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Government Responses to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement in Canada: Implications for Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradford W Morse
Australian Indigenous Law Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2008, pp. 41-59
Gives overview of the events leading to the Settlement Agreement including: history of the system, criminal, civil, and class action cases, the Official Apology, Settlement Agreement and the establishment of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission. As well, discusses lessons that may be learned when considering a resolution with Australia's Aborigine population.
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Government Setting a Trap, Says Professor [First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 6, October 2002, p. 2

Analyses of the federal government's draft proposal of an act, seen by some, as an attempt to fore-go some fiduciary responsibilities by giving First Nations governments the right to employ taxation to their members.

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

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Government-to-Government Negotiations: How the Timbisha Shoshone Got its Land Back

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Haberfeld
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 127-165
Discussion of the 1933 removal of the Timbisha Shoshone from Death Valley and then the 1994 legal requirement of the Department of Interior to study the ancestral lands within and outside of Death Valley National Park with the purpose of identifying lands suitable for a reservation.
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The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia

Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
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Grassy Narrows and Islington Indian Bands Mercury Pollution Claims Settlement Act 1986, c. 23

Alternate Title
An Act to approve, give effect to and declare valid certain agreements between the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Reed Inc., Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd., the Islington Indian Band and the Grassy Narrows Indian Band
Grassy Narrows and Islington Indian Bands Mercury Pollution Claims Settlement Act,1986, C. 23, G-11.4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Settlement agreement legislated between the Canadian Government, the province of Ontario, Reed Inc., Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd., the Islington Indian Band and the Grassy Narrows Indian Band.
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Groundwork for Change

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Monique Woroniak
Liz Carlson
Sites provides information to assist non-indigenous people grow relationships with Indigenous people. Includes links and video to topics on Aboriginal Title, residential schools, concepts on colonialism, racism, missing and murdered women, privilege, and allies as well as section on basic terminology.
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GST “It Could Be Good For You”

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom Zurowski
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 21, no. 8, November 1992, p. 12
Chartered accountant looks at federal Goods and Services Tax refunds for businesses.
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Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Advocates' Society
Indigenous Bar Association
Law Society of Ontario

Includes brief historical overview of Indigenous peoples and cultural competency, practical tools and guidance for advocates, list of resources for specific assistance, and suggestions for further reading.

Related Material: 1st Supplement.

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Guide to Aboriginal Harvesting Rights: Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Gathering

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claire Truesdale
Karey Brooks
Briefly defines rights, explains rights of Status and Non-Status Indians and Métis people, and discusses conservation, public and safety rules, and where to get help if charged with a harvesting offence. Information specific to British Columbia. Third edition.
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Guide to First Nations Engagement on Local Government Statutory Approvals (Interim)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Community
Sport and Cultural Development [British Columbia]
Local Government Division
Purpose of the guide is to facilitate the timely processing of requests from local governments to the Province of British Columbia for statutory approvals of boundary changes, adoption of amendment of zoning bylaws, and more.
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Guide to First Nations Ratification: Building Our Future

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Developed to assist British Columbia First Nations with agreement-in-principle (AIP) approvals and ratification votes as part of the treaty negotiation process.
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Guide to Real Property Management: Aboriginal Context

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Presents a guide that enables real property practitioners and managers to make decisions on policy objectives and legal and statutory obligations related to Aboriginal rights.
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Guide to Relationships and Learning with the Indigenous Peoples of Alberta

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
College of Alberta School Superintendents
Interactive resource designed to educate school superintendents. Includes written information, videos and links to supplemental material focused on the topics of identity, language, learning from the land, treaties and agreements, laws and policies, reconciliation and relationships.
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A Guide to the New Approach for Resolving Specific Claims

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Information about the Specific Claims Tribunal Act and the Political Agreement between the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Relation to Specific Claims Reform.
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Gus MacDonald Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Gus MacDonald
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Mr. MacDonald worked with the CCF government to help organize the commercial fishing industry in Saskatchewan.
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Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Agreement

Alternate Title
Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Agreement Between The Indigenous People of Haida Gwaii as Represented by the Council of the Haida Nation (the "Haida") and the Province of British Columbia (the "Province") as Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Integrated Land Management Bureau
Lays out the Land Use Agreement intended to address the recommendation outcomes of the Haida Gwaii land use planning process.
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Hail to the Chief - The Changing Structure of Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada

Alternate Title
Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives=Lieu et Mémoire au Canada: Perspectives Globales
[Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies ; 3rd]
[International Conference of Central European Canadianists ; 3rd]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jan Grabowski
Conference paper from: Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives: 3rd Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies and 3rd International Conference of Central European Canadianists, April 30-May 3, 2004, Cracow, Poland edited by Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek, Anna Reczyńska, and Anna Śpiewak. Discusses Aboriginal identity and Bill C-31.
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The Haldimand Agreement: A Continuing Covenant

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael P. P. Simon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 27-50
Historical review of the Iroquois and the continuing dispute over inherent sovereign rights from the signing, in 1784, up to the appeal at the United Nations in 1945.
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Handbook: State-Tribal Relations

Alternate Title
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Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Commission on State-Tribal Relations
Looks at the unique nature of governmental-tribal relationships and provides a framework for opportunities of cooperation.
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Hanson Bearspaw Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Hanson Bearspaw
Indian History Film Project
Talks about the signing of Treaty 7 and the allocation of reserve land to the Stoneys.
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Hard Bargains: The Making of Treaty 8

Alternate Title
Hard Bargains: The Making of Treaty Eight
Hard Bargains: The Making of Treaty No. 8
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey S. Murray
The Archivist, no. 117, p. [?]
History and background of negotiations which led to the signing of Treaty 8.
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A Hard Bed to Lie In: Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve

Alternate Title
Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Maheu
Eileen Rossiter
Gérald A. Beaudoin
Thelma Chalifoux
Marisa Ferretti-Barth
Examined the lack of legislation protecting Aboriginal women on reserves, in terms of property, available judicial remedies and execution of court orders, found that the situation violated their rights in terms of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 35(4) of the Constitution Act of 1982 and made recommendations for immediate actions.
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The Harper Record 2008-2015

Alternate Title
Dismantling Democracy: Stifling Debate and Dissent for Civil Society and Indigenous People
Irreconcilable Differences: First Nations and the Harper Government's Energy Superpower Agenda
Truth without Reconciliation: The Harper Government and Aboriginal Peoples after the Apology
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Wilson
Pearl Eliadis
Howie West
Clark Banack
John Carlaw ... [et al.]
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Harriette Letendre Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Harriette Letendre
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Interview concerns the treaty status of this 77 year old woman and her family.
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Harry Janvier Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Harry Janvier
Louis P. Crier
Cyril Muskego
Indian History Film Project
Briefly mentions the terms of the Treaty #6.
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Health, Time and Doing Time: Potential Impacts of the Safe Streets and Communities Act (Former Bill C-10) on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in BC

Alternate Title
Office of the Provincial Health Officer Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.R.W. Kendall

Looks at the interrelationships between social determinants of health, risk and protection factors and the multi-generational impact of residential school experiences and argues that the Bill will worsen the over-representation of Aboriginal peoples in the correctional facilities. Concludes with nine recommendations which focus on relationships, crime prevention and diversion, and monitoring and evaluation.

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Henry Cardinal Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Cardinal
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Talks about the taking of and interpretation of Treaty #6.
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Henry Prince Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Prince
Indian History Film Project
Interviewee is former member of Sawridge Band, now living on Metis colony. He describes breaking of treaty promises relating to fishingrights.
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