Leadership

Book review of Bridging Two Peoples by Allan Sherwin.

Analysis of Bills C-45, C-48, C-27, S-8, S-2, S-6, and S212, some of which resulted in the formation of the Idle No More movement.

Leadership Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2008.

Argues that select traditional practises have a contribution to make to contemporary governance.

Book review of: Brushed By Cedar, Living By the River by Crisca Bierwert. Scroll down to page 110 to read review.

Author advocates federal governments invest more resources in economic development and education instead of just "managing poverty".

Brief discussion of the documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life directed by Joan Prowse.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Study examines local capacity for local business creation by conducting a needs assessment of knowledge, skills and required training and creation of a supportive social-political environment.

Document discusses practices that have been highly effective in the education of at-risk Aboriginal children. It argues that to succeed the commitment, support, and shared resources of boards of education, teachers, parents, community members, and the provincial government are needed.

Explores way to enhance capacity and well-being in Tłįcho community by identifying strengths and vulnerabilities and pinpointing strategies to increase capacity and manage change and opportunities.

Outlines various approaches, goals and considerations for capacity development.

Chapter eight from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

Discusses typology of gangs with four levels of progression through violence and intention. Makes recommendations based on five themes which emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports.

Looks at partnerships between communities, companies, and organizations to build a sustainable and productive workforce.

Describes a program for young Aboriginal women designed to increase cultural knowledge, build self-esteem and leadership skills.

Comments on creation of a community library in the territory of Kahnawake, due to a letter written by a thirteen year old student to her local paper.

Recounts the achievements of Wendy Grant-John, the recipient of the 2006 National Aboriginial Achievement Award for community development.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.19.

Discusses the strategic plan that includes enhancing capacity within First Nation governance, encourages access to education, assists British Columbia First Nations to protect and revive their languages and cultures, supports initiatives that engage youth and elders, and advances economic development opportunities.

Document designed as a source of information and advice for economic development officers working on behalf of First Nation and Inuit communities.

Looks at universal principles of good governance and how they are applied to business ventures. Includes business development cases.

Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and highlights the model of economic development created by Rebecca Adamson and Sherry Salway Black.

Discusses goals of the Vancouver Organizing Committee's Sustainability and Aboriginal Participation Purchasing Program.

Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2007.

Longest-serving tribal college president gives brief personal history and discusses his role in the movement.

Looks at the five candidates running in the election to succeed Chief Phil Fontaine. Article located by scrolling to page 25.

Report looks at the real possibility of a confrontation between Canada's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities based on five determinants.

Looks at Canada's chairmanship priorities of northern resource development and private sector investment which are not shared by northerners concerned about the effects of climate change.

Supports the need to understand First Nations history from an Aboriginal perspective and the effects the Indian Act and residential school systems had on First Nations people in Canada.

Study examined ten cases of existing self-goverment, and ten proposals under negotiation as of April 1991. Using measures of accountability in the fields of enacting laws, leadership selection, land, resources and financial management, and band membership, study found that structures for responsible government are in place.

Looks at the evolution of Canada's National Parks Agency networking model.

Argues that contrary to accepted wisdom, the Canadian government did not have honourable and just intentions, but violated treaties by refusing to grant the reserve lands that had been chosen and failing to supply the promised provisions. Instead Commissioner Dewdney used the courts, military and police to bring about political goals.

Background on the Hall of Fame and biographies of the three inductees.

Environmental Design (Planning) Thesis (MEDes)--University of Calgary, 2007.

Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.

Speaks about the newly created partnership, Canadians For a New Partnership based on mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and equality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada.

Explores the possibility of an Aboriginal Canadian Prime Minister after Barack Obama was elected President in the United States.

Interviews with nominees for the Economic Developer of the Year awards.

Describes the Treaty Land Entitlement process and backroom politics in advance of the 2007 Saskatchewan Provincial Election.

Talk by Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Patrick Brazeau on Accountability in Canada's Aboriginal Affairs and how the Congress is in favour of this. (3½ minutes.)

Comments on the army career of a revered and respected leader.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--Dalhousie University, 2007.

Paper from 5th APEC Research and Development Leaders Forum. Looks at integration of two separate views of science, western scientific criteria and the tenets of Indigenous knowledge.

Remembering an early activist who was president of the Indian Association of Alberta as well as a noted academic.

Explores the experiences of 28 Navajos who completed a post-secondary education, but choose not to return to the reserve.

Reports on status of technology and Internet presence of Caribbean Indigenous peoples. To access this article scroll down to page 32.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1976

Looks at Elder Cora Thomson receiving the highest provincial honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and her sage advice to others. Article located on page 2.

Author describes the challenges facing Indigenous women who strive to assume leadership roles in their communities.