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Hilda Smith Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Hilda Smith
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
General reminiscences about her life.Describes certain customs associated with death.
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Historical Legislation

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Links to texts of acts passed from 1868 to 1882.
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History of Indian Policy

Alternate Title
Background Paper (Indian and Eskimo Affairs) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian and Northern Canada
Policy Planning and Research
This paper covers subjects such as early administration of Aboriginals in Canada, the development of an Indian Policy by Confederation in 1867, the 1951 Indian Act, and the implementation of the White Paper in 1969.
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How the Cree Got to Be Blackfoot

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Three Eagles
Rufus Goodstriker
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Discusses the intermarriage of the Blackfoot with other tribes and with white men.
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Human Rights, the Charter, and Access to Justice

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Koshan
Looks at the Federal Court of Appeal's decision to endorse the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's ruling regarding challenges to discriminatory federal legislation.
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Idle No More

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Alberta
Contains links to websites reporting and commenting on the movement.
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Idle No More a Unique, Unprecedented Moment in History

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barb Nahwegahbow
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, p. 16

Comments on an informative meeting that looked at Aboriginal resistance over the past 150 years and a short history of the Indian Act.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.

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Idle No More: Protest to Change?: A Grassroots Movement

Alternate Title
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Steve Paikin
Hayden King
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Pamela Palmater
Russell Diabo
Terry Glavin
Organizers, supporters and observers discuss issues surrounding the movement. Duration: 54:09.
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Impacts of the 1985 Indian Act Amendments: A Case Study of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 5

Looks at impacts of Bill C-31 including population, demography, membership, demand for programs and services, and key social and political changes. Chapter four 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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In Praise of Taxes: The Link between Taxation and Good Governance in a First Nations Context

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 10
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jodi Bruhn
John Graham
Argues that taxation is a governance issue and introducing tax regimes would enhance legitimacy, direction, performance, accountability and fairness. Includes examples from British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Yukon. Chapter two from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
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In the Matter of Bill C-6, An Act to establish the Canadian Centre for the Independent Resolution of First Nations Specific Claims to provide for the filing, negotiation and resolution of specific claims and to make related amendments to other Acts: "The Specific Claims Resolution Act"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
Commentary on Bill's shortcomings regarding the lack of a joint dispute and claims resolution process.
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The Indian Act

Alternate Title
[Modular Backgrounder] (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 09-12E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Includes very brief history (1876-1996), overview of developments (1996-2009), discussion of outstanding matters and list of selected references for further information. 2009 version.
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The Indian Act

Alternate Title
[In Brief] (Parliamentary Research Branch) ; PRB 99-23E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Discusses the history of the Indian Act and why, despite numerous changes, the basic framework remains.
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The Indian Act - 1876.

Documents & Presentations
Documents relating to the Indian Act, established in 1876; includes index. Excerpt from bound volume of Canadian Government annual reports.

Historical note:

In 1876, the first consolidated Indian Act reflected the Canadian government's preoccupation with land management, First Nations membership and local government, and the ultimate goal of assimilation of Canada's Aboriginal population.
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The Indian Act, 1927

Alternate Title
An Act Respecting Indians
Chapter 98. An Act Respecting Indians
The Indian Act, 1927, (Indian Act, Chapter 98)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Lays out amendments to the Indian Act that prohibited anyone from soliciting funds for claims, unless they had a special licence from the Superintendent General.
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The Indian Act [1927] R.S., c. 81, s. 1.

Alternate Title
Chapter 98. The Indian Act. R.S., c. 81, s. 1. An Act respecting Indians.
The Indian Act,1927
The Indian Act. R.S., c. 81, s. 1. An Act respecting Indians.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Act includes the Indian (Part I), Indian Advancement (Part II), and Soldier Settlement (Part III).
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The Indian Act: A Northern Manitoba Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Robson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, 1991, pp. 295-331
Argues that the 1985 Bill C-31 amendments have failed to meet the intended objectives and do not adequately deal with the needs of the First Nations.
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Indian Act - Amendments

Archival » Archival Items
Various material relating to the Indian Act, including suggestions to Diefenbaker that he oppose some clauses, particularly concerning the definition of "Indian" status; copy of submission requesting changes from the Day Star and Poorman reserves; copy of a movement made in Legislature that Indigenous peoples be granted the rights of a Canadian citizen, while retaining their Treaty rights; letter of thanks to Diefenbaker regarding his efforts to have a Royal Commission to investigate the administration of Indian Affairs in Canada; etc.
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Indian Act: An Historical Perspective

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
Canadian Parliamentary Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 23-27
An overview of the evolution of the legislation from the first consolidation of the Indian Act in1876 to First Nations Land Management Act in 1999.
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The Indian Act and the Future of Aboriginal Governance in Canada

Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Discusses how the Indian Act is steadily losing its authority and is slowly being replaced with more complex agreements.
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