Documentary about the role clan mothers played in the conflict that took place near Caledonia, Ontario over a proposed housing development on Six Nation traditional territory.
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Duration: 43:24
Outlines the history of the Six Nations in Ontario including the relationship with the Crown, outstanding First Nations land claims, and the Grand River Notification Agreement.
Developed to accompany the National Film Board documentary Six Miles Deep which deals with the conflict that took place over land development near Caledonia, Ontario.
University of New Brunswick Law Journal, vol. 48, 1999, pp. 19-40
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Comments about Justice Ivan Cleveland Rand of the Supreme Court of Canada (1943 to 1959), and the three decisions he had rendered regarding Aboriginal rights.
Author addresses how contemporary mining law is rooted colonial legislation dealing with "free entry", which negates Indigenous presence on the land. Includes discussion of: The Gold Fields Act, 1859; Oregon Treaty of 1846; Treaty of NiagaraRoyal Proclamation, 1763; and the Mineral Tenure Act, 1996.
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 1999, pp. [537]-596
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Suggests that the while the case has somewhat changed the law to protect Aboriginal title, it has simultaneously sustained a legal framework that undermines Aboriginal land rights.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
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Discusses the efforts to create a permanent space for Indigenous media to share experiences, challenges and aspirations in the field of communications.
Describes and compares the politics of land, sovereignty, labour, race relations and law enforcement enacted in the two countries by settler governments. Details general practices and events which illustrate the politics described.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 20-25
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Looks at background history of the court case and appeal case filed by Negotiating Team regarding the San and Bagkalagadi people.
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Focuses on news coverage of religious and land issues to make the study more specific.
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in Communication Journalism (B.A.)--Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2011.
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 94-117
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Discusses long-term environmental and social impacts of building a pipeline in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 13-37
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Uses specific example to illustrate the impact of displacement from important resource harvest sites and efforts to eliminate traditional gardening activities.
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series]
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2009-03]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Novaline D. Wilson
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Looks at the two issues on appeal that the Supreme Court will decide. Looks at Rhode Island's argument that the Secretary of the Interior lacks legality to take land into trust for Narragansett Tribe under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA).
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.