Membership
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Report and responses for: Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry, Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease Claim; Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry, Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Collins Treaty Claim; Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry, 1958 Enfranchisement Claim; and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennet Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 Claim. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, and Carole T. Corcoran.
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2007) 18 ICCP
Alternate Title
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings: A Publication of the Indian Claims Commission (2007) 18 ICCP
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Report includes background documents, articles, comments and responses regarding the following cases: Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation, Flooding Negotiations (Mediation); Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry, Fire Hills Colony Claim; Moosomin First Nation ,1909 Reserve Land Surrender (Mediation); Thunderchild First Nation, 1908 Surrender Claim (Mediation); and the Betsiamites Band, Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquires.
Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Jane Dickson-Gilmore, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
Indian Country: Essays on Contemporary Native Culture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, 2006, pp. 192-194
Description
Book review of: Indian Country by Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
Indian Registration, Membership, and Population Change in FirstNations Communities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 5
Description
Study looks at classification of membership codes, changes to membership rules, projected populations eligible under new rules, and implications of population changes. Chapter five from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indian Registration: Unrecognized and Unstated Paternity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle M. Mann
Description
Discusses the ramifications of Bill C-31, which amended the Indian Act, and the policy options available to the Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs to deal with the inequities that have arisen in terms of children having status.
Indian Registration: Unrecognized and Unstated Paternity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Michelle Mann
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 5
Description
Looks at 1985 amendments to Indian Act. Chapter six from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indian Status, Band Membership, First Nation Citizenship, Kinship, Gender, and Race: Reconsidering the Role of Federal Law
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Wendy Cornet
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 5
Description
Discusses how legislation such as the Indian Act, with its arbitrary rules about who is considered to be an "Indian", has impacted relationships and identity in Aboriginal communities. Chapter seven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indian Status for Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Star Phoenix Editorial
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 8, August 1981, p. 2
Description
Saskatoon Star Phoenix article that supports the amending of law so First Nation women keep "registered status" after marriage to men who are not "registered Indians."
"Indian Vital Statistics"
Documents & Presentations
Description
This folder contains four separate record sheets from the Red Pheasant, Stony, Moosomin and Little Pine bands naming those who were born and those who died in each band in 1908.
The Indian Voice - Centering Women in the Gendered Politics of Indigenous Nationalism in B.C., 1969-1984
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia Miranda Barkaskas
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.
Indians Everywhere: Paul Chaat Smith on "Americans"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Chaat Smith
Description
Curator of the exhibition entitled Americans at the National Museum of the American Indian discusses the exhibition about the pervasiveness of the image of the American Indian in popular culture and the controversy surrounding the validity of artist Jimmy Durham's Cherokee identity.
Duration: 58:51.
Indigenous Peoples: Issues of Definition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas E. Sanders
International Journal of Cultural Property, vol. 8, no. 1, January 1999, pp. 4-13
Description
Focuses on the United Nations' definition of Indigenous Peoples.
Inquiry into the Treaty Land Entitlement Claim of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the appropriate date to use in calculating the population for Treaty entitlement and whether the First Nation qualified under the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement. ICC recommended the claim not be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Intergenerational Differences in Ethnic Identification in a Northern Athapaskan Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman Alexander Easton
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 105-19
Description
Compares ethnicity in those born after systematic state intervention (1960) and those born before.
Intersocietal Relationships by Evolutionary Levels among North American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Price
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 2, Spring, 1983, pp. 1-20
Description
Using evolutionary theory to look at how interactions between cultures lead to the evolution of Indigenous groups.
Iroquois Population History and Settlement Ecology, AD 1500-1700
Theses
Author/Creator
Eric E. Jones
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2008.
The Key First Nation Inquiry 1909 Surrender Claim
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Presents background, issues, analysis (validity, compliance, membership, and the question of fiduciary obligations), and concludes with the recommendation that the surrender portion of IR 65 not be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Laughing to Survive: Humour in Contemporary Canadian Native Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristina Rose Fagan
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2001.
Includes discussion of works by Tomson Highway and Thomas King.
Laval Case
Alternate Title
Lavell Case
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 3, March 1972, p. 4
Description
Lavell challenged federal legislation, which controlled the legal rights and legal status of First Nation women who married men without "registered Indian" status.
Legislative Summary of Bill C-3, Gender Equality in Indian Registration Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Tonina Simeone
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 153-172
Description
Bill modifies the Indian Act to comply with the British Columbia Court of Appeal's 2009 McIvor decision.
Originally published Nov. 15, 2010.
The Liberal Ideal and Aboriginality: Concepts of Citizenship and Self-Determination
Theses
Author/Creator
Russell Nahdee
p. 141
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 1999.
‘Local Gov't Control Policy’
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 9, May 30, 1975, p. 6
Description
James Smith Band experiences problems in attempt to give governing control to its band members.
Marrying Out and Loss of Status: The Charter and New Indian Act Legislation
Alternate Title
Volume 1; Issue 6
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Kirby
Journal of Law and Social Policy, vol. 1, no. 1, 1985, pp. 77-96
Description
Looks at equality before the law and legal interpretation of section 15 of the Indian Act amendments.
Membership Codes
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
[Damien Lee
Kahente Horn-Miller]
Description
Links to past and present codes written by Indian Bands in accordance with section of the Indian Act which is then sent to the federal government for ministerial approval.
Part of a research project entitled Exploring Section 10: Narrating Three Decades of Indian Band Membership Policy, 1985 to Present.
Men, Masculinity, and the Indian Act
E-Books
Author/Creator
Martin J. Cannon
Mohawk Family Hopes To Reclaim Identity in Canadian Court
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Celeste Mackenzie
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 4, Indigenous Responses to Plan Colombia, Winter, 2002
Description
Discusses some concerns surrounding Bill C-31, including not allowing Indian Status for children and grandchildren of women who married a non-status person.
