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One Step Forward … Accommodating Aboriginal Rights in Canada

Alternate Title
Working Paper (Queen's University School of Public Poliy) ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathy L. Brock
Description
Examines jurisprudence on Aboriginal issues with focus on recent Supreme Court cases and their aftermath. Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association held in Washington from August 31 to September 3, 2000.
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[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative Resource Manual]

Alternate Title
OAHAI Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative?]
Description
Created for frontline workers who fill an advocacy role as part of their duties. Covers wide range of topics including policy, legislation and communities of interest, and provides general information as well as lists of specific agencies.
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Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in Response to Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act

Alternate Title
OFIFC Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-10 ...
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Argues that with its emphasis on mandatory minimum sentences, limitations to conditional sentences, shift away from rehabilitation and reintegration of young offenders, the Bill would disproportionately target Aboriginals and result in even higher incarceration rates.
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Opportunities for Standards to Contribute to Health, Safety, Resiliency, and Environmental Protection in Canada’s North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Steenhof
Northern Review, no. 48, October 18, 2018, pp. 33-50
Description
Author draws on a white paper published by CSA Group (2017) to focus on four topic areas: provision of clean and accessible water, provision of emergency response, safe and resilient buildings, and environmental protection and management. Identifies 14 different opportunities for standards in those areas.
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Oppose Gun Control

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 4, April 1976, p. 15
Description
Indian Chiefs of Saskatchewan are against the legislation.
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Options for Action: An Implementation Report for The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
AMR Planning & Consulting
Description
Recommendations fall within nine areas identified in original report: co-operation between Manitoba Family Services and First Nations and Metis Child and Family Services authorities, devolution, funding, education and training of child welfare workers, supporting the transition to adulthood, children’s advocate, prevention based on children’s rights, building community capacity, and early childhood intervention.
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Organizational Maladies and Bureaucratic Prescriptions: The Federal Cabinet Directive on Modern Treaty Implementation

Alternate Title
Pacific Business & Law Institute Canadian Aboriginal Law Conference ;
[Aboriginal Impact Benefit Agreements: Negotiation and Implementation]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Orkin
Cassandra Porter
Description
Discusses government's inertia in fulfilling terms of agreements and the machinery-of-government initiative which is meant to address problems with implementation.
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The Other Side of the Door: A Practice Guide for Child Welfare Professionals Working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenn Richard
Description
Objectives of document were to provide: awareness of the history of colonization in child welfare, an understanding of the requirements for working with families and communities, and competency to fulfill obligations under Ontario's Child and Family Services Act. 2nd edition.
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Our Generation

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sinem Saban
Damien Curtis
Description
Award-winning documentary about Aboriginal rights and the response to the Australian Federal Government's Northern Territory Intervention which exerts compulsory control over 73 communities. Duration: 1:13:42. Accompanied by Study Guide
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Our Generation: A Study Guide

Alternate Title
Screen Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Lewis
Description
To accompany to award-winning film about violations of Aboriginal rights in Australia.
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Our Homes Are Bleeding - Digital Collection

Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
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Our Interconnected Journey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
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"Our Land and Our Culture Is Our Future": Strategies and Implications of Development on the Metis Settlements of Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 151-157
Description
Provides background to the Metis Population Betterment Act of 1938 and discusses relationships between Metis "colonies" and other governing bodies. This Act is commonly referred to as the Metis Betterment Act.
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[Our Native Land: Making the Canadian Indian]

Alternate Title
Our Native Land ; September 4, 1982
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Brian Maracle
Keith Penner
Jack Burgard
Jane Godfriesen
Bernelda Wheeler ... [et al.]
Description
Lead story item deals with the issue of women's status under the Indian Act and is followed by various news items. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 45:38
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Our Resistance Will Not Stop

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
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Our Right to Communicate: Getting the World to Listen

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anselmo Xunic
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the challenges community radio stations are facing because of the telecommunications law that does not allow licenses for non-profit community radio stations.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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