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Hermas Boucher Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Hermas Boucher
J. Deranger
Indian History Film Project
In this very brief exchange Mr. Boucher describes the scene at the negotiation of Treaty #8.
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Hettie Sylvester Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Hettie Sylvester
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of her working life, difficulties encountered with the Children's Aid Society and its role in the disruption of the nuclear family.
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Historian's View of S. 705: The Sioux Nation Black Hills Bill

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 55-59
Investigates the history behind the Black Hills land dispute between the residents of South Dakota, the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
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Historians and Inuit: Learning from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission, 2007–2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Goldring
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 492-523
Commission looked into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s. Focuses on how the inquiry combined written research with oral testimony to produce its final report.
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A Historic Day for BC First Nations. Now the Work Starts: UNDRIP Starts Us on a Journey, But Without Work, Co-operation and Shared Vision We Will Be Lost

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judith Sayers
BC Studies, no. 204, (Un)Settling the Islands: Race, Indigeneity, and the Transpacific, 01 09, 2020
Op-ed piece republished from The Tyee, discusses what the BC Legislature passing Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, might mean for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities in the province.
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Historical Archives on the Métis Experience in Northeastern Alberta

Alternate Title
Métis in Northeastern Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tereasa Maillie
Information from files in Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) and at the University of Alberta Archives. Topics: traplines, applications for permission to trap, and pertinent legislative documents, proposed Métis settlement in the 1950s and the Métis Settlement Act, and development of the Athabasca Oil Sands region.
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The Historical, Legal and Current Basis for Siksika Nation Governance, Including Its Future Possibilities within Canada: A Case Study in Aboriginal Governance

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Aboriginal Governments in Canada Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Bear Robe
Consists of community profile, description of traditional, recent and current (at that time) administrative processes, and discussion of fiscal relationships.
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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, Law, and Policy as a Foundation for Health Care Delivery for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Thierry
George Brenneman
Everett Rhoades
Lance Chilton
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1539-1559
Historical overview of treaty obligations and the link to health care.
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History of Canadian Indians: 1840-1867

Alternate Title
Canada and Its Provinces, Vol. V
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Duncan C. Scott

Overview of the history of First Nations people, with special attention given to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Topics covered include: education, legal status and the Indian Affairs Department. Excerpt from: Canada and Its Provinces, Vol. V, edited by Adam Shortt and Arthur Doughty.

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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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History of Modern Aboriginal Law

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bob Atkin
Sacha Paul
Highlights significant court decisions which established the principles of current law. Duration: 11:38.
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The History of the Upper Skeena Region, 1850 to 1927

Alternate Title
Research Report and Notes: The History of the Upper Skeena Region, 1850 to 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Galois
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 2, l993-1994, pp. 113-183
Discusses the protest actions of the Gitksan and the Wet'suwet'en Nation and their appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
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History of Treaty Land Entitlement in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Historical Basis for Treaty Land Entitlement
Treaties Reconcile Two Systems
Treaty Land Entitlement in Saskatchewan
Treaty Land Entitlement: Where Are We Now?
Treaty Shortfall Addressed
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner
Links to five brief articles in a series developed by the Office of the Treaty Commissioner in 1991.
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History, the Courts and Treaty Policy: Lessons from Marshall and Nisga'a

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
J.R. (Jim) Miller
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 1

Discusses landmark court cases dealing with fishing rights in Nova Scotia and a dispute involving Aboriginal title which took place in British Columbia. Chapter two from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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History through a Native Lens

Alternate Title
Investing in Native Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karina Walters

Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.

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Homecoming for the Totem Poles

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Kinzer
UNESCO Courier, vol. 54, no. 4, April 2001, pp. 28-29
Law change in United States provides for artifacts to be returned by museums and federal agencies to their original tribal owners. Entire issue on one pdf to access article scroll to p. 28.
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Honoring Native American Code Talkers: The Road to the Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-420)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William C. Meadows
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-36
Discusses recent tribal, state, and congressional legislative efforts to identify and recognize the service of Native Americans who served in the Armed Forces during a foreign conflict and who transmitted secret coded messages for tactical military operations during World War I and World War II, using native tribal language.
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Honouring Indigenous Treaty Rights for Climate Justice

Alternate Title
Honoring Indigenous Treaty Rights for Climate Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. S. Mantyka-Pringle
C. N. Westman
A. P. Kythreotis
D. W. Schindler
Nature Climate Change, vol. 5, no. 9, September 2015, pp. 798-801
Uses the Alberta oil sands and Treaty Eight as an example of how adhering to the treaty terms could result in environmental and social benefits for all Canadians and make the country a leader in sustainability and climate governance.
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