Mohawk Interruptus: Political Life across the Borders of Settler States
E-Books
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Mohawk Interruptus: Political Life across the Borders of Settler States
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue: Essentializing Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Spring, 2016, pp. 145-147
Description
Book review of Mohawk Interruptus by Audra Simpson.
"More Mohawk Than My Blood": Citizenship, Membership and the Struggle Over Identity in Kahanawake
Articles » General
Author/Creator
E. J. Dickson-Gilmore
Canadian Issues, vol. 21, [Aboriginal Peoples in Canada/Futures And Identities], [Winter], 1999, pp. 44-62
Description
Looks at traditional citizenship policies and policies necessitated by land and economic pressures.
Mortality of Métis and Registered Indian Adults in Canada: An 11-Year Follow-up Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Tjepkema
Russell Wilkins
Sacha Senécal
Éric Guimond
Christopher Penney
Health Reports, vol. 20, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 1-21
Description
Compares statistical patterns to those found in the non-Aboriginal population. Follow-up study to the 1991 Census. Data was tracked from June 4, 1991 to December 13, 2001.
Mustees, Half-Breeds and Zambos in Anglo North America: Aspects of Black-Indian Relations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack D. Forbes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 57-83
Description
Examines terminology used to describe racial hybrids of Black-Indigenous liaisons to discuss the history of African-Indigenous relations.
[National Aboriginal Day 2005]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tracey O'Donnell
Mary Eberts
Lynn Gehl
Ellen Monague
Wayne Beaver
Description
Panelists give presentations on Bill-31 and its impact on the status of Aboriginal women and their children.
Duration: 2:03:41.
Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear
Native Women's Association of Canada's Report in Response to Canada's Fourth and Fifth Reports on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Covering the Period of September 1999-December 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Presents the Native Women's Association of Canada's (NWAC) perspective on Canada's compliance with articles in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Navajo Cultural Identity: What Can the Navajo Nation Bring to the American Indian Identity Discussion Table?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloyd Lee
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 79-103
Description
Discusses Navajo cultural identity and its significance to the Native American society.
New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council Summary Report from Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Peoples Council
Jula Hughes
Mary C. Milliken
Description
Reports results of consultations about issues raised by bill S-3 and Canada's revision of the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec's ruling in the Deschenaux case.
New Deal Rumored for Off-Reserve People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 9, December 2003
Description
Outlines the federal government's political stance on Aboriginal issues as Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, hands over the reins to Paul Martin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
Nobody Took the Indian Blood Out of Me: An Analysis of Algonquian and Iroquoian Discourse Concerning Bill C-31
Theses
Author/Creator
Susanne E. Miskimmin
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1997.
North American First Peoples: Slipping Up Into Market Citizenship?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez
Citizenship Studies, vol. 8, no. 4, December 2004, pp. 349-365
Description
Explores Aboriginal requests for citizenship and compares the Puebla Panama Plan
Oil and Lubicons Don't Mix: A Land Claim in Northern Alberta in Historical Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darlene Abreu Ferreira
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, 1992, pp. 1-35
Description
History of the Lubicon, and their struggle for recognition as a people, with discussion about the changing positions of the Federal and Provincial governments regarding the right of the Lubicon to determine their own membership.
On the Justice of Charging Buffalo: "Who Stole American Indian Studies?" Redux
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Yellow Bird
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 91-99
Description
Examines the politics and controversy that surround Professor Ward Churchill's dismissal from the University of Colorado in 2006 and questions if the dismissal was governmentally motivated.
Our Native Peoples: the Illegitimacy of Canadian Citizenship and the Canadian Federation for the Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Brown
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1998.
Our Own Soap Opera: Life and Politics on the Sturgeon Lake Reserve Amount to a Struggle Against Futility
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report Newsmagazine (National Edition), vol. 28, no. 9, April 30, 2001, pp. 42-44
Description
Band members protest handling of band council elections and alleged financial mismanagement.
Outsides-In Insides-Out: A Leadership System Case Study of One Canadian Indian Reserve
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan James McDonald
Description
Rural Planning & Development Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Guelph, 2001.
Page 5 Chatter
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 5
Description
Article presents three different news reports: A television series for the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN), Native American veterans who were illegally taxed, and the latest proroguing of the federal government causing concerns for registration as status Indians.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Paradoxes of Modernism and Indianness in the Southeast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Anthony Paredes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 341-360
Description
Author (an Anthropology Professor) attempts to define contemporary Indigenous identity in the Southwestern United States from an ethnographic perspective.
Paths Toward a Mohawk Nation: Narratives of Citizenship and Nationhood in Kahnawake
Alternate Title
Political Theory and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Description
Looks at a community consultation process that is attempting to move away from the 'blood quantum' model of descent to a more cultural and kinship-based one.
Chapter 6 from Political Theory and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples edited by Duncan Ivison, Paul Patton and Will Sanders. To access chapter, scroll to page 113.
Perspectives on Teachers' Work in One Ontario Remote First Nation Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn V. Burleigh
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Western Ontario, 2016.
"Philip, King of the Pequots": The History of an Error
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roumaina Velikova
Early American Literature, vol. 37, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 311-335
Description
Describes William Apess' misunderstanding of the relationship between his grandmother and Philip of the Pequots and his later discovery of his Wampanoag heritage.
The Political Economy of Tribal Citizenship in the US: Lessons for Canadian First Nations?
Alternate Title
Commentary: The Political Economy of Tribal Citizenship in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 70-80
Description
Compares commonalities and differences of First Nation citizenship in Canada to that of Native American citizenship in the United States.