First Nations Grand Chief Summary
Alam, H. (2016, September 26). B.C. First Nations grand chief absent from royal ceremony in protest. Toronto Star. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/09/26/royal-ceremony-snubbed-by-bc-first-nations-grand-chief.html
In this newspaper article, the author emphasizes the fact that the B.C. First Nations grand chief, Stewart Phillip, has recently declined to participate in a royal ceremony. This was done as an act of protest from the grand chief, with his argument being that there are too many problems in his communities that the provincial and federal governments have ignored. The author of this article, Hina Alam, is a journalist who has worked for many different newspapers including the Times of India, the Lufkin …show more content…
& Davidson, A. (2015). Negotiating Aboriginal self-government agreements in Canada: An analysis of the Inuvialuit experience. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 48:3, 553-575. doi:10.1017/S0008423915000402
The authors of this academic journal article argue that a variety of institutional and non-institutional factors have hindered the Inuvialuit First Nation from being able to self-govern. According to the journal, the Inuvialuit First Nation was one of the first Aboriginal groups to finish a comprehensive land claim negotiation by completing a modern treaty. However, even after being granted land title in 1984, the Inuvialuit still have not completed a self-government agreement. This source seems quite reliable, as the authors have analyzed several documents related directly to the self-government process, and they enriched their research by conducting interviews and using media accounts. This source can relate to my policy paper in two distinct ways. First, the difficulty with self-government agreements may have an impact on the perspective of my policy paper. Since barriers to self-governance exist, solving the issue of land claim negotiations appears to be one step in a much larger process towards Aboriginal rights being recognized. As well, the journal article talks of some disagreements within the Inuvialuit Aboriginal community. I may investigate whether the differing opinions and motivations within Aboriginal groups is also a factor that …show more content…
The report outlines the extensive issues that existed prior to the modern land claim negotiations processes, and some of the more recent efforts that the federal government has made in order to regain the trust of Aboriginal communities. This report is authorized by the Canadian government, who holds a wealth of specific details regarding land claim negotiations. In this respect, this source is about as reliable as it gets. The report fully outlines the specific and comprehensive land claim negotiations processes. This source will be instrumental to my understanding of the dialogue that occurs between the government and Aboriginal groups in land claim negotiations. As well, when working on my policy paper, I can refer to some of the legal literature referenced in this report, such as for example, The Indian Act. This can help me to obtain a firm grasp on the ways in which First Nations people have been marginalized in the past, and possible ways that the government can achieve reconciliation with
In this newspaper article, the author emphasizes the fact that the B.C. First Nations grand chief, Stewart Phillip, has recently declined to participate in a royal ceremony. This was done as an act of protest from the grand chief, with his argument being that there are too many problems in his communities that the provincial and federal governments have ignored. The author of this article, Hina Alam, is a journalist who has worked for many different newspapers including the Times of India, the Lufkin …show more content…
& Davidson, A. (2015). Negotiating Aboriginal self-government agreements in Canada: An analysis of the Inuvialuit experience. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 48:3, 553-575. doi:10.1017/S0008423915000402
The authors of this academic journal article argue that a variety of institutional and non-institutional factors have hindered the Inuvialuit First Nation from being able to self-govern. According to the journal, the Inuvialuit First Nation was one of the first Aboriginal groups to finish a comprehensive land claim negotiation by completing a modern treaty. However, even after being granted land title in 1984, the Inuvialuit still have not completed a self-government agreement. This source seems quite reliable, as the authors have analyzed several documents related directly to the self-government process, and they enriched their research by conducting interviews and using media accounts. This source can relate to my policy paper in two distinct ways. First, the difficulty with self-government agreements may have an impact on the perspective of my policy paper. Since barriers to self-governance exist, solving the issue of land claim negotiations appears to be one step in a much larger process towards Aboriginal rights being recognized. As well, the journal article talks of some disagreements within the Inuvialuit Aboriginal community. I may investigate whether the differing opinions and motivations within Aboriginal groups is also a factor that …show more content…
The report outlines the extensive issues that existed prior to the modern land claim negotiations processes, and some of the more recent efforts that the federal government has made in order to regain the trust of Aboriginal communities. This report is authorized by the Canadian government, who holds a wealth of specific details regarding land claim negotiations. In this respect, this source is about as reliable as it gets. The report fully outlines the specific and comprehensive land claim negotiations processes. This source will be instrumental to my understanding of the dialogue that occurs between the government and Aboriginal groups in land claim negotiations. As well, when working on my policy paper, I can refer to some of the legal literature referenced in this report, such as for example, The Indian Act. This can help me to obtain a firm grasp on the ways in which First Nations people have been marginalized in the past, and possible ways that the government can achieve reconciliation with