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Water in Indigenous Communities

Alternate Title
Water Law in Alberta
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Allison Boutillier

Topics include ownership of beds and shores, water rights, water quality, and enforcement of rights.

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The Way Forward: Addressing the Elevated Rates of Tuberculosis Infection on First Nations Reserves and in Inuit Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
Committee looks at incidence, historical context, environment, the healthcare system and the federal government's role regarding TB. Provides recommendations for Health Canada to consider when planning a TB elimination strategy for reserves.
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A Way of Life Lost: The Legacy of Residential Schools

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Nation2Nation Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Speaker talks about social life and customs of the Mik'maq and how residential schools interrupted their way of life. Duration: 51:20.
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We Are All Treaty People

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner
Discusses the mandate of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner as well as the obligations and benefits of Treaty. Duration: 14:44.
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We Are All Treaty People: Maritime Beginnings

Alternate Title
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
James Miller
Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations traces the history of treaty-making from its early beginnings with the Peace and Friendship Treaties through to the present day. Lecture given at Dalhousie University. Duration: 41:17.
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We are All Treaty People: New Models for a Shared Future

Alternate Title
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
Speaker focuses on the history of First Nations-settler relations and treaty-making in British Columbia. Lecture given at the University of Victoria. Duration: 38:55.
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We are All Treaty People: New Models for a Shared Future

Alternate Title
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
Speaker discusses the initial relationship between Aboriginals and Europeans, the motives behind the numbered treaties, the two parties' differing interpretations of the agreements, and the modern situation. Lecture given at the University of Victoria. Duration: 40:16.
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We are All Treaty People: Redefining the Relationship

Alternate Title
Royal Society of Canada 2012 Governor General Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations traces history of treaty-making in Canada, with particular reference to Ontario. Lecture given at the University of Waterloo. Duration: 44:36.
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We Call for a Treaty

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Bayne
Aboriginal History, vol. 11, no. 2, 1987, pp. 179-183
Book review of: We Call for a Treaty by Judith Wright. Review located by scrolling to page 179.
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"We Have Kept Our Part of the Treaty": The Anishinaabe Understanding of Treaty #3

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council Treaty #3
Discusses discrepancies between what had been promised in the agreement and what was later published by the Canadian government, and the government's actions after it was signed. Focuses on education, fishing, hunting, mineral, forestry, and wild plant rights, assistance for agriculture, and self-government.
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"We Have to Think of the Indian People Themselves": Oklahoma Indians and the Congresses of October 1934

Alternate Title
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Neal M. Hampton
Comments on the power of Native American voices in the 1930s. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
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[Week 11: Indigenizing the University]

Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustin
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Eleanor Benard
Dan Christmas
Discusses moving forward with education on all levels. Inspirational story by Eleanor Bernard about successful Indigenous controlled educational approaches. Presentation begins at 21:40. Duration: 2:42:25.
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[Week 3: Oral History, Traditions, and Ways of Knowing]

Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
David Wheeler
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Stephen Augustine presents explanation of the treaty process for different treaties and negotiation for survival. Duration: 2:33:38.
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[Week 7: Understanding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission]

Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Agnes Gould
Stephen Augustine speaks about the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the 94 calls to action. Elder Agnes Gould speaks about her missing sister and missing and murdered Indigenous women. Presentations begin at 23:51. Duration: 2:47:26.
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Welfare, Work, and American Indians: The Impact of Welfare Reform

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn M. Buder
Eddie F. Brown
Leslie S. Whitaker
Melinda Springwater
Stephen Cornell ... [et al.]
Report to the National Congress of American Indians on three policy areas: income support and support services, job skills, and training and employment.
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The Western Arctic Claim: The Inuvialuit Final Agreement

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Declares valid the agreement between the Committee for Original People's entitlement, representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and the Government of Canada. The agreement includes amendements to the National Parks Act.
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What History Tells Us About the Diné Code Talkers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Skomba
TCNJ Journal of Student Scholarship, vol. XIII, April 2011, pp. 1-9
Examines the forced integration and educational assimilation of the Navajo people which gave rise to the culture of the code talker program.
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What Is an Indian Family? The Indian Child Welfare Act and Renascence of Tribal Sovereignty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Turner Strong
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 205-231

Looks at the Indian Children Welfare Act (ICWA), conceptions of the family, and a child's best interests. 

Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

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What is Bill-31 and Bill-3?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Affairs and Justice
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Both bills were meant to address gender inequity and discrimination present in the Indian Act whereby women and their children were excluded from status and any of the accompanying rights and benefits .
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What Is It About Us That You Don't Like?

Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 5
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
In speech, noted author uses a coyote story as a springboard for a discussion on European-Aboriginal relations throughout the history of Canada and United States. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 5. Duration: 54:22.
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What is the Duty to Consult, Anyway, and Why is it Important?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason J. Annibale
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, January 2010, pp. 1-3
Discusses the Crown's obligation to consult whenever their actions could impact Aboriginal right or title interests that are recognized by section 35 of the Constitution.
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What is the NRTA?

Alternate Title
Comment
What is the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Act?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 6
Comments on the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Act and its uniqueness in being both an Act and part of the Consitution of Canada. Article located by scrolling to page 6.
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What Treaty Eight Actually Says

Alternate Title
What Treaty #8 Actually Says
What Treaty 8 Actually Says
What Treaty No. 8 Actually Says
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report, vol. 30, no. 1, January 6, 2003, p. 12
Brief review of recent judicial decisions involving land claims and select issues related to Indigenous mineral rights in Alberta.
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When Do Fiduciary Obligations to Aboriginal People Arise?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter W. Hutchins
David Schulze
Carol Hilling
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 59, 1995, pp. 97-137
Looks at the dualism of comtemporary law and politics in the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Crown.
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When is a Disadvantage a Handicap?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanette C. Smith
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 19, no. 2, January 1980, pp. [13-18]
Examines the impact of the law in deeming Aboriginal children disadvantaged or handicapped upon entering school.
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When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children and Youth in B.C.

Alternate Title
Special Report (Representative for Children and Youth)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Critiques government spending, mainly channelled through the Ministry of Children and Family Development, on initiatives that have not produced concrete, successful outcomes through delivery of front-line services.
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