Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements

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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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Whenever the Indians of the Reserve Should Desire It: An Analysis of the First Nation Treaty Right to Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vic Savino
Erica Schumacher
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1991-1992, pp. [476]-497
Argues that the Federal government failed to live up to its obligations and used a narrow interpretation, which worked to its advantage, based on the written document, as opposed to the actual intent of those who signed the treaties but could not read them to ensure their best interests were being served.
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White Backlash against Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Alternate Title
White Backlash against Indigenous People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Proulx
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, 2018, pp. 75-101
Author uses critical whiteness theory, Indigenous and non-Indigenous legal theory, and coloniality theories to examine the practices and role of mainstream governments, legal institutions, and white activists minimizing and perpetuating colonial discourses.
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White by Definition: Status, Identity and Aboriginal Rights

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan B. DeLisle

Examines the issue of Aboriginal identification and inherent rights of Aboriginal peoples, and looks at how government policies fail to meet the concerns of specific groups. Uses case study of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.

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White Eyes' Lies and the Battle for Dzil Nchaa Si'an

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Welch
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 75-109
Author examines stereotypes about the Apache people and how these narratives affect the way that the Apache people are perceived and engaged with by the United States government in land disputes generally, and specifically in relation to the Mt. Graham Observatory case.
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