Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

File containing a government report on the economic condition of indigenous peoples living in the Yukon and the North West Territories

File contains a speech by Diefenbaker concerning criticisms against his plans for northern development in which they claimed that it was a program to build roads from igloo to igloo. Also, a document discussing the accomplishment in the north, with mention of Eskimo industries.

Sources are divided by two areas, "Chipewyan" (Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, North West Territories) and British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories, grouped together. Each area is then divided into a social and cultural section and a language section. Bibliography includes citations from the Hearne Bibliography. The article is current as of 1998.

Overview of government expenditures and related government employment for the Northwest Territory, what is now Nunavut, and the Yukon by 26 federal departments and agencies.

Collection of papers from the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference addressing some issues and needs faced by communities in urban areas.

Studies the history of timber contractor Charlie Cox and his access to and use of First Nations' woodlands in Ontario.

Response to paper Indian Policy in the New Conservative Government Part I, The Nielsen Task Force of 1985 and Part II, The Nielsen Task Force in the Context of Recent Policy Initiative by Sally M. Weaver.

Response to paper Indian Policy in the New Conservative Government by Sally Weaver, which analyzes the Progressive Conservative (led by Brian Mulroney) government's record during its first two years in power.

Response to paper Indian Policy in the New Conservative Government Part I, The Nielsen Task Force of 1985 and Part II, The Nielsen Task Force in the Context of Recent Policy Initiative by Sally M. Weaver.

A photograph of the Onion Lake Indian Agency Stables probably taken in the 1890s. Indian agent George Mann's bearded face is visible behind a horse in the centre. There are several horses, three Aboriginal men and a young non-Aboriginal man (all unidentified) also in the picture.

Inquiry regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, legal documents, maps, plans, and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Presentation to the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, United Natioins.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1996.

Discusses how imposition of the Act's prohibitions and lack of cooperation by the Wildlife Service, affected the Band's plans for economic development.

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) voices concern that the responsibilities of the new minister of Indian Affairs, Andy Scott, are too broad.

Radio clip traces the history of the CBC Northern Service current affairs radio show, which evolved from an earlier show entitled Indian Magazine. Duration: 44:21.

Book review of: Out of irrelevance by J. R. Ponting and R. Gibbins.

Reports on federal and Ontario policy trends in education over the past five years.

Historical data based on 1981 Census. Looks at on-reserve elementary and secondary schooling, socio-economic factors influencing success, post-secondary education, educational attainment in adults, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's expenditures.

Political Economy Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2015.

Taken from files of the Department of the Interior, compiled by Lawrence Vankoughnet, Deputy Minister. Starts on page 84.

Educational Policy Studies Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Alberta, 2007.

Annual report and appendices.

Partnership accord is effective from the 31st day of May 2005; document is in Inuktitut (syllabics), English and French.

Speaker discusses the implications of the Federal government's refusal to recognize the First Nation. Part 1: 23:48. Part 2: 22:55.

Investigates Departmental hiring practises during this expansionary period and factors that determined whether patronage appointees would continue to be employed.

Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, legal documents, reports, correspondence/letters, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Final report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the Crown breached its fiduciary obligation by allocating reserve land (IR 81) to people outside of the Band. ICC found Canada breached its obligations and recommended the claim be a negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Report finds low accountability and confusing and inadequate performance measures by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada in regards to economic development.

A photocopy of a petition and letters sent by Indian agent George G. Mann of Onion Lake to Ottawa in November and December, 1887. This correspondence was in regard to the early release of Way-way-see-too-win (Dressy Man), Charlebois and Louison Mongrain who had been convicted of murder in 1885 and sentenced to life in prison. Mann names these three men as the ones who saved his life on 2 April 1885 after the so-called Frog Lake massacre.

Reviews Phil Fontaine's life in politics and his experience in residential schools. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 4:14.

Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Western University, 2015.

Provides a history of the impacts of the implementation of the Indian Act, which was passed in 1876.

Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.

Looks at the attempt the Lord's Day Alliance, the attorney general of Ontario, and the Department of Indian Affairs made to enforce the Lord's Day Act on the Haudenosaunee communities.

Education Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Discusses "policy research" as tool to improve the well-being of the subjects. Based within context of the "nutritional experiments" on malnourished Aboriginal children between 1942 and 1952.

Article advocates more Aboriginal-specific provisions to provide comprehensive coverage for health care delivery to Canada's Aboriginal people.

Fact sheet on basic questions about Band accountability and sections of the Indian Act.

Study results based on ethnographic case study, discusses factors that led to a lower level of oral health for the residents of Nunavut.

Looks at how and why policy changed, with focus on developments in the early 1980s. Analysis of macro- (federal government and Aboriginal organizations, micro- (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and its ministers), and mid-level practices. Includes case studies.

Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E.

Analyzes the Federal Government's response to high levels of poverty in the North by implementing family planning initiatives.

Analyzes advantages and disadvantages of existing system delivery and provides options for change.