This article analyzed the Canadian government policy concerning Indian land claims, the historical patterns including the Proclamation of 1763, and the nature of Indian treaties. (RTS)

This article discusses the White Paper of 1969; the case of the Niskga Indians of British Columbia; and the unresolved question of the land and people of the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. Part I appeared in the Summer, 1978 issue of the Northian. (Author/RTS)

This article deals with historical events involving the Metis people from the time Manitoba entered the Confederation to the conclusion of the 1885 battle at Fish Creek near Batoche, Saskatchewan. Part I is in the Summer, 1978 issue of the Northian. (Author/RTS)

Nova Scotia's Micmac Indian leaders presented their claim for aboriginal rights to the Federal Government April 25, 1977 in an historic and symbolic ceremony on their home ground at the Eskasoni Reserve. The article discusses this event and some of the Micmacs' demands. (NQ)

Approximately 135 books and/or articles are listed in this bibliography on Canadian Indian musical culture. (JC)

Accenting the education policies of the Canadian government, this article discusses the European educational policy of Christianization as a prerequisite to civilization and education. The provincial or local legislature assumed jurisdictional responsibility for Indians until the 1972 Indian Control of Indian Education Policy Statement moved…

The paper establishes a framework for discussion of actions to be taken by the Treasury Board and the Public Service Commission, in cooperation with other organizations, to increase the number of this indigenous population employed at all levels in the Public Service of Canada and to provide for their more effective use. (Author/NQ)

The article first examines the basic ideology of civil liberties and human rights groups. Then it examines some concrete cases involving aboriginal people in Canada that illustrate the basic differences in ideology between registered Indians (Treaty and Non-Treaty Indians registered under provisions of the Indian Act) and the civil rights…

Urban and non-urban Indians share many of the same disadvantages in relation to academic learning situations. This paper focuses on those disadvantages due to differences in languages, culture, and learning patterns. (Author/RTS)

The Dene Declaration of Rights affirms the Native unity and Native separateness from the rest of Canadian society while making Native land settlement claims that refute the colonial position of the Canadian government. (JC)

Refuting the argument that Canadian Indians cost the taxpayers inordinate sums of money, this article states that Indians cost the government $1,030 per person as compared to $1,485 per person for the remainder of the Canadian population. (JC)

Amerindianization of the schools does not alter or remedy the difficulties experienced by American Indian students, because while the content or staff and curriculum may be Amerindian, the methods, approaches, and structure do not change. (JC)

While cultural relativism has been an important corrective to the ethnocentrism of the past, teachers have often vulgarized this viewpoint to mean that no standards they hold can be applied to American Indian students. (Author/JC)