Download or read book Aboriginal Peoples and Government Responsibility written by David Hawkes and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1989-10-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of federal and provincial government responsibilities with respect to native peoples, these essays deal with the most appalling "political football" in Canadian politics. Specially commissioned experts in the field write on topics such as fiscal, legal and constitutional issues, and examine the circumstances of specific native groups in Canada.
Download or read book Aboriginal Peoples and Government Responsibility written by David Craig Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. An examination of federal and provincial government responsibilities with respect to native peoples, these essays deal with the most appalling "political football" in Canadian politics. Specially commissioned experts in the field write on topics such as fiscal, legal and constitutional issues, and examine the circumstances of specific native groups in Canada.
Download or read book Aboriginal Peoples and Government Responsibility written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indigenous Peoples Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool written by Amanda Cats-Baril and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2020-08-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool helps users to analyse a constitution from the perspective of indigenous peoples’ rights. Using a series of questions, short explanations and example provisions from constitutions around the world, the Assessment Tool guides its users through the text of a constitution and allows for systematic analysis of the language and provisions of a constitutional text to assess how robustly indigenous peoples’ rights are reflected in it. A constitution articulates a vision that reflects a state’s values and history, as well as its aspirational objectives for the future. As the supreme law of a state, the constitution defines its structure and institutions, distributes political power, and recognizes and protects fundamental rights, critically determining the relationship between citizens and governments. Embedding in a constitution recognition of and rights-based protections for specific groups, such as indigenous peoples, can give these groups and their rights enhanced protection. This can be furthered by providing for specialized institutions and processes to deepen the realization of those rights in practice.
Download or read book Water Governance Retheorizing Politics written by Nicole J. Wilson and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This republished Special Issue highlights recent and emergent concepts and approaches to water governance that re-centers the political in relation to water-related decision making, use, and management. To do so at once is to focus on diverse ontologies, meanings and values of water, and related contestations regarding its use, or its importance for livelihoods, identity, or place-making. Building on insights from science and technology studies, feminist, and postcolonial approaches, we engage broadly with the ways that water-related decision making is often depoliticized and evacuated of political content or meaning—and to what effect. Key themes that emerged from the contributions include the politics of water infrastructure and insecurity; participatory politics and multi-scalar governance dynamics; politics related to emergent technologies of water (bottled or packaged water, and water desalination); and Indigenous water governance.
Download or read book Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada written by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interim report covers the activities of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada since the appointment of the current three Commissioners on July 1, 2009. The report summarizes: the activities of the Commissioners, the messages presented to the Commission at hearings and National Events, the activities of the Commission with relation to its mandate, the Commission's interim findings, the Commission's recommendations.
Download or read book Make it Safe written by Amanda M. Klasing and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The report, 'Make It Safe: Canada's Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis,' documents the impacts of serious and prolonged drinking water and sanitation problems for thousands of indigenous people--known as "First Nations"--living on reserves. It assesses why there are problems with safe water and sanitation on reserves, including a lack of binding water quality regulations, erratic and insufficient funding, faulty or sub-standard infrastructure, and degraded source waters. The federal government's own audits over two decades show a pattern of overpromising and underperforming on water and sanitation for reserves"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Protecting Rights and Freedoms of Aboriginal Peoples in Federal Systems Australia and Canada Compared written by Kenneth William Wiltshire and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accommodation of group rights into federal government responsibilities; comparative study.
Download or read book Implementing Self government in a Federal System written by Robert L. Bish and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enhancing Integrity in Aboriginal Government written by Mary Ellen Turpel and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The focus of this paper is specifically on ethics and accountability in the evolution of First Nations' government. Because of the legacy of the Indian Act, elected council style governments in First Nations communities wield extensive authority delegated by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs. First Nations' chiefs and councillors acting under the direction of the Minister of Indian Affairs, regulate such vital matters as housing, employment, membership and education. The structure of First Nations' government established by the Indian Act entails a primary line of accountability and responsibility to the Minister of Indian Affairs, rather than to the people directly. With the significant fiscal responsibility which has come from new block funding arrangements with bands and tribal councils, the need to create and institute mechanisms which provide checks and balances upon the authority of government and foster accountability to First Nations' citizens is crucial"--Intro., p. 4.
