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Professor Cumming's article analyzes the aboriginal rights problem in Canada. The author lays the groundwork for his article by a discussion of the historical origin and legal status of aboriginal rights. After various comments on the Federal Government's Indian policy (both past and present), the author takes an in-depth look at the position and attitudes of the three types of native peoples affected by the question of aboriginal rights-status Indians, Metis, and Eskimo. In concluding, Professor Cumming examines the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and submits that the Act is an example of truly imaginative social policy in attempting to find a fair and equitable solution to the aboriginal rights problem in that State. The author states that a native problem exists in Canada, and submits that a legislative solution recognizing aboriginal rights is, without qualification, preferable to the judicial type of solution which we appear to be headed towards in Canada. This article is based upon a paper prepared for a symposium associated with the official opening of the new Law Centre of The University of Alberta, May 4 and 5, 1972. Significant developments have taken place in the subject area since this paper was given. However, this does not affect the validity of the discussion and arguments set forth in the paper. The interested reader is also advised to refer to the preceding article, by Lester and Parker, on the British Common Law concepts of aboriginal rights and its particular application in Australia.

The UK Government's Modernising Government programme, begun in 1999, called for the delivery of high quality public services, to be made available seven days a week, 365 days a year. This led to the development of a central portal from which citizens could gain ready access to services and information from many sources. To achieve this, a programme to develop and implement a standard metadata system was undertaken. The policy is to use simple Dublin Core until an enhanced version, with additional elements, is developed and tested. A system of vocabulary control for the Subject element is being developed. Such a standard is also being considered by other national governments with similar demands.

The theory of 'disengagement' put forward by E. Cumming & W. E. Henry in GROWING OLD (See SA A3677), is here expanded. The theory briefly states that engagement is essentially the interpenetration of the person with the society to which he belongs, & that aging can be looked on as the lessening of this interpenetration, & a change in its type. The keystone of the theory was the withdrawal of normative control from the older person consequent to his reduced interactions. The effects of the type of solidarity in which the individual acts out his roles are persued, & changes in the DofL throughout the lifespan are considered. Furthermore, the idea of diff's in temperament are added to the scheme as secondary influences on the aging process. A beginning is made on a typology of disengagement with a distinction between being `broadly' & `deeply' engaged. These variables, together with those of sex-role & marital status, are then used to consider the effects on the morale of the disengaging person. AA.