Water

Sites provides information to assist non-indigenous people grow relationships with Indigenous people. Includes links and video to topics on Aboriginal Title, residential schools, concepts on colonialism, racism, missing and murdered women, privilege, and allies as well as section on basic terminology.

Biology Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 2000.

Introductory article for special themed issue on safe drinking water on reserve communities.

A Hudson's Bay Company freight canoe travelling close to shore. Five men paddling and steering, two children seated. Rocks in foreground. Location unknown; possibly British Columbia.

Brief case study of First Nation-owned hydropower project which provides community with electricity and economic sustainability.

Looks at the linkages between eating fish from the St. Lawrence River and breast milk contamination. Excerpt from Community Monitoring Handbook.

Discusses the Hawaii Supreme Court decision to subject all the state's fresh water regulation to a wide range of public interest concerns regarding in water.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Guelph, 2015.

Very short clip of Premier Robert Bourassa announcing plans for a hydroelectric-power development in northern Quebec. Duration: 0:44.

Discusses the issue of Aboriginal fishing & trading practices and how it relates to the present-day controversy on whether Native people should have commercial rights to fishing resources.

Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2007.

Three case studies of Indigenous opposition to state-sanctioned resource development projects: the Winnemem Wintu efforts to stop the proposed raise of Shasta Dam; the Maidu Summit’s work to regain ownership of former Pacific Gas & Electric company land; and the Pit River Tribe’s struggle to protect the sacred Medicine Lake Highlands.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2014.

Looks at connection between Indigenous oral history and historiography described in a Waitangi Tribunal report released from the Whanganui River Inquiry.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2008.

Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Discusses one dramatic environmental side effect of the James Bay project.

Discusses the negative impact several major dams have had on aboriginal communities in western Canada.

Discusses the agreement that entitles the Whanganui River to be given a legal identity and have a legal voice.

The Crees of Yesterday and Today Cree Lives and Voices Creating Cree Community Cree Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Final Words

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Discussion on Indigenous governance and territorial autonomy in defence of Indigenous rights and the destruction that the Patuca III dam project would cause.

Comments on the lack of influence, by Indigenous voices, on water governance in Canada.

Describes the unique legal status and events leading to the passing of the Pueblo Lands Act, signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 9, 1924.

Subtitled "...a sketch of the life of an Indian hunter, ancient traditions relating to the Etchemin tribe, their modes of life, fishing, hunting, &c. : with vocabularies in the Indian and English, giving the most complete that has been given for New England, in the languages of the Etchemin and Micmacs ... / derived from Nicola Tenesles by a citizen of Middleton, Conn."

Booklet includes the brief account of the life of Nicola Tenesles, an indigenous man who spoke Etchemin, French, Micmac. Included in the book is a brief dictionary in Etchemin and English and some names for animals in English, Etchemin and Micmac.

Proposes a preliminary strategy toward the end of preserving the Great Lakes for the next seven generations and beyond.

Examination of the rights of Aboriginal people of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba regarding the use and control of water on reserve lands.

Commentary on the San Xavier Development Project, a component of the Central Arizona Project (CAP), a massive water diversion project in Arizona.

American History Thesis (M.A.)--Prescott College, 1998.

Second revised edition.

Lists sources of information in the following areas: urban Indigenous population, settler colonialism, building relationships, Indian Residential Schools, the aqueduct, family history, and Indigenous achievement.

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.

2008 Edition contains: The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal. Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby. Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore. Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.

Investigates the issues of operator training, retention, and job satisfaction through interviews and surveys of water system operators in Ontario and British Columbia.

Presents an example of how local and scientific knowledge can be integrated to form a workable system for fisheries management.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of Manitoba, 2004.

Describes Miranda’s tribal memoir as an act of resistance which disrupts archival and mainstream narratives around Indigenous nations, dispossession, and human-land relationships. Focuses of female voices and perspectives, and on narrative sovereignty.

Contains links to the National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater and regional appendices.

Identifies potential investment opportunities for Aboriginal communities.

Text of the agreement which deals with territorial and financial issues.

Discussion of the benefits and disadvantages of the James Bay Project, including polluted drinking water and future northern development. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 4:33.

Examines the work of a social worker who oversaw a significant survey of Indigenous people and recommended an integrated citizenship model in an attempt for greater social cohesion.

Joe Morin reflects on northern lifestyles from fishing to buying goods. One picture: Joe Morin outside.

"This report discusses the international human rights framework as it relates to Indigenous Peoples' right to health with a focus on the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice issues related to children and youth."

Examines competing interests of Native American water rights in light of court decisions.

Comments on the success of a hydroelectric project that produces enough energy to power 22,000 houses.

Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

This report contained a list of recommendations for the construction and operation of the Keeyask Generation Project.