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Aboriginal Health: A Constitutional Rights Analysis

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Looks at constitutional status to support the treaty right to medical services, fiduciary duty to provide medicines and health care, and Aboriginal right to health.
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COVID-19, the Numbered Treaties and the Politics of Life: A Special Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gina Starblanket
Dallas Hunt
Description
Overview of concepts of well-being and quality of life in relation to treaty negotiations, oral histories of treaty and the context in which negotiations took place, with particular reference to the "Medicine Chest" clause and provision of aid in times of "famine and distress".
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Department of National Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Services Directorate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1963-1964

Alternate Title
IHS Annual Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'. This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health Care: The Crown's Fiduciary Obligations

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 2
NAHO Discussion Paper Series ; no.2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Uses historical analysis to argue that federal government has a clear obligation to provide health care to Aboriginals but has failed to provide adequate services.
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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Women's Health

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Discusses how the policies, laws and legislation of the federal government have led to the current health disparities.
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FSIN & The AFN Reject The Proposed Federal Government Policy on The Health Consent Form

Alternate Title
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and The Assembly of First Nations Reject The Proposed Federal Government Policy on the Health Consent Form
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eldon Henderson
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, p. 24
Description
Describes a few concerns the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians and the Assembly of First Nations have regarding Health Canada's request for a Health Consent form.
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Grade Eight Treaty Education Learning Resource

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatchewan Ministry of Education?]
Description

Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Exploring Treaty Impacts and Alternatives" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.

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Health Research, Entitlements and Health Services for First Nations and Métis Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margaret J. Haworth-Brockman
Kathy Bent
Joanne Havelock
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 2, Aboriginal Womens Health, December 2009, pp. 17-23
Description
Discusses significant differences in access to health care services based on treaty and historical entitlements and the importance of taking these differences into account for health research.
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History, Law, and Policy as a Foundation for Health Care Delivery for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Thierry
George Brenneman
Everett Rhoades
Lance Chilton
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1539-1559
Description
Historical overview of treaty obligations and the link to health care.
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Indian People Refused Medical Care as a Right

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 1, January 15, 1975, p. 5
Description
Education issues and the Churchill River Study, National Health and a Welfare policy paper were discussed at a special conference of the Prince Albert District Chiefs
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Indian Record (Vol. XXXII, Nos. 8-9, August-September, 1969)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Job One is to Protect our Treaty Rights

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 5
Description
Argues that First Nation leaders should be spending more time and effort on protecting treaty rights as some rights have already been lost or weakened. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Kegs of Money

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeff White
Alberta Report, vol. 28, no. 16, August 20, 2001, p. 58
Description
Book review of: Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur J. Ray, Jim Miller and Frank Tough.
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Lafond Will Serve as Fourth Treaty Commissioner

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. B-11
Description
Introduction to George Lafond and his mandate, as Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page B-11.
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Medicare Not Same As 'Medicine Chest' Clause

Articles » General
Author/Creator
W. B. Mutlow
StarPhoenix, Forum, February 15, 2002, p. A13
Description
Responding to the February 1st StarPhoenix article by Doug Cuthand this author argues that the "medicine chest" clause in Treaty 6 did not mean provision of free medical services.
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Northern Manitoba Treaty Party, 1949

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Noton
Manitoba History, no. 39, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 15-21
Description
Author travelled with the party, taking x-rays in an effort to detect and control tuberculosis.
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The Numbered Treaties: Similar Means to Dichotomous Ends

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Derek Whitehouse

Past Imperfect, vol. 3, 1994, pp. [25]-45
Description
Argues that Aboriginals of the North-West Territories entered the treaty making process seeking to ensure cultural survival, while the government had the goal of assimilation.
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Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Inquiry: Medical Aid Claim

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) in respect to the Crown deducting payments for medical aid from 1909-1934 from the Band's interest trust account. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation and that the subject of medical aid is worthy of a comprehensive study to clarify the intentions of the various treaties. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 151: Vancouver, British Columbia

Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 151 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion includes opening remarks from Elder Vincent Stogan and moderator Lou Desmarais. Also included in this portion are presentations of individuals and groups dealing with various topics concerning treaty rights; self-sufficiency and Aboriginal self-government; economic development and housing issues; Metis issues; education and employment; legal issues and the justice system; health systems and services and social issues confronting Aboriginal women.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Gerald Wesley, Kitsumkalum Band

Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains a presentation by Chief Gerald Wesley of the Kitsumkalum Band. Chief Wesley welcomes the Commission, expresses his hopes for it, and gives some demographic, cultural, and territorial information on his people. Chief Wesley discusses the political structure of his people, their relationship to other Aboriginal groups, and the federal government.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation of Discussion Paper G, Alma Favel-King

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a portion of the transcript of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This volume contains a presentation of Discussion Paper G by Alma Favel-King on community control of services and the recognition of treaty rights to health affect holistic strategies to maintain and restore health on Day 2. Also included are questions and answers regarding this paper and those Discussion Papers previously presented.
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Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Regarding the 5th Periodic Report of Canada

Documents & Presentations
Description
Outlines the economic, social and cultural rights of First Nations peoples and the measures adopted by the government of Canada regarding the rights to self-determination, equal rights of men and women, right to work, right to social security, protection of the family, protection of mother and child, right to an adequate standard of living, right to physical and mental health,and the right to education.
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There's Nothing 'Free' About Treaty Rights

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 5
Description
Viewpoint of the author regarding Treaty Rights. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Treaties and Tuberculosis: First Nations People in Late 19th-Century Western Canada, a Political and Economic Transformation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.W. Daschuk
Paul Hackett
Scott Macneil
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 307-330
Description
Discusses the sudden ecological, economic, and political changes in the Canadian west that caused an explosion of tuberculosis infections among First Nations communities.
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Wahbung: Our Tomorrows

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Tribes of Manitoba
Description
Position paper discusses past treaties and treaty obligations and argues that the Federal government should renegotiate to redress past violations of Aboriginal rights.
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