Institutionalized Adaptation: Aboriginal Involvement in Land and Resource Management
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 263-282
Description
Looks at the Whitefish Lake Cooperative Management Agreement as an example of shared management and suggests this model that may influence future land and resource arrangements.
Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Asia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael A. Bengwayan
Internal Colonialism and Indigenous Resource Sovereignty: Wind Power Developments on Traditional Saami Lands
Alternate Title
Internal Colonialism and Indigenous Resource Sovereignty: Wind Power Developments on Traditional Sami Lands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Lawrence
Environment and Planning. D, Society & Space, vol. 32, no. 6, December 2014, pp. 1036-1053
Description
Looks at history of the dispute and three discourses: ownership of 'Crown", renewable energy and environmental stewardship, and colonial justifications for exclusion of Sami interests.
The Intersection of Environmental Law and Indigenous Rights
Alternate Title
The Environment and the Constitution Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brenda Heelan Powell
Introduction: Advocacy Research and Native Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, pp. 1-12
Description
Introduction to this volume of the Native Studies Review, which focuses on research strategies that support Native rights and claims.
Introduction: Dealing with Resource Development in Canada’s North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chis Southcott
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 3-8
Description
Editorial introduction to the issue on Northern resource development, discusses history of Northern resource extraction practices and Indigenous perspectives around those practices. Examines contemporary discourses surrounding extractive resource practices in the North and ties issue articles to this discussion.
Introduction: The Marriage of History and Law in R. v. Sioui
Alternate Title
[Document One]: The Murray-Huron Treaty of 1760
[Document Three]: Supreme Court of Canada, Reasons For Judgement, R v. Sioui
[Document Two]: Factum of the Intervenor: National Indian Brotherhood (Assembly of First Nations)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franklin S. Gertler
Peter W. Hutchins
J. A. Murray
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 132–150
Description
Introduction and three archival items dealing with case of four brothers charged with offences under the Quebec Parks Act after a spiritual excursion into the forest. Documents highlight historical guarantees, a treaty of peace and friendship, and land use rights.
The Invisible Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Description
Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario.
Duration: 93:20 .
Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.
The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Sarrasin
Description
Guide to accompany film, The Invisible Nation". Target audience students aged 15-20. Contains start and preparatory activities, reflective sharing, comparing two Algonquin communities, observation checklist and suggested questions.
The Ipperwash Inquiry
Alternate Title
Landmark Case (Ontario Justice Education Network)
[Ontario Justice Education Network Courts and Classrooms Resource
Documents & Presentations
Description
Background to the protest, synopsis of events of which lead to the death of Dudley George, and key recommendations from the report.
Accompanied by discussion questions for use in Grade 11 and 12 classrooms.
Issues and Options for a Policy on Impact and Benefits Agreements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven A. Kennett
Description
Reviews legal and regulatory circumstances in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, and the Umbrella Final Agreement.
[Jacinta Ruru Marori [sic] Scholar and Indigenous Law and Rights]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Jacinta Ruru Maori Scholar and Indigenous Law and Rights
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jacinta Ruru
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with Dr. Ruru discussing her research in Canada and New Zealand.
Duration: 28:34.
The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement: Natural Resources, Public Lands, and the Implementation of a Native Land Claim Settlement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan Penn
Description
Looks at the provisions in the Agreement relating to James Bay Cree involvement in environmental protection and natural resource management.
The James Bay Cree (Eeyouch) and Inuit of Quebec: New Dimensions in Aboriginal Politics and Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J .S. Frideres
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 5-12
Description
Overview of presentations delivered at the 1998 Conference of the Learned Societies which focused on the controversy surrounding the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
Kannadiga Radio Producers Make Indigenous Rights Issues Local
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the innovative radio series on the rights of Indigenous people, and the Kannada language interactive program that converts global issues into local issues.
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation: Mining, Consulting, Reconciliation and Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Ariss
John Cutfeet
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-28
Description
Looks at a suit between a mining company and a First Nations community and the two judicial decisions made.
Knowledge Co-production in Contested Spaces: An Evaluation of the North Slope Borough – Shell Baseline Studies Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan P. Kettle
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 43-57
Description
Examines a research agreement between the North Slope Borough of Alaska and Shell Exploration and Production Company (Shell Oil) and offers an evaluation based on: external factors, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts.
Land and Resources Conflict: the BC Southern Interior Example
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher S. Ortner
Description
Conflict Analysis and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.
Land Claim Literacy and Algonquin Territory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keri Cheechoo
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 for use with the article Algonquin Territory by Peter Di Gangi.
Land Conflict in the Uintah Basin: The Anglo and Native American Struggle For Control of the Uintah-Ouray Reservation's Natural Resources
Theses
Author/Creator
Reed W. Cornia
Description
History Thesis (M.Sc.)--Utah State University, 1998.
LAND | MINE
Theses
Author/Creator
Tsēma Tamara Skubovius
Description
Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design Thesis (M.F.A.)--OCAD University, 2016.
Land Use Planning Policy in the Far North Region of Ontario: Conservation Targets, Politics of Scale, and the Role of Civil Society Organizations in Aboriginal–State Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Catie Burlando
Description
Natural Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Legal and Normative Bases For Saami Claims to Land in the Nordic
Alternate Title
Legal and Normative Bases For Sami Claims to Land in the Nordic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asbjørn Eide
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 127-149
Description
History of discussions surrounding Sami land and water rights and legal consequences of claims in Norway.
Legal Position of the Sami in the Exploitation of Mineral Resources in Finland, Norway and Sweden
Theses
Author/Creator
Giuseppe Amatulli
Description
Human Rights and Democratisation Thesis (E.MA)--Åbo Akademi University, 2015.
Let the Journey Continue ...
