Act sets out rules for spouses or common-law partners during a conjugal relationship, upon breakdown of it, or upon death of the spouse of common-law partner.

Act sets out rules for spouses or common-law partners during a conjugal relationship, upon breakdown of it, or upon death of the spouse of common-law partner.

Discussion of various arguments centering on changing the Indian Act so that access to alcohol was permitted.

Explores the lack of consultation of Bill 191 beginning in 2009 and concludes that minimum standards and protocols are not being met and there has been little improvement in process.

Author highlights the ways that the United States’ Legal System has been used by the colonial state government to remove the land and rights of Indigenous peoples.

Discussion on federal accountability laws, related policies and procedures, and the Tsawwassen Final Agreement.

Discusses three recommendations for the next round of funding legislation: changing the population measure used for allocation, allowing more time for spending relief funds, and increasing flexibility in how funds may be used.

Federal policy from 1862 to 1969, regarding Native American education as it focuses on the Johnson O'Malley Act and contract schools.

Folder containing correspondence relating to changes in the Indian Act.

Brief document focuses on comparable services, lawful obligations, self-government, effective spending, sustainability, and jurisdiction.

Brief chronology of significant agreements and a short list of sources discussing them.

Looks at the impacts of law on crime victims and reasoning for tribal nations to have their own judicial system to deal with victims and offenders.

Reviews the proposal that Aboriginal and Treaty rights need to be recognized in the Canadian body of law.

Description of the 52,000 Native American and Alaskan seniors in 1987 who received improved diet through a meal program. Better nutrient intake and decreased isolation were the major benefits reported.

Reviews the political theory, the history of Canada’s constitutional development, successes and challenges in negotiating a self government Agreement in Principle.

Book review of Fédéralisme et gouvernance autochtone/Federalism and Aboriginal Governance edited by Ghislain Otis and Martin Papillon.

Focuses on Minister of Indian Affairs’ decision to end ongoing negotiations with First Nations leaders largely due to time already spent and the inability to reach an agreement.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.

Discussion of the signing of Treaty 8 at Fort Chipewyan, and treaty promises; relationship between Crees and Chipewyans; and how the location of schools has forced people to settle in areas where they are unable to pursue traditional lifestyles.

The interviewee is one of many people who lost their treaty status in 1942/43, and is not sure why.

Examines female circumcision in ethnic groups in Kenya and gives an overview of attempts to eradicate the practice. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Looks at how mainstream feminism works in a First Nation context.

Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's tendency to characterize Aboriginal rights as arising from the Crown's fiduciary responsibilities, rather than being inherent.

Discusses the history of the Rapa Nui peoples and the ongoing struggle to recover their ancestral lands.

Discusses Indian Affairs Branch decision to advocate for limited exemption from overseas combat service in cases where verbal agreements had been reached concerning military participation during the course of negotiations for Treaties 3,6,8, and 11.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.

Discusses the problems associated with the legal and moral ownership of material objects.

Primary focus is the lack of co-operation the Truth and Reconciliation Commission received when trying to collect statements given during the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) and the records of the Common Experience Payment program, despite the fact that this was part of its mandate as laid out in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).

Includes dissertations, journal articles and ERIC documents. Current as of 2003.

Case studies of five sets of negotiations: federal self-government, federal health care transfer, Aboriginal Fishing Strategy, bilateral processes with British Columbia, and with third party stakeholders. Each analyzed in terms of will, policy coherence, mandate, and process.

Evaluated practices of the primary provider of child and family services in Northern Manitoba based on interviews with case workers, caregivers and children, as well as file reviews.

"The goal of this study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy."

Comments on a summit held February 17-19, 2009 based on the need to address the high rates of violence perpetrated against Aboriginal women.

Assessment of the costs and benefits associated with the conclusion of the Nisga'a Final Agreement, the implications of the terms of that Agreement for future negotiations, as well as impacts of treaty settlements and self-government generally in the province.

Describes various fiscal arrangements between federal, provincial and Aboriginal governments, discusses general set of principles which should underlie the design of transfer mechanisms, and assesses whether alternative financing models would comply with those principles.

Analysis of the Indian Self-Determination Act (1975) concludes that achieving self-determination is seriously compromised by declining levels of funding in real terms.

Examines current provincial policies and identifies changes needed to improve relations between municipalities and Aboriginal communities.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2011. Uses case studies from Arizona State Museum and the Glenbow Museum.

Compares approaches to the issue in Canada and New Zealand.

Demonstrates how voluntary initiatives can improve socio-economic standing. Looks at Membertou First Nation and Sgamok First Nation as examples.

Overview of the history and intent of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the growing urban Indian population.

Explores the history, process and implications of the Finnmark Act, a new land management agreement of previously state owned land.

File contains a programme for the unveiling of a memorial tablet of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. It commemorates the place of the first assembly of the first Legislature of Manitoba, 15 March 1871. There is a list of all members of the legislative council and assembly.

Description of the planning, development and operation of this program.

Looks at the initiative of government and First Nations to reconcile Crown and Aboriginal titles cooperatively while building a positive relationship and developing a common business perspective.

Presents an Act that provides property taxation powers of First Nations, to create a First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Finance Authority and First Nations Statistical Institute.

Examines the changes in tax relationships between various stakeholders.