Download or read book Aboriginal Peoples and the Law written by Jim Reynolds and published by Purich Books. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission urged a better understanding of Aboriginal law for all Canadians. This book responds to that call, outlining significant legal developments in straightforward, non-technical language. Jim Reynolds provides the historical context needed to understand the relationship between Indigenous peoples and settlers and explains key topics such as sovereignty, fiduciary duties, the honour of the Crown, Aboriginal rights and title, treaties, the duty to consult, Indigenous laws, and international law. He concludes that rather than leaving the judiciary to sort out essentially political issues, politicians need to take responsibility for this crucial aspect of building a just society.
Download or read book Guide on Consultation and Collaboration with Indian Tribal Governments and the Public Participation of Indigenous Groups and Tribal Members in Environmental Decision Making written by National Environmental Justice Advisory and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indigenous Peoples Subcommittee is one of six subcommittees of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), a federal advisory committee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The N EJAC believes the federal government has a responsibility to consult and collaborate with American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments as an essential element of itstrust responsibility to federally recognized tribal governments. However, the NEJAC contends that effective consultation and collaboration between federal agencies and federally recognized tribal governments is lacking. The NEJAC also believes that some existing public participation processes provide inadequate opportunities for tribal members and tribal communities to have meaningful involvement in the environmental and public health decisions affecting them.
Download or read book Native Americans written by Charles P. Townsend and published by Nova Science Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native American issues continue to constitute an important part of the federal government's responsibility. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which are still enduring as political communities. There is a wide range of terms used, and some controversy surrounding their use: they are variously known as American Indians, Indians, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Indigenous, Aboriginal or Original Americans. There are 561 federally recognised tribal governments in the United States. These tribes possess the right to form their own government, to enforce laws (both civil and criminal), to tax, to establish membership, to license and regulate activities, to zone and to exclude persons from tribal territories. Limitations on tribal powers of self-government include the same limitations applicable to states; for example, neither tribes nor states have the power to make war, engage in foreign relations, or coin money (this includes paper currency). This book presents the latest developments in the areas of rights, laws and legislation.
Download or read book Duty to Consult with Aboriginal Peoples A Patchwork Of Canadian Policies written by Ravina Bains and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aboriginal People and Government Responsibility and Accountability written by Steven C. Churches and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government immunity from operation of statutes; Swan Brewery site dispute, Aboriginal Heritage Act WA, 1972; court actions by Robert, Edna Bropho (Bropho v the State of WA and the WA Development Corporation & Edna Bropho v WA)
Download or read book The Duty to Consult written by Dwight G. Newman and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2009-10-25 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada’s Supreme Court has established a new legal framework requiring governments to consult with Aboriginal peoples when contemplating actions that may affect their rights. Professor Newman examines Supreme Court and lower court decisions, legislation at various levels, policies developed by governments and Aboriginal communities, and consultative round tables that have been held to deal with important questions regarding this duty. He succinctly examines issues such as: when is consultation required; who is to be consulted; what is the nature of a “good” consultation; to what extent does the duty apply in treaty areas; and what duty is owed to Métis and non-status Indians? Newman also examines the philosophical underpinnings of the duty to consult, and the evolving framework in international law and similar developments in Australia.
Download or read book Working with Aboriginal People and Communities written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This practice resource - Working with Aboriginal people and communities is a guide for all Community Services and relevant non-government organisation (NGO) staff, particularly field staff. It has been developed to improve service delivery to Aboriginal people by providing staff with key facts, and information relevant to working with Aboriginal communities in NSW."--P. 2.
