Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements

Northern Environments and Cultures Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2011.

Looks at Aboriginal customary law dealing with ancestral designs, ritual knowledge and intellectual property.

Related material: Aboriginal Customary Laws: Discussion Paper. Aboriginal Customary Law: Background Papers.

Website deals with the relationship between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples from the late 1700s to the mid-20th century. Site is divided into three sections: Red and Black Series, Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements, and Aboriginal Soldiers in the First World War.

Reprint two articles, one published in 1985 entitled: Indian Education: Past, Present and Future and a second published in 1998: Our Peoples' Education: Cut the Shackles, Cut the Crap and Cut the Mustard.

Guests discuss challenges of educating Aboriginal children. Duration: 27.56.

Examines three case studies, Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in British Columbia, to address the costs and benefits of protected areas to Aboriginal Peoples, and highlight management practices.

Barriers included lack of access to legitimate, affordable financial services and capital, absence of employment and benefits systems, increased consequences of poor decisions, lack of trust in financial institutions, and structural problems created by relationship with the government. Recommends efforts focus on educating individuals through culturally appropriate training, and building capacity of Aboriginal governments and institutions.

Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.

Traces government policies and legislation and activities of Aboriginal organizations from the colonial period to the 1990s.

Examines whether exercising right of self-government is subject to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Looks at the responsibilities of the Aboriginal Health Organization of Southern Australia.

Looks at the results of research undertaken to assess forest tenure as one indicator of Aboriginal participation in the management and economic aspects of forestry. The document also assess the progress made in achieving increased Aboriginal participation in the forest sector.

Overview of Aboriginal-direct programming and spending offered by the Government of Canada. The 360 programs and services are arranged under seven thematic headings: Health, Lifelong Learning, Housing, Safe and Sustainable Communities, Economic Opportunities, Lands and Resources and Governance and Relationships.

Examines the case of R. v. Frank, regarding an Indigenous man's right to hunt, and its impact on provincial and Indigenous relations.

Recommendations are made to government of Manitoba, Federal and Aboriginal governments as well as joint initiatives. Increased Aboriginal participation in the administration of justice and sentencing alternative development are among priority suggestions.

Joint initiative of Province, Manitoba Metis Federation, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Manitoba Keewatinook Ininew Okimowin about development and implementation of an improved child welfare system in Manitoba.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2017.

Highlights the five papers in volume, which were originally commissioned as background studies to the Law Reform Commission's report Aboriginal Peoples and Criminal Justice: Equality, Respect and the Search for Justice.

Examines the three forms of land tenure in Western Australia, 99 year leases, small plots of land on pastoral leases, and 50 or 25 year special purpose leases, with no provision for Aboriginal or Native title.

General discussion of rights, review and comparison of cases and decisions in Canada and the United States, and a brief summary of social and legislative history in Canada.

Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation. Scroll down to page 35 to read article.

Power point provides overview of history, facts about current situation, Constitutional rights, the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate, and Canada's international obligations.

Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.

Outlines a fight for more negotiation meetings, protected land claims, and equality for Aboriginal women. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 5:36.

Examines section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code which states that a judge is to consider "all available sanctions other than imprisonment that are reasonable in the circumstances for all offenders, with particular attention to the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders."

Updated version of 1995 paper includes new developments in the Forest sector and recognition of Aboriginal rights and title.

Discusses opportunities for collaboration between the natural resource sector and Aboriginal communities in Canada. Themes included labour market development, community readiness, financing and financial literacy, partnerships and collaboration, measurements of success, best practices and case studies.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1993.

Brief discussion of legislative framework, exemptions from federal, provincial, and municipal taxation, and pertinent court cases.

2nd edition

Focuses of laws dealing with enfranchisement, self-government, property rights (including right to sell agricultural products), and criminal offences.

Based on Manitoba government program data and statistics gathered from Government of Canada's 2006 Census.

Outlines the denial of a deal in which a land claim by the Jawoyn Aboriginal community was traded for an alcohol-rehabilitation centre and two renal-dialysis machines.

Events leading up to a breakdown in society and culture caused by alcohol consumption.

Various contributors give the "Aboriginal perspective" on the current applications of the Criminal Code, workings of the justice system in general, and required improvements.

Looks at issues involved in the intersection of Aboriginal rights, interests and perspectives and the Canadian political system as a whole.

Traces historical issues, negotiations and developments from pre-confederation through to the Charlottetown Accord of 1992.

Examines the assumptions underlying the negotiations and key issues that emerged from First Ministers' Conferences in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987.

Includes discussion of historical context, contemporary (1994) population and socio-economic conditions, funding arrangements and jurisdictions, and recommendations for facilitating movement towards self-government.

Looks at the uprising of the Mayan people against the Mexican Government over the amendment to Article 27 of the Constitution.

Book review of: Aboriginal Peoples and Politics by Paul Tennant. Scroll down to page 227 to read review.