Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements

Discusses five features of the Act: the establishment of a Export Control List, provision for loans and grants to institutions to purchase items that cannot be exported, establishment of a review board dealing with applications for export permits and certification of property for income tax purposes, establish income tax incentives for donation or sales of objects to designated institutions, and procedures for recovery of property which has been illegally exported.

Discusses the origins of the movement, reviews its philosophy, and explains historical factors which contributed to the almost universal support it received.

Legal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2015.

Argues the Employment Equity Act is not all that it could be that legislators should give this Act more power by introducing penalties for those who fail to comply.

Looks at fiduciary obligations of federal government should Québec secede from Canada.

Prepared as part of research program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Brief history with respect to the treatment of Aboriginal people.

In-depth news story on issues which precipitated the movement. Duration: 25:00.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2012.

Discusses how the Aboriginal sport was appropriated and modernized by Europeans for use as a symbol of national identity.

Suggests the intersection of Asian and Canadian interests in the arctic are convergent and makes recommendations for Canada to safeguard its interests to enhance cooperation and sustainable development.

Reviews of: Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 1, Part 1: The History, Origins to 1939 Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 1, Part 2: The History, 1939 to 2000 Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 2: The Inuit and Northern Experience Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 3: The Métis Experience Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 4: Missing Children in Unmarked Burials Canada's Residential Schools. Volume 5: The Legacy Canada's Residential Schools.

Argues that contrary to accepted wisdom, the Canadian government did not have honourable and just intentions, but violated treaties by refusing to grant the reserve lands that had been chosen and failing to supply the promised provisions. Instead Commissioner Dewdney used the courts, military and police to bring about political goals.

Argues that Treaty-making has conformed to a uni-dimensional pattern of avoidance and inaction, but suggests recent Supreme Court of Canada cases will increase pressure on the Crown to live up to its promises.

Reviews the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in terms of a legal settlement agreement, and discusses the challenges that arise from a societal decision to create such a process to deal with past history.

Highlights cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls over the last three decades. Discusses why this group is at risk and makes recommendations to address the problem.

Agreement that transfers ownership of traditional lands to the Nisga'a and affirms their right to self-government.

Introduction to the 'nuts and bolts' of Canadian treaty making activities as part of the treaty section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Presents full themed issue focused on the lasting legacy of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and how it defined North American politics.

Discusses the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate aboriginal people in circumstances where there are conflicts with resource developers.

Overview of significant decisions in the areas of: Aboriginal rights and title, costs, division of powers, duty to consult, fiduciary duty, Honour of the Crown, Indian Act Registration, infringement, specific claims, treaties, etc.

Examines aboriginal participation in resource management in several area: fish and wildlife, protected area planning, integrated coastal zone management, ecosystem health monitoring, contaminants research, environmental assessment, and climate change.

Evaluates the extent to which the Environmental Assessment Expert Panel's review of existing regulatory processes and Canada's response in the form of proposed legislation in Bill C-69 actually addressed its duty to consult. Argues that the examination of documents shows that government's duty has not been fulfilled in either spirit or practice.

Explains the Act, topics it covers, prevention of pollution, waste control, enforcement, and how it applies to First Nations.

Looks at government policies effecting the child welfare system from the residential school era to present day.

Discusses the impact of the repeal of Section 67 of the Act, which stated it did not apply to the Indian Act or any provisions within it.

Includes treaties and land claims, secondary sources, sources of case law digests, legal periodical indexes and computer databases up to 1990.

Looks at treaties, Aboriginal rights and and land claims for resource rich land. Concludes with a list of issues effecting Indigenous rights in other countries.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Guelph, 2001.

Discusses the historic compensation package agreed to by the Canadian federal government and the lack of any similar actions by the governments of the other two countries.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.) -- University of Saskatchewan, 1970.

Compares how two well-known Aboriginal works challenge limiting definitions of Aboriginal peoples and shows how the legal system manipulates these definitions to take away land or rights. Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 49.

Agreement between the United States of America and the Six Nations

Answers six questions about the Supreme Court decision which declared that Métis and non-Status Indians are "Indians" for purposes of Canada's law-making powers under section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867.

Presentation outlines the AFN's position on Bill C-6, essentially saying that it is a flawed piece of legislation that must be revamped through a cooperative approach.

Act sought to assimilate individuals into Canadian settler society by encouraging enfranchisement, which terminated their Indian status.

Provides overview of some of the notable American individual producers cashing in on the stampede during the 1890s.

Agreement on self-government signed at Carcross, Yukon on the 22nd day of October, 2005; includes legislation, programs and services, and ratification procedures.

Context is British Columbia, with particular attention to Treaty 8 territory in the northeastern region of the province.

Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (slide show) Total Duration: 41:88.

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, 2015.

Argues that the Australia v Ward & Ors court case is an important case regarding the extinguishment of Native title under the Native Title Act 1993.

Study consisted of a literature review, ten interviews, and four case studies: Tłı̨chǫ All‐season Road Project, Hope Bay Mining Ltd, Offshore Oil and Gas Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Adams Lake Cumulative Effects Land Use and Management Assessment .

Discusses the history of the American Indian women who initiated legislative changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and looks at recommendations to address the problems associated with the lack of compliance to current legislation across Canada and the United States.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2006