Land Rights

Presentation about the Agreement, which was designed to resolve land claims in Saskatchewan. Panelists provide overview of the development and implementation of the Agreement, outline responsibilities of the parties involved, and discuss future opportunities and challenges. Duration: 1:09:56

Assessed the Department's progress in implementing recommendations from audit conducted 2005.

Discusses court case between landowners and Sami reindeer herders regarding land entitlements whereby the supreme court upheld the Sami customary right to graze reindeer on private lands.

A YouTube playlist of 21 videos of conference presenters and panels from the summit.

Material for four episodes: Indigenous in the City, It's Time, Whose Land is it Anyway? and At the Crossroads.

Talk by the photographer and activist accompanies slide show of his photographs taken at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In it, he talks about the history of the government's treatment of the Sioux and how it has led to the appalling circumstances present on the Reservation today. Duration: 15:27.

System developed for mapping Aboriginal communities and information on potential or established rights.

Chronicles the systematic discrimination and racism that occurred with the, 'colonizing' process in Tasmania and how Aboriginals are entitled to some Crown land being returned.

Author explores oral traditions which document what is now Musgrave Park in South Brisbane, Queensland as a pre-settlement Aboriginal camp and meeting place; offers critical assessment of settler narratives surrounding Indigenous camps as inaccurate and marginalizing.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1993.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 1998.

Provides a list of Fort William First Nation's successful dealings with governments and corporations.

Comments on the violent confrontations between Aboriginal people, their supporters and the police over notions of Black Power and dispossession of land.

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2010.

Aims to develop a better understanding of Aboriginal peoples’ expectations of the forest environment, and their perceptions of forest planning and management operations on Crown forestlands.

Examines three case studies, Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in British Columbia, to address the costs and benefits of protected areas to Aboriginal Peoples, and highlight management practices.

Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.

Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.

Looks at Aboriginal forestry in Canada and the driving forces behind advancement.

Looks at strategies of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal loggers; examines the historical context behind the confusion and conflict seen in the Aboriginal forestry practices of one First Nation community; and offers recommendations for Aboriginal forestry policy in New Brunswick.

Looks at the results of research undertaken to assess forest tenure as one indicator of Aboriginal participation in the management and economic aspects of forestry. The document also assess the progress made in achieving increased Aboriginal participation in the forest sector.

Comments on the role of the Commission, pastoral leases, land usage and more.

General discussion of rights, review and comparison of cases and decisions in Canada and the United States, and a brief summary of social and legislative history in Canada.

Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1999.

Discusses the importance of Aboriginal viewpoints on consultation processes and determines if the way in which consultation processes are being carried out impacts participation by Aboriginal people.

Discusses Aboriginal dispossession from their lands and attempts to redefine their position in contemporary society.

Book review of: Aboriginal People and Politics by Paul Tennant.

Focuses of laws dealing with enfranchisement, self-government, property rights (including right to sell agricultural products), and criminal offences.

Case studies from across Canada dealing with creation and management of protected areas.

Book review of Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada edited by D.B. Tindall, Ronald L. Trosper, and Pamela Perreault.

Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.

Looks at the uprising of the Mayan people against the Mexican Government over the amendment to Article 27 of the Constitution.

Book review of: Aboriginal Peoples and Politics by Paul Tennant. Scroll down to page 227 to read review.

Comments on the need for governments to deal with Aboriginals on an equal basis and to acknowledge them as distinct peoples with different cultures and ways of life with respect to the Charter.

Webinar discusses the history of Aboriginal rights and identifies current trends, focusing on the 1970s to the present. Duration: 4:37.

Fact sheet on legal issues and case law concerning issues of access, control, ownership and management of natural resources.

Discusses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Aboriginal rights provisions of the Constitution of Canada, a variety of legal decisions from Canada, and examples from Indigenous communities and peoples in northern Canada.

Gives a conceptual framework of Aboriginal title and self-government by examining case law.

Overview of cases considered, and an explanation of the importance of R. v. Van der Peet which lays down the test for determining the existence of an Aboriginal right.

Reviews decisions made by the Supreme Court which impact Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Paper is based on the fundamental belief that Aboriginal rights are inherent rights that cannot be extinguished or terminated.

Paper is based on the fundamental belief that Aboriginal rights are inherent rights that cannot be extinguished or terminated.

Includes definitions of commonly used terms associated with aboriginal rights and provides information regarding the Aboriginal Rights Position Paper.