smith. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 118.

Looks at conflicting Federal policy objectives; assimilation or self-determination to address issues of poverty.

Explores consequences resulting from ethnic discrimination, racism, sexism, exploitation, poverty and political violence. To access this article, scroll down to page 16.

Focuses on three situations where Chief and Council exercise some authority: allocation of reserve land, law-making powers and elections, and analyzes how the Indian Act allows both too much and too little power in these areas.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1976.

Examines the validity of a surrender given that a majority of the eligible voters had not been present at the 1913 surrender meeting. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether Canada breached its duties to the Band in 1982 by failing to comply with the Indian Act provisions for leasing reserve land. However, ICC may only hear claims rejected by Canada 15 or more years ago. ICC did recommend the "15-year rule" be repealed. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Response in support of Julia Emberley's book, Defamiliarizing the Aboriginal: Cultural Practices and Decolonization in Canada.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the lawfulness of the surrender of IR 7 to the Crown for sale to the Soldier Settlement Board. ICC recommended that there be joint research into whether the Band received fair market value for their land in 1919 and if not the Band should receive compensation. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Lists 11 pieces of legislation and explains why they are of concern to First Nations.

Description of the various avenues pursued by government in an attempt to assimilate Aboriginal peoples.

Reveals findings and recommendations from a hearing surrounding the events that took place at Kanesatake and Kahnawake during the summer of 1990. Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.

Discussion of 8 cases: R. v. O'Connor, 1995 John Doe v. Bennett, 2004 Gardypie v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 Blackwater v. Plint2005 E.B. v. Order of the [Roman Catholic] Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia,2005 Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, 2017

Reviews legal events from the January 1980 - Fall 1982 period, including the failure of Aboriginal efforts to prevent the passage of the Canada Act in English Courts.

Study by the University of British Columbia, commonly known as the The Hawthorn Report , conducted October 1967.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Calgary, 1999.

Goal of document is to "gather together materials on Indigenous history in and around Canada that might be useful for people teaching, researching, writing history or working in public history". Current as of 2019.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether the Crown breached its fiduciary duty to the First Nation prior to reserve creation. ICC concluded Indian Agent failed in his duty to represent the First Nation's interests; and the claim should be resolved through negotiation. [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 tax laws focusing on the Indian Act tax exemption, section 87.

Overview of taxation law and case law, particularly s. 87 provisions in the Indian Act.

Assists non-Aboriginal teaching faculty to better understand Aboriginal learners and their learning needs.

Teacher's guide for Grades 7-12.

Author discusses how narratives composed in different knowledges and cultures interact, adapt, and use each other.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2008.

Law Thesis (M.LL.)--University of Victoria, 2009.

Article from a 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses how despite some changes, the non-Aboriginal justice system fails Aboriginal Peoples at every turn; justice she concludes is a human problem and the answers are in the women of communities. 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.