Oral Narratives, Customary Laws and Indigenous Water Rights in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlowe Gregory Sam
Description
Interdisciplinary/Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2013.
The Oromo, Gadaa/Siqqee Democracy and the Liberation of Ethiopian Colonial Subjects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asafa Jalata
Harwood Schaffer
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 277-295
Description
Looks at the development of an administration to break up the Tigrayan-led Ethiopian terrorist government.
The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephanie May de Montigny
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 204-207
Description
Book review of: The Other Movement by Denise E. Bates.
Review located by scrolling to page 204.
Our Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
Our Right to Communicate: Getting the World to Listen
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anselmo Xunic
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the challenges community radio stations are facing because of the telecommunications law that does not allow licenses for non-profit community radio stations.
Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II: Module 1: Introduction
Alternate Title
Module One: Introduction
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]
Description
Overview of course which focuses on issues around revival of northern cultures and languages. Discusses concepts of identity, culture and self-determination.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Perceptions of Repatriation: An Anthropological Examination of the Meaning Behind Repatriating Human Remains in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Scott
Description
Public Issues Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Plain Talk 10: First Nations Education
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Articulates why Indigenous people have strong feelings regarding education rights and why it should be delivered in a culturally appropriate method.
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa
Alternate Title
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Meloche
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.
The Policy Agenda of Native Peoples from World War II to the 1969 White Paper
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
vol. 1
Description
Discusses efforts to resist assimilation and retain unique cultures, treaty entitlements, and inherent rights.
Chapter one from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Political Will and all of Canada Needed to Drive Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 11
Description
Looks at a declaration that was agreed to by two First Nation hunger strikers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Postcolonial Citizenship: Reconsidering Indigenous Political Belonging and Authority in Settler Societies
Theses
Author/Creator
Derek Kornelsen
Description
Political Science Thesis (PhD)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Paper presented at: Canadian Political Science Association, Annual Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
[Power in Law Conference: Women in Law and Social Movements - Idle No More]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheelah McLean
Sylvia McAdam
Description
Co-founders of Idle No More movement speak at part five of conference The Power in Law held Nov. 8, 2013 at the University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 32:29.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Private Reservations: Liberal Forms and Indigenous Norms in the Theory and Practice of Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Soroski
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 131-158
Description
Author examines and compares different social narratives around property ownership with close attention to the differences and similarities between Indigenous and mainstream-liberal societies.
[Promise - Education As A Treaty Right] (Part 1)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
Bearpaw Communications
Description
Interviews of the contributing players in the education system serving members of the Treaty 8 region in northern Alberta.
Duration: 6:57.
[Promises - Education As A Treaty Right] (Part 2)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bearpaw Communications
Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
Description
Interviews of the contributing players in the education system serving members of the Treaty 8 region in northern Alberta.
Duration: 7:28.
[Promises - Education As A Treaty Right] (Part 3)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bearpaw Communications
Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
Description
Interviews of the contributing players in the education system serving members of the Treaty 8 region in northern Alberta.
Durations: 7:21.
Protest, Land Rights and Riots: Postcolonial Struggles in Australia in the 1980s
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barry Morris
Public Participation, Petro-Politics and Indigenous Peoples: The Contentious Northern Gateway Pipeline and Joint Review Panel Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Larissa K. Stendie
Description
Culture, Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oslo, 2013.
Pursuing Human Rights for Community-Level Resilience: The Jordan's Principle Case, Process, and Initiative as Resilient Community Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Andrea Auger
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 84-87
Description
Outlines how death of Jordan River Anderson brought attention to denial or delay of services to First Nations children due to juristictional disputes and inspired passage of the child first and needs-based principle, and discusses federal and provincial governments' continuing failure to implement it properly.
The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
Queer Indigenous Studies: Critical Interventions in Theory, Politics, and Literature
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Snyder
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2013, pp. 99-103
Description
Book review of: Queer Indigenous Studies edited by Qwo-Li Driskill, Chris Finley, Brian Joseph Gilley, and Scott Lauria Morgensen.
Scroll to page 99 to read article.
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.
The Recognition of Sacred Natural Sites of Arctic Indigenous Peoples as a Part of Their Right to Cultural Integrity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leena Heinämäki
Thora Martina Herrmann
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 4, no. 2, 2013, pp. 207-233
Description
Discusses the use of human rights law in the conservation of sites which contribute to protection of species and habitats.
Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, & Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela A. Gonzales
Timothy Q. Evans
Malinda Maynor Lowery
Joanne Barker
K. Alexa Koenig ... [et al.]
[Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Douglas Hudson
Native Studies Review, vol. 22, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 212-214
Description
Book review of: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts by Bruce Granville Miller.
Reconciliation 'At the End of the Day': Decolonizing Territorial Governance in British Columbia After Delgamuukw
Theses
Author/Creator
Janalyn Gail Kotaska
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Reconciling Sovereignties: Aboriginal Nations and Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marc Woons
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 376-378
Description
Book review of: Reconciling Sovereignties by Felix Hoehn.
Reconfiguring Assimilation: Understanding the First. Nations Property Ownership Act in Historical Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Kanatase Horn
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2013.
Recreating Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
Alternate Title
Niigaan: In Conversation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Craig Benjamin
Andrea Landry
Description
Representative from Amnesty International speaks about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian government's refusal to sign it. Followed by brief question and answer period.
Duration: 23:29.
Recreating Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
Alternate Title
Niigaaan: In Conversation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Read
Claudette Comanda
Description
First speaker talks about the Federal government's duty to consult Aboriginals when making decisions that affect them, rights under the Constitution, and Bill C-45. Second discusses how a meaningful dialogue between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians might be established.
Duration: 22:26.
Recreating Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
Alternate Title
Niigaan: In Conversation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
James Sinclair
Description
Presenter speaks about Mississauga Nishinaabeg history and how treaties have not been honoured, resulting in dispossession of territory and violation of rights.
Duration: 20:11.
Recuperating Binarism: A Heretical Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Wolfe
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 3, Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Alternatives in Global Context (2): Recuperating Binarism, 2013, pp. 257-279
Description
Author explores the premise that the denial of binarism silences Indigenous narratives and discourse that oppose the settler state, and calls for an acknowledgement of those discourses that are situated as binaries. [Issue 3-4]
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Keith Chief Moon]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Keith Chief Moon
Description
Keith Chief Moon speaks about his life, education and Bill C-45.
Part 1: 24:39.
Part 2: 24:00.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Lori Brave Rock January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lori Brave Rock
Description
Speaks about the Omnibus Bills and other Bills passed in Canada.
Duration: 15:02.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Sheryl Many Chiefs January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheryl Many Chiefs
Description
Speaker about legislation in the process of being passed that will affect Aboriginal rights.
Part 1 duration: 13:12.
Part 2 duration: 16:06.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Tantoo Cardinal January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tantoo Cardinal
Description
Speech about the Idle No More movement and the Canadian government.
Duration: 25:40
Red Pens, White Paper: Wider Implications of Coulthard’s Call to Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Burkhart
David J. Carlson
Billy J. Stratton
Theodore C. Van Alst
Carol Edelman Warrior
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 111-128
Description
Article is the transcript of a round table discussion the authors participated in at the Native American Literature Symposium at the Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, NM, on Thursday March 17, 2016. Panelists were discussing Glen Sean Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition.
Regaining Food Sovereignty: Neyaab Nimamoomin Mewinzha Gaa-inajigeyang
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simone Senogles
Scott C. Knudson
Lakeland Public Television
Indigenous Environmental Network
Description
Documentary advocates for a return to traditional, unprocessed foods. Focus is on activities of the Indigenous Environmental Network, which is located in Minnesota.
Duration: 58:17.
Rejecting the Standard Discourse on Dispossession Métis Lands in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D'Arcy Vermette
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
Description
Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
Religion, Land and Democracy in Canadian Indigenous-State Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicholas Shrubsole
Description
Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.
Report on Equality Rights of Aboriginal People
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Researching Indigenous Peoples' Rights Under International Law
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven C. Perkins
Description
Discusses organizations and resources dealing with Indigenous peoples and international law. Revised document originally presented at the 1992 Annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries.
Resisting Settler-Colonial Property Relations? The WAI 262 Claim and Report in Aotearoa New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Haidy Geismar
Settler, Colonial Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, Difference, Representation, Resistance, 2013, pp. 230-243
Description
Brief look at the WAI 262 claim (also known as the Native or Indigenous Flora and Fauna Claim) and the Tribunal Report.
Resource Extraction from Territories of Indigenous Minority Peoples in the Russian North: International Legal and Domestic Regulation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruslan Garipov
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 4, no. 1, 2013, pp. 4-20
Description
Looks at the struggle for sovereignty through the right to self-determination and the claim to ancestral lands and resources.