Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

File contains newspaper articles, journal article, and personal narrative relating to the Frog Lake Massacre and the Frog Lake Reserve.

A conference discussing comparison of Indian and Christian religions and religious ceremonies, traditional songs and dances, and history of Europeans in North America from the Indian viewpoint.

The role of education in the loss of spiritual and cultural values ; evidence of previous and planned oppression by non-Indians ; revival of interest in traditional values and the role ofelders as a source of knowledge.

Annual report of the Gabriel Dumont Institute, located in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Historical note:

Audit covered the fiscal year ended March 31, 1991.

Assembly of First Nations' elections, postponement of the Great Whale hydroelectric project, and dismantling of the Department of Indian Affairs in Manitoba are but a few of the top stories for 1994 that are discussed here.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.

Focused on the role of the Department in reaching and implementing claims settled up to July 1997.

Assessed actions taken by the Department to address recommendations in the 1996 Report.

Proposes that an examination of the entry points of the food mail program be examined. Scroll to page 10 to find relevant subject material.

Follow-up audit assessed extent to which the Department had acted on recommendations made in April 2000 Report and the June 2000 Report of the Public Accounts Committee

Audited the process established by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (1988).

Follow-up of recommendations made in the December 2001 and September 1998 Reports. Audit work completed on June 9, 2006.

Presentation submitted to Parliament outlining future challenges and actions in a manner designed to strengthen accountability to Parliament and to all Canadians.

Audit work completed November 9, 2007.

Audit covered the period between March 2005 and May 2009. Audit work was completed May 29, 2009.

Assessed the Department's progress in implementing recommendations from audit conducted 2005.

The audit covered the years 2002 to 2010. Audit work completed on November 1, 2010.

Audit covered the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021.

The audit covered the period from 1 November 2015 to 1 November 2020.

Discusses several strategies: improve the economic and social well-being of Aboriginal people, develop healthier, more self-sufficient communities, and participate in Canada’s political, social and economic development.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2009.

Looks at a plan of action to strengthen the Aboriginal tourism industry and to tackle concerns with the goal of developing a comprehensive “Blueprint” for Aboriginal cultural tourism development over the short, medium and long-term.

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.

Chapter 6 of: Advancing the Inclusion of People With Disabilities (2008). Entire book on one pdf. To access this chapter, scroll to p. 91.

Seeks to clarify the special fiduciary relationship and its implications for rights.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Western University, 2013.

Examines the history of identity as it relates to Aboriginal women and argues that Aboriginal recognition should not be awarded on the basis of inherited ethnicity.

Looks at an initiative launched in 1991 by Indian and Northern Affairs and the Treasury Board Secretariat to increase the participation of Aboriginal people in the labour market.

Looks at the federal government's role in education stemming from the Constitution Act of 1982, the Indian Act and Treaties 1 -11.

Forum brought representatives of First Nations together with Indian and Northern Affairs personnel to discuss issues and make recommendations to the department.

A background report prepared by officials from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Department of Justice. It describes the treaty principles and court decisions upon which previous land claims settlements were built, and the importance of "certainty" when defining the rights of Aboriginal people with respect to land and resources. The report argues that certainty is crucial for the future economic wellbeing of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

Act covering loans, investments and advances to Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Act as it was in 1970 naming The Department as "Indian Affairs and Northern Development".

Includes links to laws, regulations, land claims, treaty-making, self-government agreements and rights information system.