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Rights to Land: The Case of the Maasai of Tanzania

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Benedict Ole Nangoro
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 38-46
Historical overview of land management, ownership and programs for villages and discusses new opportunities for pastoral communities arising from land policy and legislation. To access this article, scroll down to page 38.
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Rights Without Resources: The Rise and Fall of the Kansas Kickapoo

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald D. Stull
Jerry A. Schultz
Ken Cadue
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, 1986, pp. 41-59
Discusses the impact of legislation introduced in the 1960s and 1970s in regards to policies affecting Native Americans.
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The Rise of an Alaskan Native Bourgeoisie

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur Mason
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et Migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. [5]-22
Argues that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act has produced, in the case of the Kodiak Island native leaders, a transition to capitalism.
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RoadMap Project: Creating Paths for First Nations Prosperity

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Financial Management Board

Goal of project is to support self-sufficiency and economic growth, improve fiscal capacity to govern while managing risk, increase transparency and accountability, and clarify governments' responsibility for service provision. Contains links to eight chapters and project summary.

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Robert Goodvoice 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.
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Robert Goodvoice 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
He gives an account of the Sioux participation in the War of 1812 on the side of the British, and the Sioux interpretation of the reward promised them by the British Crown; tells the history and whereabouts of the King George III medals given to the Sioux for their loyalty to the British Crown during the War of 1812; tells the story of two Sioux chiefs who were kidnapped in Manitoba and returned to the United States, presumably for their part in the 1862 Sioux uprising (Minnesota Massacre); tells of the dispersal of the Sioux in their flight from the U.S.
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Robert Smallboy Interview

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Smallboy
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
The promises that were exchanged in Treaty #6 ; present day control of Indians by Dept. of Indian Affairs.
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The Role of the Legal Profession in the Processes

Alternate Title
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trevor Farrow
Paul Favel
John Terry
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Session Three from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Role of class council, non-class lawyers and legal fees. Duration: 1:04:17.
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The Role of the Public Sector in Northern Governance

Alternate Title
ICNGD (International Centre for Northern Governance and Deveopment) Report
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; August 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 6338]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner-Pirot
Joe Garcea
Thierry Rodon
Rebecca Schiff
Graham White Gary Wilson
Examines the transitions in governance in the territories and Northern provincial regions; and discusses the accomplishments, challenges and opportunities facing organizations in Northern communities.
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Rosalie Tourongau Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rosalie Tourongau
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Mrs. Tourongau, aged 67, describes the promises made in Treaty 8, and the way in which they were subsequently broken.
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Rose Irons Interview

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rose Irons
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
A rambling conversation that deals with her various neighbors.
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Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Inquiry: Medical Aid Claim

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) in respect to the Crown deducting payments for medical aid from 1909-1934 from the Band's interest trust account. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation and that the subject of medical aid is worthy of a comprehensive study to clarify the intentions of the various treaties. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Ross v Chambers: Assimilation Law and Policy in the Northern Territory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katharine Booth
Lisa Ford
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 3-25
Judge ruled that the Crown could not sue on behalf of victims, which undermined the position that Aboriginals were wards of the state. Article uses new archival documents to document litigation and show the ideological dilemmas faced by the welfare administration.
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Roundtable on Environmental Management and the On-Reserve ‘Regulatory Gap’: Summary of the 3rd IOG Aboriginal Governance Roundtable, Ottawa, November 17, 2004

Alternate Title
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
IOG Roundtable Series
Notes on the 3rd TANAGA Roundtable: Environmental Management On-Reserve
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Moffat
David Nahwegahbow
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Summarizes two presentations: one on the project "The Environmental Management Gap on Reserves: Overview and Assessment Options"; the other on how issues can be dealt with in the context of self-government.
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Roundtable on Urban Aboriginal Governance: Summary of the 5th Aboriginal Governance Roundtable, Ottawa, January 20, 2005

Alternate Title
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
Towards a New Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
[Calvin Hanselmann
Peter Dinsdale
Patrick Brazeau]
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Three speakers provided overview of the issue and looked at contemporary and potential mechanisms for dealing with issues.
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The Royal Charter for Incorporating The Hudson's Bay Company, A.D. 1670

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Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
King Charles II
Transcription of legal documentation that provided "...grant unto the said Governor and Company and to theire Successors full Power and lawfull authority to seize upon the Persons of all such English or any other of our Subjects which shall saile into Hudsons Bay..."
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 111: Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
RCAP 111 contains Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations groups concerned with education, law & justice as well as groups presenting regarding health issues. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 141a: Prince George, British Columbia

