Argues that issues regarding health, safety, wellness, equality and empowerment cannot be fully achieved without the recognition to the right to self-determination and the role women play in that right.
Journal of Forest Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, May 15, 2007, pp. 49-71
Description
Findings did not reflect a statistical difference between Native Americans and Montana's general population initially, but in-depth interviews later revealed variations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 50-56
Description
Committee structure is centred around four themes: country vision, structure of public power, land-territory and natural resources, and development model.
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Looks at a transfer of jurisdiction and authorities to territorial or Indigenous self governments, from the federal government, and the importance of both power and revenue sharing among governments for promoting sustainable economic development.
Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on various aspects of Indigenous migration with snapshots of different experiences from around the world.
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Looks at the initiative of government and First Nations to reconcile Crown and Aboriginal titles cooperatively while building a positive relationship and developing a common business perspective.
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, June 2007, pp. 82-90
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Looks at the political history and relations between the middle and upper class people of Bolivia and the governments' struggles to break with the past.
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Discusses the socioeconomic outcomes from Indigenous commercial fishing in Canada & New Zealand; and identifies the need for Australia to rethink its policies to ensure that the same rights and benefits accrue to Indigenous Australians.
Review of Constitutional Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 2007, pp. 173-213
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Uses critical legal history to fill in the historical context of paragraph 12 of the National Resources Transfer Agreement, and looks at the importance of treaties to First Nations traditional livelihood.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 36-56
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Looks at rural development policy based around "Community Renewal of the Agrarian Reform" establishing a model more in keeping with a process of socio-economic change enabling the state to gain more control.
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Native Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 1986, pp. 45-67
Description
Focuses on Commission's recommendations for dealing with, "The Indian people in the North of Ontario" and suggests circumstances and time may have eliminated any impact the recommendations could have achieved.
Discusses aspects of economic development in Canada as they relate to Aboriginal communities, including barriers to success, factors that contribute to success and a need for new approaches.