Looks at building relationships between government and First Nations based on a better understanding of perspectives to provide opportunities involving community determined priorities.

Outlines Canada’s approach to treaty negotiations, and also includes a section specifically outlining the British Columbia treaty process.

Looks at rural development policy based around "Community Renewal of the Agrarian Reform" establishing a model more in keeping with a process of socio-economic change enabling the state to gain more control. To access this article, scroll down to page 36.

The author, a historian, Pawnee man, and activist discusses his experience and perspective in dealing with the archaeological and museum communities while advocating for the repatriation of human remains and burial offerings.

Discusses the North American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in relation to archaeological material.

Article describes the social and political factors and events that influenced and were a part of the extended process of repatriating potlatch artifacts that had been confiscated in 1922 under an amendment to the Indian Act prohibiting the potlatch ceremony.

Discusses involvement in a new kind of relationship with Native Americans and other indigenous groups internationally.

Chapter thirteen in book: Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains? edited by Devon A. Mihesuah.

Discusses the development of NAGPRA and the lingering problems associated with its implementation in the United States.

Website has links to repatriation reports, initiatives, acts and legislation and contact information.

Public History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Union Institute, 1997.

Discusses issues related to new Canadian legislation entitled The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act.

Deals with continuing sex discrimination in the Indian Act, repeal of section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, social and economic conditions of Indigenous women and girls, and issues surrounding incarceration of women.

Assessment of current situation and progress made by Canadian government, plus recommendations. Covers issues such as violence against women and girls, matrimonial property, band membership and status, and Kelowna Accord.

Gives context of issues surrounding status and band membership, and highlights some of the discussion and proposed solutions which came out of the Exploratory Process on Issues Relating to Indian Status Registration, Band Membership and Citizenship (Bill C-3).

Reviewed random sample of 69 files. Covers period between April 2010 and December 2013.

Contains sections on: scope, process, interim measures and public information and education.

Discussion of how ensuring safe drinking water must include the proper facilities and operator skills.

Discusses previous commissions and reports and trends in Imperial and Colonial policies. The Pennefather findings and recommendations are analyzed under four headings: plans for departmental financing and administrative reorganization; assessment of the future of Indian reserves; inquiry into the legal status of Indian people; reform of Indian education; and evaluation of mechanism for detribalizing Indian people.

Commission appointed to make recommendations as to reserved and to be reserved for Indians. Links to detailed reports for each agency and four volume final report.

Presents research about adoptions, divorces, and separation, including the use of services and how Inuit families deal with family matters, and looks at increasing the knowledge and access to family rights and available services.

Examines how urban reserves can offer many benefits for improving the social and economic conditions for Aboriginal people.

Objectives were to ensure claimed expenditures that have been incurred are in accordance with the Agreement and other guidelines.

Report discusses the practical recommendations needed to facilitate elections and referenda taking place November 20, 2000. These recommendations, if acted upon, will ensure the rights of non-resident band members to fully participate in the democratic process.

Sub-committee appointed to do comprehensive study into state of First Nations in North America

Responding to the increasing number of Aboriginal people in Montreal coming into contact with the criminal justice system this study looks at over-reliance of imprisonment and lack of programming regarding a prevention approach.

Process to take place as a result of the decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général) which ruled on sex-based inequities in Indian registration affecting first cousins and siblings that were carried forward in the 1985 and 2010 amendments to the Indian Act. Bill S-3, the government's response, extends entitlement to status to people omitted from historic list.

Includes presentations from the Assembly of First Nations, Native Women's Association of Canada, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.

Folder containing a letter from the Chiefs and people of the Six Nations "Iroquois" against expropriation legislation, written when Diefenbaker was leader of the official opposition.

Lists books and articles in the fields of history, anthropology, geography, sociology, political science, health, literature, law, education, and the arts.

Covers selected principles of the Convention: concept of Indigenous peoples and their institutions, customs, customary laws, and participation in International Labour Organization's supervisory mechanisms, as well as their right to education, consultation, and to decide on development priorities. Looks at Norway, Sweden and Finland.

In webinar, representative from the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) discusses organization's development and purpose, the issue of data sovereignty, the principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession) and their implications for researchers. Duration: 49:31.

Documentary about the Federal government's seizure of the Young Chippewayan Band's land and the subsequent sale of it to settlers and the relationship which develops between the Band and the people of Laird, Saskatchewan as they work together to resolve the issue. Duration: 32:33.

Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.S.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Second edition.

Short list of significant dates in the residential school crisis.

Comments on lawsuits involving abuse at Canadian residential schools and on the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Discusses shortfalls in the handling of processes for dealing with residential school litigation and dispute resolution involving survivors, their families and claims.

Plaintiffs', church, and government representatives as well a judge and academic speak about the process. Session Two from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes. Duration: 1:19:03.

Discusses different viewpoints by the courts, churches and governments for responsibility of residential schools in Canada and suggests using customary law to help speak to this responsibility.