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CBC Indian Convention, Broadcast 29 May, 1948

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Douglas Sanderson
Edward Beauvais
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 187-194
Author briefly outlines the history of political organizations and activism which lead up to the interview.
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Certificates of Possession and First Nations Housing : A Case Study of the Six Nations Housing Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
The Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 20, no. 2, 2005, pp. 183-205
Discusses how the Six Nations band members have accessed private property using these certificates avoid circumvent the seizure for debt restrictions in the Indian Act and acquire mortgages and own their own housing.
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The Challenge of Governance and the Aboriginal Peoples

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carolann M. Brewer
Canadian Issues, Our Cities, Winter, 2003, pp. 44-47
Discusses federal policies used in the administration of the Aboriginal people and their lands in Canada. To access article scroll to p. 44.
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Challenge to the Indian Act in 1973

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Harrison
Paper investigates the first challenge that the Indian Act had to face regarding membership of women at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC).
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Charting the Growth of Canada's Aboriginal Populations: Problems, Options and Implications

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Population Studies Centre) ; no. 03-05
Population Association of America Meeting ; 2003
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eric Guimond
Don Kerr
Roderic Beaujot
PSC Discussion Papers Series, vol. 17, no. 1, May 2003, p. article 1
Reviews data sources and definitions used in documenting characteristics, and outlines problems faced when doing quantitative research.
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Chiefs Favor "Tinkering" with Act: Dorey

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 5, September 2001, p. 1

Chief and president Dwight Dorey of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) advocates First Nations return to traditional tribal governing entities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.

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Chiefs Reject Executive-Negotiated Governance Plan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 9, January 2002, p. 6

Reports on the varied reasons why First Nations chiefs rejected the Indian Affairs Minister’s proposed joint governance consultation process to change the Indian Act.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.6.

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Chiefs Turn Up the Heat on Treaty Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 8

Comments on issues of treaty rights and fair revenues from reserve resources, and discusses a contract between Onion Lake Cree Nation and an Asian government to build a refinery on Cree land.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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The Children of Tomorrow's Great Potlatch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernie Crey
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 150-158
Looks at effects of the Indian Act and the damage done to First Nations children in residential schools and child welfare services.
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Citizenship and Treaty Rights: The Indian Association of Alberta and the Canadian Indian Act, 1946-1948

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 141-158
Highlights dialogue between leaders of the organization and a Special Committee of Parliament struck to investigate Indian administration. Argues that the issues and ideas articulated at that time are still relevant today.
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A City's Experience With Urban Aboriginal Issues

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Martin [Marty] D. Irwin
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses challenges facing municipalities and First Nations in the formation of urban Reserves. 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.
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Civil Liberties

Documents & Presentations
File containing a newspaper article from the Globe and Mail regarding the court's underapplication of Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights, including reference to cases involving the Indian Act.
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Colonial Policies and Indigenous Women in Canada

Alternate Title
Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dawn M. Smith
Chapter from Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women edited by Lily George, Adele N. Norris, Antje Deckert, Juan Tauri. Discusses the connection between colonialism and the large incarceration rates of Indigenous women in Canada.
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Colonialism and the Indigenous Present: An Interview with Bonita Lawrence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Rutherford
Bonita Lawrence
Race and Class, vol. 52, no. 1, July-September 2010, pp. 9-18
Presents an interview with Bonita Lawrence who discusses issues facing Aboriginal people such as: the definition of 'indianness', cultural identity, and colonialism.
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Colonization, Racism and the Health of Indian People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Prairie Forum, vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2004, pp. 207-223
Argues that there is a strong association between colonization history of First Nations peoples and their state of health and well-being.
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Combat Veterans Fought to Obtain Indian Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 26, 1996, p. A5
Discussion of colonialism, and sections of the Indian Act that prevented gatherings of any kind, especially political organizing.
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A Commentary on the Indian Act: Prepared for the Members of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
H. M. Jones
Analysis includes sections dealing with: application of the Act; definition and registration of Indians; reserve lands (ownership, trespass, surrenders, lands taken for public purpose, and management); estates; management of Indian moneys; election of Chiefs and Councilors and powers of Councils; enfranchisement; and taxation.
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Companion Document of Selected Papers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Health Services
Vancouver Coastal Health
Purpose of brief compilation is to provide historical and current context for Aboriginal health status. Lists significant legislation and events chronologically, as well as discusses benefits, social determinants of health, gaps in services, etc.
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Comparative Governance Structures Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Alternate Title
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Schulze

Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.

Related Material: Fact Sheet.

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Conspiracy of Legislation: The Suppression of Indian Rights in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Mathias
Gary R. Yabsley
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991
Cites examples of both federal and provincial legislation which aimed at eradicating First Nations through restricting or impairing their ability to act.
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Constitutional Reform at the White Earth Nation

Alternate Title
Leading Native Nations Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jill Doerfler
Ian Record
Discusses the importance of traditional governance systems, and efforts for revising constitutions to support Indian Nations' sovereignty including changing the criteria for White Earth citizenship. Duration: 55:50. Includes transcript. Requires creation of free account to access materials.
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The Corbiere Ruling

Alternate Title
Corbiere Analysis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)]
Presents the verdict from the case of Corbiere et al versus the Queen and the Batchewana band.
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Correspondence and Circulars - Rex v. Angus H. Canadian

Documents & Presentations
Translation of notes from Judge Wilfrid Lazure, J.S.C., relating to Rex v. Angus H. Canadian. The Aboriginal defendant, from Ville LaSalle, Quebec, was found with a radio apparatus installed in his automobile without any permit or license, in contravention of Section 5 of The Radio Act, 2 Georges VI, Chapter 50 of the Statutes of Canada (1938).

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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