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The Numbered Treaties: Similar Means to Dichotomous Ends

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Derek Whitehouse

Past Imperfect, vol. 3, 1994, pp. [25]-45
Argues that Aboriginals of the North-West Territories entered the treaty making process seeking to ensure cultural survival, while the government had the goal of assimilation.
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Nunavut Act 1993, c. 28

Alternate Title
An Act to establish a territory to be known as Nunavut and provide for its government and to amend certain Acts in consequence thereof
Web Sites » Governmental
Looks at an act to establish the territory known as Nunavut and outlines legislative and judicial powers.
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Nunavut: Birth of a Territory

Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
New in Review Online Resource Guide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, April 1999, p. [?]
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
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Nunavut's Child Welfare System

Alternate Title
CECW Information Sheet ; no. 55E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Gough
Looks at child welfare statistics, the role of the child protection worker and how the system works for Aboriginal children.
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NWAC Report on the Five-Year Review of the Impacts of the Repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act

Alternate Title
Native Women's Association of Canada's Report on the Five-Year Review of Impacts ...
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Reports on section which protected federal and First Nations governments from complaints of discrimination relating to actions arising from the Indian Act.
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Of Provinces and Section 35 Rights

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerry Wilkins
Dalhousie Law Journal, vol. 22, 1999, pp. 185-235
Argues that while the Federal Government can justify regulatory activity that interfere with Aboriginal people's existing rights, the Provinces have no such authority.
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The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Commissioner's Statement

Alternate Title
Native Images: The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Commissioner's Statement
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
David M. Arnot
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 125-135
Commissioner discusses the first phase discussions between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Government of Canada. Features 9 photographs taken with various individuals during the course of his work.
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Offshore Oil Exploration and Impact Assessment in Greenland

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 61-65
Looks at impact assessments for sustainable oil development and the challenges for local communities to continue a traditional way of life.
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Oh, Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Cherrington
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007, p. [?]
Describes abuses suffered by children in residential schools, the settlement process and the system for "grading" abuses in determining reparations.
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Oh Canada. Our Canada. One of Four Against

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fyre Jean Graveline
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 81-88
Prose expresses the disappointment Aboriginal people feel in knowing that the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples was not signed.
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Oil and Gas Consultation and Shale Gas Development in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn H. Garvie
Karena Shaw
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 73-102
Focus on provincial government's failure to engage with Indigenous concerns about development taking place on their land. Assesses consultation protocols and offers suggestions for regulatory reforms.
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The Ojibway Understanding of Fishing Rights under Treaty 3: A Comment on Lise C. Hansen, "Treaty Fishing Rights and the Development of Fisheries Legislation in Ontario: A Primer"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo G. Waisberg
Tim E. Holzkamm
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1992, pp. 47-55
Authors contend that Hansen's, paper which contends that fishing promises made to the Ojibway in1873 are the same as in Treaty 3, cannot be translated literally in spoken Ojibway.
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“The Old System Is No Success”: The Blackfeet Nation's Decision to Adopt the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul C. Rosier
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-37
Explains the importance of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), how it allowed tribes in the United States to adopt constitutions for managing their own affairs and why the Blackfeet made the right decision to adopt the Act.
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Omnibus Crime Bill Sets Stage For Future Mess

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Start Phoenix, November 18, 2011, p. A13
Argues that implementing the crime bill will reverse restorative justice programs and will have a negative impact on Aboriginal People.
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"On Further Thought: Reflections on the Last Two Decades": A Keynote Address

Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul L .A. H. Chartrand
Reviews significant developments in Canada including the areas of activism, self government, government commissions and inquiries,and legislation, as well as brief discussion of changes internationally.
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On Public Appropriation of Indian Water Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colin J. Gillespie
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 18, Special Issue: Legal Issues in Aboriginal Water Rights, Spring, 1987, pp. [4-6]
Discusses the Northern Flood Agreement ("NFA"). Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
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On Reserve Status Indian Voter Participation in the Maritimes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Bedford
Sidney Pobihushchy
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 255-278
Reviews First Nation voter turnout for federal, provincial and First Nation elections and compares patterns to those of other voters.
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On the Nisga'a Treaty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Taylor
BC Studies, no. 120, The Nisgaa Treaty, Winter, 1998/1999, pp. 37-40
Discusses racism and self government.
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