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Colleen Seymour
Kathy Michel
Dodie Eustache
Leah McNabb
Ken Thomas ... [et al.]
Description
History of the Secwepemc people of British Columbia. Timeline links to information and audio for specific periods, with further links to more detailed information. Very useful for classroom instruction.
Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Atkinson
Monica E. Mulrennan
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 4, December 2009, p. 468–480
Description
Describes the Nemaska Crees political strategies used to defend their land and way of life against the EM-1-A & Rupert Diversion Project.
Lost in Translation?: Maya in Belize Hope to Set Historic FPIC Precedent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gregory Ch’oc
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the Belize government continues to violate Maya land rights despite public opinion and consistent court rulings.
Lubicon Court Actions, 1973-1988
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marine Le Puloch
Description
Deals with aboriginal rights within the context of Canadian law and the court actions of the Lubicon.
Lyell Island (Athlii Gwaii) Case Study: Social Innovation by the Haida Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susanne von der Porten
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 3, 2014, pp. 85-106
Description
Discusses the blockade held in 1985 in order to stop logging on the land.
Maintaining the Ways of Our Ancestors: Indigenous Women Address Food Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Cherofsky
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discussion on improving and preserving native food systems that are ecologically sustainable and culturally appropriate.
Manifestations of Colonialism in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah McGann
Description
Immigration and Settlement Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Ryerson University, 2013.
Mapping the Road Ahead: Finding Common Ground On Resource Revenue Sharing: Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Cornish
Description
Discussion on resource revenue sharing and perspectives on resource revenue sharing between the mining industry, governments and Aboriginal groups; and looks at some of the factors and issues worth considering in developing positions and strategies.
Marshall and Bernard: Treaty Rights and Treaty Table
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John McEvoy
University of New Brunswick Law Journal, vol. 55, 2006, pp. 105-119
Description
Examination and interpretation of the "truckhouse" clause in the Peace and Friendship treaties by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Meaningful Consultation and Participation in the Mining Sector? A Review of the Consultation and Participation of Indigenous Peoples within the International Mining Sector
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gail Whiteman
Katy Mamen
Description
Literature review on the rights of Indigenous peoples to meaningful consultation and participation in natural resources management.
Measuring Attitudes Toward the Rights of Indigenous People: An Index of Global Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald L. Rubin
Adam C. Landon
Michael Tarrant
Lee Stoner
Logan Mintz
Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education, vol. 5, no. 1, September 2016, pp. 1-16
Description
Reports on statements used from the United Nations' 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to evaluate preservation of culture, lands and resources, self-governance, restitution, and services and representation.
Mikesew Cree First Nation Traditional Land Use Impact Assessment: Husky Sunrise Thermal Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Husky Oil Operations Limited
Description
Addresses concerns about traditional resources and resource harvesting in the Athabasca oil sands area that the Mikesew Cree First Nation is dependent on.
Mineral Rights on Indian Reserves in Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard H. Bartlett
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 245-275
Description
Reviews the establishment of reserves in Ontario, differences in mineral rights and the implications of the 1924 Canada-Ontario Indian Reserve Lands Agreement.
La Mishow Wayayshhaywuk = The Big Rip Off: Loss of a Land Base: Metis Land Disentitlement: A Teacher's Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karon L. Shmon
Description
Simulation game designed to teach students how loss of land at the hands of the federal government contributed to the Metis Resistance of 1885.
Mnisose / the Missouri River: A Comparative Literary Analysis of River Stories from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the #NoDAPL Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Hernandez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 72-95
Description
Examines multiple narratives—historical and contemporary—relating to the river and discusses how those narratives in combination with the privileging of text-based have been used alternately to empower and disempower Indigenous communities and nations.
Modern Land Claim Agreements: Through the Nisga'a Looking Glass
Alternate Title
UBCIC Nisga'a Summary: Draft 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Provides overview of modern agreements and existing Indigenous rights under law and under sovereignty.
Modern Treaties in Canada
Alternate Title
[Land Claims Agreements Coalition Free Online Courses]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Land Claims Agreements Coalition
Description
Links to six one-hour courses on comprehensive land claims agreements. Themes include general overview, modern treaties and land, self-government, and regional economics, modern treaty governments, and environment protection, regulation and assessment.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
Native People and Hydroelectric Development in Northern Manitoba, 1957-1987: The Promise and the Reality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Manitoba History, no. 15, Spring, 1988, p. [?]
Description
Asserts that government promises of economic improvement have not been fulfilled and the displaced First Nations peoples have received little for the surrender of their land.
Native People in Areas of Internal National Expansion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D.E. Sanders
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 63-87
Description
Examines issues of native land claims affected by different projects like the Bennett Dame in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area.
Navigating the Tensions in Collaborative Watershed Governance: Water Governance and Indigenous Communities in British Columbia, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rosie Simms
Leila Harris
Nadia Joe
Karen Bakker
Description
Discusses reasons why water governance reform is needed and suggests ways to jointly manage decisions about water use and access.
Negotiating the Production of Space in Tl'azt'en Territory, Northern British Columbia
Alternate Title
Negotiating the production of space in Tlazten territory, Northern British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Morris
Gail Fondahl
Canadian Geographer, vol. 46, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 108-[?]
Description
Goals and strategies involved in allocating lands and resources with BC Rail and the provincial government.
New Beginnings: How Canada's Natural Resource Wealth Could Re-shape Relations With Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy Series ; 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Brian Lee Crowley
Description
Looks at engagement, collaboration and growing Aboriginal empowerment within resource development.
[New Owners in Their Own Land, Minerals and Inuit Land Claims]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Martina Tyrrell
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 238-240
Description
Book review of: New Owners in Their Own Land, Minerals and Inuit Land Claims by Robert McPherson.