Looks at development of two complementary governance structures: self-rule and shared rule. The Inuit approach has involved negotiating land claims agreements and in some cases, establishing amalgamated regional governments to administer programs; the Sámi approach has involved establishment of Sámediggi national parliament.
American Anthropologist, vol. 104, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 247-261
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Argues that since land claims force Aboriginal peoples to deal in the European concept of property, it has the effect of undermining the very principles that claimants are trying preserve.
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 4, December 2002, pp. 395-397
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Book review of: Thunder on the Tundra by Natasha Thorpe, Naikak Hakongak, Sandra Eyegetok and The Kitikmeot Elders. Presents findings from the Tuktu and Nogak Project, 2001.