Policy

Image of site of new Community Hall and prefabricated housing in Rankin Inlet, N.W.T.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2001.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1988.

Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.

Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.

Outlines the history of the Six Nations in Ontario including the relationship with the Crown, outstanding First Nations land claims, and the Grand River Notification Agreement.

Article gives an account of Six Nations political actions and goals of the Hereditary Council.

The Sixth Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents.

Historical note:

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

Looks at the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families and its effects and discusses the shifts in child welfare policy, and amendment to adoption laws.

Book review of Skin for Skin by Gerald M. Sider.

Book review of: Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens by J.R. Miller. Scroll down to page 97 to read review.

6 Part video series outlines the history of the residential school system and how it personally affected generations of First Nations people. Features the voices of many former school residents and their families, including Elijah Harper, Art Solomon, Shirley Cheechoo and the songs of Maria Linklater. Duration: 51:00. Click "play all" to see all six videos or click each part separately.

Smoking statistics for Indigenous and Torres Strait Australians.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1997.

Looks at Aboriginal title and self-determination, structure of Canadian federalism, and self-government strategies. Scroll down to page 50 to read article.

Focuses on the Tsimshian people and the forces that brought about their economic and social underdevelopment.

Argues that judicial analyses of the St. Catherine's Milling and Lumber Company v. The Queen case rarely take into account the historical context and contemporary attitudes towards Aboriginal people at the time.

Looks at the the social, economic, and political interplay that takes place between subsistence and wage economies, sharing and reciprocity, and regulatory regimes that mediate harvesting and distribution of wildlife resources.

Argues that the creation of government social programs have failed to generate either compliance or autonomy.

Discusses the problems facing American Indian welfare programs.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1964.

Overview of integration and political autonomy of the Cree people of northern Québec starting with the first settlers arriving in James Bay.

Major goals and objectives for language programs are studied and the various factors that affect them.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (MNRM)--University of Manitoba, 2016.

Study focused on public spending as it related to Aboriginal recipients of social assistance, unemployment insurance, pensions, family allowances, worker's compensation, harvester's assistance program, and the homeless.

Contains timeline from 1620-1996 as well as a brief synopsis of Residential School Syndrome (RSS).

Uses three social movement theories to illustrate the contentious actions that sparked mobilization among Aboriginal communities.

Contains the text of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology statement which was read in Parliament and brief reactions from the assembled crowd outside.

Recounts history and the policies leading to the removal of mixed race children and the National apology in 2008.

Indigenous Governance Programs Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2001.

Defines traits of good governance and identifies barriers to capacity development.

Argues that sovereignty is the glue that binds communities together and that the characters in James Welch's novels respond to an Indigenous specific concept of sovereignty.

Looks at Canada's foreign policy and suggests the formation of an Arctic Council which would promote policies and programs for protecting the environment.

Article concludes that the relative lack of opposition between Native Siberian and non-Native Siberians, stems from a greater knowledge of Siberian native people and the desire to expand traditional native occupations.

Selected from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation's three-volume Truth and Reconciliation series. Book club edition.

Provides links to information about programs and services dealing with guns, including licences for adults and minors, background safety checks, and regulations.

Presents themes of review: lack of willingness by the federal government to honor constitutional obligations; focus of providing provincial level of special education services; limited funding; lack of respect for First Nations knowledge.

Objective was to examine whether funding arrangements for devolution of programs and services were appropriate, effective in achieving targeted outcomes, efficient administratively and as government policy instruments, and whether accountability provisions were suited to the needs of funding recipients and the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs.

Brief overview of claims, the process, and issues related to failure to deal with claims and fulfil obligations.

Looks at a policy statement and process guide that reflects the developments and consistency of language between the Specific Claims Policy and the Specific Claims Tribunal Act.

File contains material for the debate on the 1960 federal Throne Speech in Parliament. Includes material dealing with northern resources and Inuit welfare.

File contains notes from speeches by Eric Neilson on the Northern Development Policy and how Aboriginal people can aid in implementing it, and by John Diefenbaker for the PION-ERA festival in Saskatoon noting that the first day is to honour Aboriginal people.

Examines the economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual aspects of the forest and local concerns about the sale of lands and natural resources.

Book review of: Spirits of the Rockies by Courtney Mason. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 160.