How Can Infringements of the Constitutional Rights of Aboriginal Peoples Be Justified?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Constitutional Forum, vol. 8, no. 2, 1997, pp. 33-39
Description
Examines six court cases that deal with section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the profound impact that these decisions will have in future judicial decisions and claims.
How’d We Get Here From There?: American Indians and Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Health Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Pimatisiwin, vol. 9, no. 1, 2011, pp. 153-175
Description
Discusses the similar historical experiences and relationship with their respective governments of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States; the effects on their physical and mental health; and policies and legislation needed to improve their health.
How Did the Confederation of Manitoba Take Place?
Alternate Title
Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Linda Connor]
[Brian Hull]
[Connie Wyatt Anderson]
Description
For use with high school students. Excerpt from Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present by Linda Connor, Brian Hull, and Connie Wyatt Anderson.
How Norms Affect Policy: The Case of Sami Policy in Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Julie Semb
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 177-222
Description
Examines the role international norms play in shaping Sami policy and possible future repercussions.
How the Prairie Chicken Society Originated
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
One Gun
Rufus Goodstriker
Indian History Film Project
Description
Includes an inverview with One Gun who tells the story of the origins of the Prairie Chicken Society and who also tells of the breaking of the terms of an unspecified treaty (treaty #7?).
Human Rights
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains document entitled "Slavery" stating that French explorers accepted the practice of Canadian Indigenous people who were held as slaves, men and women captured in tribal warfare (from Encyclopedia Canadiana, page 327 (n.d.). Document stating that there is a quiet revolution happening with examples like Native Claims and Women's Liberation at centre stage.
Human Rights Act Seen as Threat
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, April 21, 2008, p. A3
Description
Discusses how Bill C-21 demonstrates the differences between First Nations and the federal Conservative government. It also explores group rights as opposed to individual rights.
Human Rights and the Native Peoples of Canada - K. Lysyk. - Reprint. - 1968.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lysyk
Description
The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, acknowledges serious violations of the human rights of Canada's Aboriginal and Inuit peoples and hopes the proposed Canadian Government's Indian Claims legislation will improve their quality of life.
Human Rights Protection in Canada: Case of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Iwona Wrońska
Prawa Człowieka / Human Rights, no. 19, 2016, pp. 321-340
Description
Looks at the framework of human rights protection in Canada from the perspective of the case of missing and murdered aboriginal women.
Full issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 321 to access article.
Human & Sex Trafficking: Trends and Responses across Indian Country
Alternate Title
Tribal Insights Brief ; Spring 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center
Description
Includes information on historical context, vulnerabilities and rick factors, data trends, health consequences, and services for victims, a sample of tribal codes addressing trafficking, and six recommendations.
Human Trafficking: Information on Cases in Indian Country or That Involved Native Americans
Alternate Title
United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Requesters
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United States Government Accountability Office
Description
Reports results of surveys conducted with tribal and urban law enforcement agencies about investigations conducted 2014-2016, and victim service providers.
I am a Witness: Tribunal Timeline and Documents
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Links to material related to the complaint laid against the Government of Canada alleging inequitable funding for provision of welfare services to First Nations children living on reserves.
"I Am Not a Women's Libber Although Sometimes I Sound Like One": Indigenous Feminism and Politicized Motherhood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah A. Nickel
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 299-335
Description
Traces women's political activities from the 1950s through the 1970s to the Splatsín te Secwépemc child welfare bylaw and Indian Child Caravan in 1980.
I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Celebration of the James Bay Cree
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Boult
Brian Craik
Jennifer Latham
Andrew Orkin
Boyce Richardson
Geoff Quaile
Andrew Webster
Description
"I'm not really healed- I'm just bandaged up": Perceptions of Healing Among Former Students of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracey Carr
Brian Chartier
Tina Dadgostari
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 39-56
Description
Interviews focus on the participants' conceptions and experiences of healing regarding their residential school experiences.
IBA Community Toolkit: Negotiation and Implementation of Impact and Benefit Agreements
Alternate Title
Impact and Benefit Agreement Community Toolkit: Negotiation and Implementation of Impact and Benefit Agreements
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ginger Gibson
Ciaran O'Faricheallaigh
Description
Meant for communities considering entering into a contract with a Canadian mining company, but many of the issues and processes are also relevant to other industry sectors and contexts.
Contains information on: project analysis; preparing for negotiations and establishing negotiating position; conducting negotiations; reaching and implementing agreements; and maintaining relationships.
"Summer 2015 edition."
ICWA and the Commerce Clause
Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2007-06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Argues that Congress had sufficient authority to enact the Indian Child Welfare Act.
IDA Treaties Explorer
Alternate Title
The Indigenous Digital Archive Treaties Explorer
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
National Archives Office
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Indigenous Digital Archives Project
Description
Website contains links to 374 Ratified Indian Treaties signed in the United States and contextual documents, cessions, historical and present day tribes involved, and land transfers in specific locations.
The "Idle No More" Movement: Paradoxes of First Nations Inclusion in the Canadian Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
John Hansen
Social Inclusion, vol. 1, no. 1, 2013, pp. 21-36
Description
Looks at Bill C-45 (omnibus budget bill of 2012), Indigenous identity, socio-legal differentiation, and Indigenous justice.
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
Description
Organizers, supporters and observers discuss issues surrounding the movement.
Duration: 54:09.
Idling in the Fast Lane of a Unique Winter
Alternate Title
Strictly speaking
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, p. 12
Description
Comments on the Idle No More movement started by four Saskatchewan women to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper's omnibus bills.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
II. Invisible Women: A Call to Action: Findings on the 16 Recommendations
Alternate Title
[Capstone Seminar: A Focus on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Sept.-Dec. 2015)]
[Existing Measures & Engagement on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: A Preliminary Response to "Invisible Women"]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Winnie Babou
Drew Meerveld
Jessie Wallace]
Description
Lists initiatives undertaken by federal and provincial governments, and civil organizations in response to the recommendations made in the House of Commons Special Committee on Violence against Indigenous Women report. Includes summary and additional notes for each initiative.