Policy

Examines the challenges to provide potable water to communities in Ontario; the role of government centered policy development and the identification of areas needing supportive policy.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Guelph, 2011.

Brief historical overview followed by discussion of the Federal government's and churches' changing responses to the issue, and judicial decisions which clarified liability in sexual abuse cases.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--Carleton University, 1995.

Focuses on the attitudes of the most senior public servant responsible for the administration of Western Australia's Aboriginal population and his role as an advocate for citizenship rights, access to social security benefits, housing and education.

Describes an approach to understanding the northern social economy in regards to the changes in the role of government in the northern economy.

Article focuses on the Canadian government's shift away from support programs for mining developments and lack of local hiring requirements.

International/Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1990.

Identifies gaps in public health knowledge and emerging priorities and initiatives needed to improve Aboriginal health.

Government of Canada recognizes its past mistakes and wants to find ways to achieve shared goals in the future.

Presented to the 28th Parliament by Jean Chrétien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Stated goal of policy is to "achieve an increasing level of health in Indian communities, generated and maintained by the Indian communities themselves" and that it rests on three pillars: community development, relationship between "Indian" population and the Federal Government, and Canadian healthcare system. Includes letter sent from Minister of Health and Welfare to Noel Starblanket, President of the National Indian Brotherhood.

Focuses on census and post-census surveys such as the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the related Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA).

Examines government documents and the media to discuss the abandonment of bilingual education programs.

CBC reports on Ottawa's compensation for benefits and assistance denied veterans after their military service and veterans response to the announcement. Broadcast date: June 21. 2002. Includes link to accompanying printer-friendly page.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2003.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1985

Discusses how Aboriginal life narratives, on the removal of Aboriginal children from their families, has impacted Indigenous-settler relations.

A collection of materials on the attitudes and practices associated with the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes. Includes representative testimonies from those who were separated from their families and communities.

Book review of:In Denial: The Stolen Generations and the Right by Robert Manne.

Compares the assimilation policies regarding child removal in the United States and Australia and looks at the effects it had on the children and their families. Chapter seventeen in Children and War: A Historical Anthology edited by James Marten, foreword by Robert Coles.

Originally published 1981.

Public Administration Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Provides late Victorian perspective on the history of Tsimshian peoples, and the then current challenge of government policies, pressures to surrender lands and community relocation. 2nd edition.

Looks at the relationship between adolescent pregnancy and child welfare and discusses the problems with the current child welfare system.

Book review of: Strange Visitors edited by Keith D. Smith. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 118.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2006.

Looks at conflicting Federal policy objectives; assimilation or self-determination to address issues of poverty.

Contents that the only way to control the disease is for government health departments to recognize the disease as a priority and to establish appropriate systems to treat and monitor patients.

Reports on the factors that created an unmanageable situation: harsh living conditions, transitional Inuit lifestyles, and government policy.

English Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1984.

Looks at abuse at residential schools focusing on underlying causes of student to student abuse.

Cites many letters between government officials, NWMP officers and Canadian Army officers regarding passes and concludes these passes certainly existed. Passes came into existence after the 1885 resistance. Evidence of their use was only found in Treaty 4, 6 and 7 territories, and it cannot be certain they were used in every agency. Author states evidence indicates passes were used as late as the 1930s, but no sources are given.

Oral Biology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 1997.

Discusses background to the report and responses to the recommendations contained in it. Actual title of the report: A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies.

Describes the Sturgeon Lake, Alberta community's journey toward being directly involved in the child welfare policy and implementation.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether Canada breached its duties to the Band in 1982 by failing to comply with the Indian Act provisions for leasing reserve land. However, ICC may only hear claims rejected by Canada 15 or more years ago. ICC did recommend the "15-year rule" be repealed. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Argues that the Federal government has failed to provide adequate support to First Nations children (both on and off-reserve) in terms of programs for birth and adoptive parents, has not implemented Jordan's principle, and does not monitor international adoption placements.

Inquiry responds to the government's failure to adequately address recommendations in Bringing them home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From the Families.

Overview to health crisis and Nishnawbe Aski Nation's plan to implement recommendations made by the Auditor General's report Access to Health Services for Remote First Nations Communities.

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1983.

Discusses attributes of successful programs and the institutions which administer them such as governance, involvement of householders, ability to enforce rules, availability of capital, inspections, and subsidies.