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Indigenous Studies

A guide containing some helpful resources relating to Indigenous studies.

Treaties

The Numbered Treaties (1871-1921) - GOC
Treaty Road - documentary series APTN
A journey, both personal and communal, as two friends travel the old roads to uncover the truth about the signing of the Numbered Treaties, and ultimately themselves.
Numbered Treaties - Treaty Road
About the origin of the numbered Treaties and their signing
Treaty Promises: Treaty making
David Suzuki FDN
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System - GOC
web-based, geographic information system that locates and describes Indigenous nations, collectives, communities, and organizations

Interviews with Elders - The Spirit of the Alberta Indian Treaties by Richard Price
ISBN: 9780888643278

Publication Date: 1999-01-01

The Spirit of the Alberta Indian Treaties has long been acknowledged as an authoritative source for both oral and documentary perspectives on Alberta treaties.

History

Alberta | The Stories That Made Us
Louis Riel School | Calgary Board of Education
Canadians have been breaking their promises to Indigenous people
CBC Docs - a history of Indigenous peoples in the prairies and their relationship with the government
Colonialism, Coloniality and Settler Colonialism
York University - UnLeading
What was the relationship between Native people and European colonists?
Choices Program - Brown University
The REAL reasons European colonialism was possible
Premodernist

Residential Schools

Laws and Constitutional Documents

CONSTITUTION ACT, 1982
Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5)
Legal Citations - APA
Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
This guide explains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter) and its importance in the daily lives of Canadians. This content is not legal advice and should not be taken as legal interpretation of the provisions of the Charter.
Establishing a Métis Right – The Powley Test
Métis Nation of Ontario
Powley Case
the Canadian encyclopedia
Baker Lake and the Concept of Aboriginal Title

21 things you may not know about the Indian Act by Joseph, Robert P. C.
Call Number: PAP 300

ISBN: 9780995266599

Publication Date: 2018