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Documents: Introduction

Alternate Title
[Document One]: Lake of Two Mountains Petition
[Document Two]: Response By the Under Secretary of State
[Document Two]: Response [to Lake of Two Mountains Petition] by the Under Secretary of State
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
F. Laurie Barron
E. J. Langevin
Native Studies Review, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 129-131

Introduction and documents regarding Lake of Two Mountains Petition which speak to the social gulf, that by the mid-1870's, separated the Mohawks and Oka townspeople

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Documents Two and Three: Dene/Metis Agreement in Principle with the Federal Government and Introduction

Alternate Title
[Document Three]: The Dene/Métis Decision on the Agreement-In-Principle: July 1988
[Document Two]: Notes For An Address by Bill Erasmus, President of The Dene Nation, On The Signing Of The Agreement-In-Principle With The Government Of Canada, Fort Rae , Denendeh, September 5, 1988
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Bill Erasmus
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 4, no. 1 & 2, pp. 202-229

Introduction and two documents related to the signing of the Agreement-In-Principal between the Déne and Métis of the North West Territories and Government of Canada resolving a land claim of the Native people.

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Don't You Hear the Red Man Calling?

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Samuel Hume Blake]

Includes correspondence and quotes from a range of public and private individuals including Hume, Frank Pedley, John Hines, church officials, a Report of Special Indian Committee (1908) on policies, the state of health, death, and education in industrial and residential schools.

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Donations to Healing Fund on the Decline

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 8, October 2004, p. 7
Money diverted to settlement fund for former students of residential schools.
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Double Standard Applies to Running Trust Funds

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, November 23, 2007, p. A15
Describes which students do not qualify for the residential school settlement due to funding and/or school classification. Article ends with comments on June Draude's appointment as Minister of Indian and Métis Relations and Northern Affairs.
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Drinking and Healing: Reflections on the Lost Autonomy of the Innu

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 37-55
Looks at the reasons for heavy drinking in the villages of Sheshatshiu and Davis Inlet, different approaches to healing, and some personal experiences.
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Drug List

E-Books
The file contains two booklets entitled "Drug List No. 3: Standard Medical and Surgical Supplies." The booklets contain a list of drugs with the description "This list is intended for the guidance of Indian Agents, Doctors, Principals of Indian Residential Schools, Nurses, Field Matrons and Dispensers, in making requisitions for drugs and surgical supplies for the treatment of Indians." One copy is the original, the other a later revised edition.
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[Duck Lake Agency] Agent's Notebook

Alternate Title
Government of Canada Reporter's Note Book ; no. 84
Archival
Author/Creator
[Harold Nelson Woodsworth]

An Indian Agent's notebook from the [Duck Lake Agency]. Note subjects include grocery lists and prices, wartime pricing figures, travel details, medical admissions, legal matters, animal head counts and housing construction.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

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Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29

Documents & Presentations
A book containing Indian Agent's ledgers from the Duck Lake agency for 1885-1889, and 1921-1929. The first half of this ledger is "Issues to Destitute Settlers" (Mrs. Gabriel Dumont and others connected to the 1885 Uprising are included); the second half is a calendar of outgoing correspondence.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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[Duck Lake Agency] Outgoing Correspondence Ledger

Documents & Presentations
A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Duck Lake Agency.] Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore only a small sample of pages is available for viewing.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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Due North: James Madison, the American Modern Wall of Separation, and the Canadian Indian Residential Schools: New Lessons Concerning Older Notions about the Separation of Church and State

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel R. Gordon
Cumberland Law Review, vol. 32, no. 2, 2001-2002, pp. 281-310
Argues that the Canadian experience of joint government/church involvement in residential schools proves the validity of American policy of separation of church and state, and the court decisions which upheld it.
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Duncan’s First Nation Inquiry: 1928 Surrender Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Duncan's First Nation Wrongful Surrender Claim, Public Edition, September 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [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.]

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Duty to Consult

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerald Heckman
Discusses the right of Aboriginal title and duty to consult. Presents examples where Aboriginal people and the Crown have come together to reach an agreement. Duration: 7:30.
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Duty to Protect: Special Investigation Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Pringle
Report looks at events surrounding the death of a two-and-a-half month old infant and the services provided to the infant and family. Concludes with recommendations for the Tribal Council Health and Family Services and provincial social agencies to change policies and processes when at-risk children have been identified.
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Early Administrative Developments in Fighting Tuberculosis Among Canadian Inuit: Bringing State Institutions Back In

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. G. Nixon
Northern Review, no. 2, Winter, 1988, pp. 67-84
Discusses factors that played into government policy of removal and relocation of patients to southern hospitals: logistics of program delivery to remote communities, division of responsibility between Arctic Services Division and the Department of Health and Welfare, private sector involvement in northern-policy making, and politicians lack of commitment to the North.
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Economic Development and Innu Settlement: The Establishment of Sheshatshit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James J. Ryan
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 1-25
Examines the decision to create Shehatshit (also known as Sheshatshu) as a permanent settlement for nomadic Innu of Labrador, and the consequences of forcing peoples to abandon their traditional living patterns.
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Economic Recovery in Response to Worldwide Crises: Fiduciary Responsibility and the Legislative Consultative Process with Respect to Bill 150 (Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009) and Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020) in Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen R. J. Tsuji
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, 2022

Discusses the consultation, or lack there of, between the Canadian government and its Indigenous populations in regards to green energy policies.   

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Editor's Introduction: Lessons from Research [Volume 6, Number 1]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale Belanger
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 27-29
Brief description of articles dealing with formulation of federal forestry policy, First Nations-operated call centres, and Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBA).
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Editorial

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ian Anderson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 6, November/December 2003, p. 2
Comments on the positive changes taking place concerning child health in Australian Aboriginal communities.
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Editorial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raven Sinclair
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. [4]-5
Overview of special issue on the Indigenous Child Removal System in Canada.
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Editorial

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ernest Hunter
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, January/February 2001, p. 2
Comments on the volume of studies of Indigenous health research in Australia versus the results of health outcome improvements.
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Editors' Introduction: The State of the Aboriginal Economy [Volume 6, Number 2]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren Weir
Wanda Wuttunee
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 41-42
Brief description of articles dealing with Canada's Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development, Native Women's Association of Canada's response to the framework, and progress in reducing First Nation poverty.
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Educating "Indians": Practices of Becoming Canadian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Ormiston
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1-22
Argues that education has been used as a tool for assimilation and that reflection on its power and control is necessary in resisting cultural homogenization.
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Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Jarich Oosten
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 7-34
Chronicles the evolution of Inuit education policy in Canada's North. Scroll down to page 21 for English version.
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