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E. Aboriginal People and First Nations Today

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 III. THE NEW NATION → → A. Canadians & World War IIB. Canada Comes of AgeC. New Identities
D. Global ChallengesE. Aboriginal People and First Nations Today


 E. Aboriginal People and First Nations Today1. Land Claims2. First Nations: Self Government3. Resource Rights4. First Nations: Health and Demographics5. Education6. First Nations and the Justice System

 E. Aboriginal People and First Nations Today Gallery1. Land Claims2. Self Government3. Resource Rights →→ 4. Health and Demographics5. Education6. First Nations and the Justice System

1. Land Claims - Royal Proclamation, Treaty Rights & Rights to Land, Land Claims, Courts & Government, Land Claims & Canada, 1969, 1973: A Year of Change, Calder vs BC, Paulette's Application to File a Caveat, James Bay, Baker Lake, Constitutional Act, 1982, Guerin v. The Queen, Delgamuukw v. BC, The Claims Process, Claims Process: History & Background, Claims Process: Specific Claims, Indian Claims Commission, Provincial Commissions, Ontario Secretariat, BC Treaty Commission, Recent Settlements, Council of Yukon Indians, Dene/Métis Claim, Nisga'a Treaty


2. First Nations: Self Government - Criticisms of Self-Government, Loss of Autonomy, Steps Towards Self-Government, Self Government and the Supreme Court, Self-Government and the Canadian Government, 1980-2005, Existing Self-Government Agreements, James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), Sechelt First Nation, Yukon First Nations, Nunavut, Nisga'a Agreement


3. Resource Rights - Royal Proclamation, Early Treaties, Start of Restrictions, Early Court Cases, Syliboy, Padjena v. Rex (1929), Changing Perceptions: Court Victories, Key Decisions: Simon, Sioui, Sparrow, Van Der Peet, "Frozen in Time", Marshall Decision, R. v. Bernard

4. First Nations: Health and Demographics - Health Issues, Infant Mortality, Alcoholism, Health Problems and Poverty, Health Issues – Off-Reserve/Urban Aboriginal People, Pollution, Suicide and Family Violence, Population, Birth Rate, Life Expectancy and Population, Off-Reserve/Urban Aboriginal People, Friendship Centres, Urban Reserves


5. Education - Legacy of Aboriginal Education, First Nations Studies, Elementary and High Schools, First Nations Schools, Training Aboriginal Teachers, Improvements in Aboriginal Education, Overcoming the Problems, Post-Secondary Education


6. First Nations and the Justice System - Traditional Aboriginal Justice, Legal Treatment of Aboriginal People, Aboriginal Prison Population, Treatment in the Justice System, Reforming the Justice System, Sentencing Circles/Restorative Justice, Criticisms of Sentencing Circles, Provisional Sentencing and Aboriginal Peoples, Prison Based Programs, Aboriginal Policing



 E. Aboriginal People and First Nations Today1. Land Claims2. First Nations: Self Government3. Resource Rights4. First Nations: Health and Demographics5. Education6. First Nations and the Justice System


 III. THE NEW NATION → → A. Canadians & World War IIB. Canada Comes of AgeC. New Identities
D. Global ChallengesE. Aboriginal People and First Nations Today