Natural Resources

Forestry Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2006.

Several chapters focus on Sami people.

Book review of: The Darkest Period by Ronald D. Parks.

Lists ten misconceptions and explains why they are false.

Examines previous polices and new and current approaches. To access this article scroll down to page 38.

Describes the land-based university program and its role in resisting settler colonial capitalism, particularly the oil-based extractive resource economy that has defined the relationship between the Dene and the Canadian nation state.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Author discusses implications of the study of pre-contact land use by archaeologists including government policy surrounding and permits granted for resource extraction from Indigenous lands.

Book review of: Defending the Land by Ronald Niezen.

Concern that pipeline could affect "ownership, jurisdiction, and sovereignty" over land and resources.

Introduction to two articles in this issue of the newsletter that address the question of how the concept and principles underlying aboriginal title might be applied or transferred outside of British Columbia.

Comments on a claim that covered both land settled by Euro-Canadians and unsettled land. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 6.

[Northern Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1998

Describes some of the main provisions of the Agreement in Principle focusing on aspects that relate most directly to oil and gas activities. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 4 for access.

"Illustrated the ambiguity of the provincial government's position regarding consultation with Aboriginal people in the context of resource developments".

Botany Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Reviews the manner in which energy projects on First Nations land and traditional territories have been controlled to balance risks and rewards.

Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1999.

Discusses the financing and implementation of various development projects such as hydroelectric dams, and looks at how those projects have affected Indigenous peoples and their way of life.

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.

Discusses the devolution of land and resource administration and control to the territory of Nunavut and the constitutional status of Nunavut.

Paper argues that in five decades hunting and gathering has diminished but economic development policies and funding have failed to develop a viable wage economy.

File contains a list of accomplishments by the Diefenbaker government including policies on development of the North, and describes how this, along with housing and education programs has helped the Inuit population. Also, notes for a speech about the role the North and its people should play in Canadian development, and how development would give prosperity to the Inuit.

Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1998.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--University of Waterloo, 2003.

Describes trade network of the Cree peoples with the Hudson's Bay Company, the supply of fur bearing animals, and how the Cree economy declined.

Looks at several aspects of the legislation: purpose, agreement templates, and proclamation.

Contends that infrastructure is needed for successful economic development in energy, telecommunications, and transportation.

Discusses the issues involved in integrating the two types of knowledge in the interest of economic development.

Rural Sociology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2009.

Examines GIS work of the Innu Nation to highlight potential benefits of "distributed GIS" for other communities.

Argues that First Nation communities must look beyond timber harvesting to develop strategies encompassing new and different approaches to forest-based development.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2009.

Analyzes content of New Reclamation Era and Reclamation Era magazines published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation between 1924 and 1942 to show how it promoted settler narratives around waterways, their damming and diversion, and completely ignored the presence of the Indigenous population. Contrasts this to treatment of the subject in Lawney L. Reyes’ B Street and James Welch’s Winter in the Blood.

Mr. Sheridan worked in the Dept. of Natural Resources in northern Saskatchewan He was associated with the school for prospectors and with other government agencies. He was a socialist and a close friend of Norris.

Looks at the intuitive belief that resource development results in wealth and well-being for region when in fact it often leads to a decrease and other problems (resource curse).

Baker Lake, N.W.T. [NU]. Part of the "Innuit of Keewatin" series (#16).

Using empirical data to analysis of the benefits and impact of development to Indigenous groups in northern Canada.

Overview of the development of Aboriginal rights beginning with the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and general discussion of consultation practices in Canada.

Analyzes implications of case law for off-reserve communities and for governments' interactions with them. Discusses the related issue of what forms of governance institutions and/or corporate organizations can pursue consultation on behalf of communities.

Comments on the variance in the application of the duty to consult.

Dispute Resolution Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2013.

Book review of: The Duty to Consult by Dwight G. Newman.

Traces conflicts between Maritime First Nations, commercial and sports fishers, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in New Brunswick.

Article details the sustainable energy policies and practices that have implemented at the Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) and describes how those practices have also created demonstrable economic benefits.

Study suggests that traditional ecological knowledge should play a major role in resource management.