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
RCAP 141a contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Prince George, British Columbia. This portion includes presentations of individuals dealing with various topics concerning self-sufficiency and Aboriginal self-government; social issues confronting Aboriginal families; Aboriginal health issues; concerns of the Metis people provincially and nationally; youth activities and concerns; relationship with the RCMP and the Aboriginal Community; and finally the right of Aboriginals in British Columbia.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 150: Vancouver, British Columbia

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
RCAP 150 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion includes opening remarks from Elder Vincent Stogan, Elder Ken Harris and assembled commissioners Co-Chair George Erasmus and Viola Robinson.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 164: Elizabeth Metis Settlement, Alberta

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
RCAP 164 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Elizabeth Metis Settlement, Alberta. This portion includes presentations of individuals and groups dealing with various topics concerning The Metis Settlements Act, Metis self-government, housing and land ownership. Questions from the assembled Commissioners follow some presentations which can be viewed individually on this site.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 78: Ottawa, Ontario

Documents & Presentations
File contains the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, November 26, 1992. File contains day two of the Commission's round table on justice issues with a wide array of participants. For detailed information see table of participants. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 79: Ottawa, Ontario

Documents & Presentations
File contains the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. File contains Day Three of the Commission's round table on justice issues with a wide array of participants. For detailed information see table of participants. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Aboriginal Participation in the Minerals Industry: Part I

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans Matthews
Includes industry profile and discussion of education and training, employment, environmental concerns, access to minerals, claim areas, access to capital for exploration and development and maintaining business income. Makes recommendations for governments, Aboriginal groups, labour and corporations.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Dean James MacPherson, Rapporteur's Report, Closing Remarks and Closing Prayer

Documents & Presentations
File contains a Raporteur's report on the preceding three volumes of the Royal Commission. Dean James MacPherson summarizes the themes and offers analysis on RCAP77, RCAP78, and RCAP79, all of which deal with Aboriginal Justice issues in Canada. Following his report are closing comments and a closing prayer which ends the Commission's sitting.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Discussion between Commissioners and Elders Dominic Eshkakogan, Mary Lou Fox, Rita Corbiere

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rene Dussault
Mary Sillett
Dominic Eshkakogan
Mary Lou Fox
Corbiere.
The file contains a discussion between Commissioners Rene Dussault, Mary Sillett, and Elders Dominic Eshkakogan, Mary Lou Fox, and Rita Corbiere. Issues covered in the discussion include language issues, the Chartered Lands Act, traditional healing, and diabetes. The discussion is in response to the earlier presentations during this sitting of the Commission by these three Elders. The three Elders' presentations are available for viewing on this site.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Discussion Paper D, Jo-Ann Daniels

Documents & Presentations
File contains the transcript of a portion of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. This part of the volume contains the presentation of Discussion Paper D written by Professor Emma LaRocque but given by Jo-Anne Daniels on Day 1. Also contained are a series of questions from the audience regarding this paper and that previously presented paper by Dr. Clare Brant.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Ann Bayne

Documents & Presentations
File contains an individual presentation by Ann Bayne that first provides a history of the Kaska First Nations and the Liard Indian Band. Bayne describes her Band's struggle with a referendum addressing a hereditary system or elected system in determining the position of Chief. She believes that residents should have a choice in determining their leadership. Bayne also discusses abolishing the Indian Act, the need for personal development programs and calls for more treatment centres for substance abuse. Following the presentation is a discussion with Commissioner Allan Blakeney.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Ben Michel, Facilitator

Documents & Presentations
File contains an individual presentation by Ben Michel detailing the negative effects of government assimilation on the people of Sheshatshiu, Davis Inlet and other Innu communities. He states that "Canada once again is masking itself in the form of a Royal Commission to legitimize its denial of a people's right of self-determination and arightful place in the global human community." Michel calls on the Commission to take his complaints to the Canadian Human Rights Commission and to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. A question-and-answer session follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Greg Newley

Documents & Presentations
File contains an individual presentation by Greg Newley of Fort Liard, NWT. His focus is on Aboriginal and government relations, in particular issues which affect the Dene of the Northwest Territories. Commissioner Allan Blakeney invites Newley to submit a brief when the Commission visits the area again, as the Commission will be looking for solution-oriented presentation when they return.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Linda Chipesia

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Chipesia

Presentation relating to land claims and self-government. The presenter believes that "(T)he difficulty of self-government and land claims is that although it is aimed at reviving the culture and identity of Indian people, it is only accessible to those who are educated and trained in the political, legal and economic intricacies of a non-Indian system."

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Lloyd Augustine

Documents & Presentations
This file contains an individual presentation by Lloyd Augustine discussing Aboriginal land claims and self-government. Augustine states that "(I)f a new relationship with Canada is to exist, then there must be some way that will obligate Canada to honour and respect our people and our original institutions, our agreements and our treaties, our rights as nations and to honour that status fully." A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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