American Indian Law Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 1984, pp. 39-96
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Discusses the legal source and theoretical basis of the right of autonomy and whether this autonomy can be reconciled with the laws and institutions of the larger state.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: The Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement, 2014, pp. 505-528
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Chief negotiator of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement for the Assembly of First Nations discusses personal experiences and important role the Assembly played.
Law and History Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 59-96
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Purpose of the article is to compare how legal regulation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal girls overlapped and differed based on race, class, and gender oppression.
Reviews legal events from the January 1980 - Fall 1982 period, including the failure of Aboriginal efforts to prevent the passage of the Canada Act in English Courts.
Examines the impact the border policy has on First Nations people. First Nations people feel that having to possess a passport to cross the border is an insult and a violation of the Jay Treaty.
The Report, vol. 30, no. 3, February 3, 2003, pp. 44-5
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Provinces feared that proposals to abolish the Indian Act, dissolve Dept. of Indian Affairs, and make Aboriginals full citizens would shift the financial burden without adequate compensation.
Publius, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 343-369
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Argues that there are three alternate policy options available to Aboriginal groups in BC: self-government agreements, bilateral agreements, and the First Nations Land Management Act.
Looks at existing research on rights, political mobilization, and ecosystems; and identifies alternatives to the existing rights discourse that can facilitate a meaningful and sustainable self-determination process for Indigenous peoples around the world.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 151-169
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Discusses how use of poisonous preservatives in past conservation and curatorial practices have rendered objects hazardous to human health, thereby preventing their use in ceremonies. Communities are left with the responsibility of determining the chemicals used and mitigating their effects.