Policy

Description of the various avenues pursued by government in an attempt to assimilate Aboriginal peoples.

Review of current literature concludes that Australian Indigenous people experience a very great health disadvantage compared to non-Indigenous Australians.

Summary of views on the federal policy approach by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities that took part in the engagement process under the Canada Action Plan on Consultation and Accommodation. Emerging themes include continued engagement and collaborations, broad interpretations and clear standards, and mutual understanding of Indigenous perspectives.

Explanation of 19 major conclusions and recommendations.

Provides evidence-based answers to questions pertaining to relevancy, objectives, budgets and cost-effectiveness.

Looks at the evaluation surrounding the Aboriginal business participation in government procurement including rationale and relevance, design and delivery, impact and success, cost effectiveness, lessons learned, and alternatives.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1998.

Reviews the Indian Specific Claims Commission and history of the claims process.

Lists items held in the Centre's library. Categorized by topic and indexed by author and title. Most entries are annotated.

Results of a national telephone survey conducted in 2006.

Study by the University of British Columbia, commonly known as the The Hawthorn Report of October 1967.

Study by the University of British Columbia, commonly known as the The Hawthorn Report , conducted October 1967.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2008.

Argues that the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada's (AUCC) probationary conditions aimed at forcing the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) to restructure its governing body is a blatant case of symbolic violence.

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Looks at self-determination and links to Indigenous mental and physical health. Paper from 9th ECPR General Conference, Université de Montréal.

Speech to the Royal Society of Canada by Dr. Lloyd Barber who appointed by the Privy Council in 1969 as Indian Claims Commissioner.

A submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Reports Canadian government policy is in breach of basic fundamental rights and is keeping Aboriginal people living in poverty.

Discusses tobacco control policies that have been implemented to reduce the male daily smoking rate of 62%.

Looks at the proposed use of a life-course approach for research into the ongoing disadvantage of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

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Presents a dialogue between AFN members to inform and advance a policy regarding the need to support post-secondary education and skills training for First Nations youth and adults.

Secret Memorandum to Cabinet (Draft 3-9-8) discusses whether and how to implement the Aboriginal Agenda priority of governance through the redesign of Indian Government Support programs which will then achieve more effective, responsible and accountable First Nation governments.

Book review of: Taking Back Our Spirits by Jo-Ann Episkenew.

Review of: Taking Back Our Spirits by Jo-Ann Episkenew.

Political Science Thesis (Ph D.)--The University of Toronto, 2000.

Explains the art of negotiating.

Discusses the findings of the New South Wales Government's Alcohol Summit working groups.

Argues that government attitudes, policies, and failure to adapt farming to accommodate Aboriginal patterns of behaviour impeded adaptation to an agrarian way of life.

Negotiations with federal government continue over issues such as capping compensation for victims of residential school abuse.

Book review of: Tangled Webs of History by Dianne Newell.

Provides an overview of heath care delivery and practices for Aboriginal residents of Tasmania.

Paper provides background and suggestions for a conference regarding a equitable resolution to non-native leaseholder representation in First Nations land decisions. Appendix A: "Market Value" on Reserve: Musqueam Indian Band V. Glass and the Implications for Property Assessments

Introduction to technology that allows the delivery of health care from a distance.

Examination of the book, The Story of a National Crime which argued that Canada's Aboriginal population was being decimated by tuberculosis and that the Federal Government had the means to stop it, but was reluctant to take action.

Author discusses how narratives composed in different knowledges and cultures interact, adapt, and use each other.

Inquiry into the policies and practices that caused the removal of 10,000 children in North South Wales and 100,000 nationally.

Paper presented at the Stó:Lǀ Nation Justice Conference held in Mission, BC, March 22-24, 2004.

Report summarizes policy, definitions, history and activities during the years 1989-1999.

Studies the progress and problems of Ojibwa farming over the last century.

Book review of: Terrible Hard Biscuits edited by Valerie Chapman and Peter Read. Review located by scrolling to page 289.

Book review of Theorizing Native Studies edited by Audra Simpson and Andrea Smith.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.

First Nation efforts to maintain their dance and ceremony.

States that First Nations Governance Initiative is not progressive as proposed by Minister of Indian Affairs Bob Nault.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1999.

Discusses how patron-client relations over rations and governance were used as vehicles for Aboriginal power.