Twenty Years Later: Renewing Understanding of the Treaty Land Entitlement
[Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Public Lecture]
[JSGS Public Lecture]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trisha Delormier-Hill
Dwayne Johns
Harry Lafond
Ron Crowe
Description
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
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.
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
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 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.
Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.
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.
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.
Canadian Woman Studies , vol. 10, no. 2/3, Native Women, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 149-157
Description
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.
Anthropological Perspectives on Rights, Tests, Infringement and Justification
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Thom
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 2001, pp. 1-42
Description
Reviews the 1997 Delgamuukw decision by the Supreme Court of Canada critical to determining the nature and extent of Aboriginal rights and title; and provides insight into the anthropological and legal approaches to title and rights.
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.
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.
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 29, Fall, 1991, pp. 457-482
Description
Examines Section 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 and the provisions for a land settlement scheme for the benefit of Métis people and the extinguishment of Aboriginal, or as it was then, Indian title.
Examines Aboriginal issues pertinent to the development of oil and gas reserves within Alberta, such as unresolved First Nations Treaty and land claim issues and federal and provincial requirements for consultation on treaty and fiduciary obligations.
Constitutional Forum, vol. 10, no. 4, 1998, pp. 97-111
Description
Looks at the premise of Canadian law and policy relating to Aboriginal people and how responsibility for international human rights is not being upheld.
Discusses the tests used by the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether Aboriginal title exists. Uses the Delgamuukw v. British Columbia case as example of the principle of first occupancy.
Duration: 7:17.
BC Studies, no. 170, Provincial Parks, Summer, 2011, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Title and Indigenous Peoples edited by Louis A. Knafla and Haijo Westra.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robin M. Junger
Description
Discussion of the ramifications of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia.
Chapter 17A from Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 61, 1998, pp. 431-465
Description
Comments on the Delgamuukw decision and how this court case addressed what Aboriginal title is, how title can be proved, and how infringements can be justified.