Book review of: Home and Native Land by Michael Asch.

Book review of: Home and Native Land by Michael Asch.

Outlines some problems that residents of the community of Akwesasne have with border crossings, due to the U.S.-Canadian border intersecting their communal lands.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2011.

Two chapters deal specifically with Aboriginals: Chapter 3: Helpers, Not Helpless: Honouring the Strength, Wisdom and Vision of Aboriginal Women Experiencing Homelessness or Marginal Housing by Billie Allan and Izumi Sakamoto, Chapter 4: Homelessness and Health in the Crowded Canadian Arctic: Inuit Arctic Experiences by Nathanael Lauster and Frank Tester.

Film depicts the ongoing struggle of two brothers to settle negotiations and crown obligations from an 1899 treaty. Duration: 47:39.

Presents a policy that ensures that modern treaties are implemented to protect the rights of Aboriginal signatories, ensure their continuity as peoples, and provide for their political, social, economic and cultural development.

Explores the confusion over jurisdiction by government departments for funding foster homes in Manitoba by using Jordon's case as an example.

Looks at how the government is not meeting its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the discriminatory practices towards Indigenous children.

Special issue features artwork, creative writing, short essays and poetry by Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and youth.

Consists of literature review, review of federal policies and programs, demographic analysis and case study of Lytton First Nation's senior citizen complex.

Describes attempts to increase student engagement through the technology of a GIS program.

Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1991.

Discusses Inuit housing in the Canadian North including history, policy and ongoing problems.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001.

Discusses the similar historical experiences and relationship with their respective governments of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States; the effects on their physical and mental health; and policies and legislation needed to improve their health.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2002.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 1999.

Discusses how many Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families and cultural heritage as a result of Australian government laws, policies and practices.

The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, acknowledges serious violations of the human rights of Canada's Aboriginal and Inuit peoples and hopes the proposed Canadian Government's Indian Claims legislation will improve their quality of life.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner and member of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, sets out a human rights approach in order to achieve health equality for Indigenous Australians within 25 years.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 1999.

Discusses Jim Northrup's Rez Road Follies, Thomas King's The Truth About Stories, and Paul Chaat Smith's Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong in terms of the techniques used to critique government actions in their respective countries.

Film comments on the social and technological changes that are confronting the traditional hunting culture of the Innu. Accompanying material: Hunters and Bombers [Study Guide]. Duration: 53:31.

Guide to accompany film, Hunters and Bombers. Contains information about the Innu society and discussion questions.

Discussion on the Canadian government's new land claims policy and how it fails to fix the land claims process. Scroll down to access article.

Links to material related to the complaint laid against the Government of Canada alleging inequitable funding for provision of welfare services to First Nations children living on reserves.

Discussion of the issues of 'Indian status' and blood. In this way the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake examines who should belong, be a member and have citizenship.

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Includes maps, reports, historical documents, transcripts, correspondence, and oral and written submissions in regards to the 1906 Cowessess Surrender Claim. [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.]

Book review of: Iceman ... by Sarah Richardson and Brenda Fowler and Skull Wars ... by David Hurst Thomas.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.I.S)--University of New Brunswick, 2006.

Contains links to websites reporting and commenting on the movement.

Organizers, supporters and observers discuss issues surrounding the movement. Duration: 54:09.

Looks at the current child welfare system in Canada.

Examines problems that have confronted the Nunavut Housing Corporation, and looks at program and policy initiatives undertaken to address the situation.

English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010. Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.

Analyzes a film and artist's book about the Inuit by a non-Inuit in terms of the political environment at the time.

Discusses the Royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later George V and Queen Mary), the ceremonies held and review of the extensive related archival records.

Discusses the evaluation findings and recommendations regarding the impacts of comprehensive land claim agreements and the extent to which the objectives have been achieved.

Assesses programs and delivery of services to communities.

Examines effectiveness, efficiency and economy of strategy.

Attributes lack of impact by research to concentrating on historical injustices and racial and cultural differences. Author asserts that new initiatives, like restorative justice, will fail unless subjected to scrutiny.

Response to questionnaire sent out by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Report prepared by law firm for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations providing insight on questions asked at the Special Committee of the House of Commons on Indian Self- Government.