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Aboriginal Title and Section 88 of the Indian Act

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 34, 2000, pp. 159-194
Description
Argues that British Columbia had been violating Aboriginal title in an illegal and unconstitutional fashion ever since it joined Canada in 1871.
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Aboriginal Tribes (North America, New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land and British Guiana) Return to Several Addresses to His Majesty, Dated 19 March 1834, for, Copies or Extracts of all Such Reports from the Governors or Lieutenant-Governors of British Possessions in North America ...

Alternate Title
Parliamentary Papers / Great Britain. Parliament (1833-1841), House of Commons ; 617, 1834
Return to Several Addresses to His Majesty, Dated 19 March 1834, for, Copies or Extracts of all Such Reports from the Governors or Lieutenant-Governors of British Possessions in North America, and of the Answers Thereto, as May Throw Light on the Present
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Great Britain. Colonial Office
Description
Contains correspondence, or copies of dispatches, of Upper and Lower Canada regarding "Aboriginal Tribes in British Possessions" which also included Australia.
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Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks; Oldman Dam Opponents Receive Support; Arrests at Logging Blockade
cs canada 16.3
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Speaking for Ourselves, Fall, 1992
Description
Discussion of an aboriginal consitution success, a recommendation to the government regarding an environmental assessment, and a protest staged in Saskatchewan.
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Aboriginality and the Violence of Colonialism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene Watson
Borderlands E - Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8
Description
Explores the dichotomy between cultural relativism and universalism and examines how these tensions are used to legitimize assimilation by the Australian colonial state.
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Accepting Reality Will Be Major Theme of 2003

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 27, 2002, p. A17
Description
2002 overview focusing on First Nations concerns with self-government, responsible leadership and generation of business opportunities
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An Act for Conferring Certain Privileges on the More Advanced Bands of Indians in Canada (April 19, 1884)

Alternate Title
Chap. 28. An Act for Conferring Certain Privileges on the More Advanced Bands of Indians in Canada, With the View of Training Them for the Exercise of Municipal Powers. [Assented to 19th April, 1884.]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Chapter 28 amendments regard issues surrounding Band Councils. Scroll down through Chapter 27 to display Chapter 28.
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An Act to amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 4th May, 1910.]

Alternate Title
9-10 Edward VII. Chap. 28. An Act to Amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 4th May, 1910.]
National Aboriginal Document Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Changes include : section 37, Recovery of Possession of Reserves; Section 87, any contract or agreement had to be approved by the Superintendent General; and section 105 about how presents or moneys, appropriated by Parliament and held for a band, should be not subject to any judical process for debt or other reason.
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An Act to Further Amend "The Indian Act, 1880." (April 19, 1884)

Alternate Title
Chap. 28. An Act to Amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 4th May, 1910.]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Amendments to the Indian Act that discusses 'recovery of possession of reserves' and the decision that every contract or agreement dealing with money must have approval of the Superintendent-General.
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Acts, Agreements, Treaties and Land Claims

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Description
Includes links to laws, regulations, land claims, treaty-making, self-government agreements and rights information system.
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Addressing a Northern Food Crisis: Process Evaluation of Nutrition North Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Achtemichuk
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, April 2016, p. [?]
Description
Analysis of the Canadian government's program which offers retail-based subsidies on nutritious foods shipped by air to remote communities. Focuses on inadequacies in structure of community eligibility target, subsidy design, and compliance reports.
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Addressing Aboriginal Land and Treaty Rights in Ontario:

An Analysis of Past Policies and Options for the Future

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Coyle
Description
Discusses the historic approach of governments and the courts in addressing Aboriginal rights relating to land, and some of the key historical circumstances that have prevented resolution of the issues in the past. The article also looks at the current federal and provincial land claims policies in Ontario.
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Addressing First Nations Governance Issues through Incremental Reform: Briefing Presentation - Draft

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Although Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) has made progress in areas regarding empowerment, education, economic development, specific land claims, and reconciliation, governance and self-government, the issues of leadership selection, Indian Government Support programs, and registration and membership are issues the government intends to work on incrementally in 2008-09.
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Addressing Historical Impacts Through Impact and Benefit Agreements and Health Impact Assessment: Why it Matters for Indigenous Well-Being

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jen Jones
Ben Bradshaw
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 81-109
Description
Looks at the Wishbone Hill Health Impact Assessment in Alaska and the Impact and Benefit Agreement signed for the Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut.
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Addressing the Persistence of Tuberculosis Among the Canadian Inuit Population: The Need For a Social Determinants of Health Framework

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kassandra C. Kulmann
Chantelle AM Richmond
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-16
Description
Describes the medical and socio-economic influences contributing to the high rate of tuberculosis. Includes recommendations for future research and policy changes.
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Administering Colonial Science: Nutrition Research and Human Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools, 1942-1952

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Histoire Sociale / Social History, vol. 46, no. 91, May 2013, pp. 145-172
Description
Focuses on two separate long-term studies done without the consent of participants, who were viewed as "experimental materials". Partial motivations were to further researchers' careers and correct "Indian problems" of disease and dependency on the state.
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Administrators of Indian Affairs / Historic Sketch

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs
Description
Department of Indian Affairs document listing administrators of the Department and Lieutenant-Governors of Upper and Lower Canada; written by G.M. Matheson, registrar.
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Advance Australia Fair: Social Democratic and Conservative Politician's Discourses Concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their Health 1972-2001

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary Aldrich
Anthony B. Zwi
Stephanie Short
Social Sciences and Medicine, vol. 64, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 125-137
Description
Looks at how Australian politicians have shaped decades of health policy and influenced health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia.
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Affirmative Action: Is it a Solution to the Problem of Native Unemployment?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Schaff
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 1984, pp. 108-114
Description
Evaluation of the "Native Participation Policy" which was introduced to the Public Service in an attempt to make the Canadian workforce resemble more closely the composition of the population.
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After the Spirit Sang: Aboriginal Canadian and Museum Policy in the New Millennium

Alternate Title
How Canadians Communicate III: Contexts of Canadian Popular Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Description
Chapter 10 in: How Canadians Communicate III: Contexts of Canadian Popular Culture edited by Bart Beaty, Derek Briton, Gloria Filax, Rebecca Sullivan. Discussion of the exhibition After the Spirit Sang and the ensuing boycott and controversy. Go to page 217 to read the chapter.
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Afterword

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Episkenew
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 193-200
Description
Discusses issues of reconciliation, the consequences of government policies, and its standards for measuring Indigenous peoples’ cultures, beliefs, and practices.
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Agreement With Ottawa Still in the Works

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, November 2002, p. 10
Description
Level of contribution and compensation for lost language and culture still points of contention between government and church in residential schools agreement.
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AIDS Strategy in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Malera-Bandjalan
Kevin Barlow
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, July/August 2005, pp. 8-10
Description
Interview with the Executive Director of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN).
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Alberta First Nations Consultation & Accommodation Handbook

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; 44
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Monique Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Outlines other Canadian jurisdictions' best practices for integrating economic development and First Nations interests.
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Alexis First Nation, TransAlta Utilities - Right of Way, Public Edition

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains statements of claim, correspondence/letters, maps and transcripts in regards to Calgary Power's (now TransAlta) access to electrical transmission right of way granted in the 1950s and 1960s. The Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.

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