Public Policy and Aboriginal Peoples, 1965-1992

Public Policy and Aboriginal Peoples, 1965-1992 was published in the mid-1990s as part of a focused effort to evaluate the legislative and administrative shifts in Canadian governance regarding Indigenous relations. This volume emerged from the research conducted for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, which sought to analyze how policy decisions evolved during a critical three-decade period of national transition. By compiling these specific case studies, the work serves as a retrospective academic record of the bureaucratic and political frameworks that defined the era.

Katherine A. Graham, an expert in public administration and governance, curated these perspectives to highlight the complexities of policy implementation and the frequent disconnect between government intentions and outcomes on the ground. The volume is recognized within academic circles for its rigorous, document-heavy approach to history, aiming to provide scholars with a clear, evidentiary narrative of how policy moved from paternalistic models toward frameworks acknowledging greater autonomy. It remains a standard reference point for those studying the evolution of Canadian Indigenous affairs.