Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 42-50
Description
Presents the United States Supreme Court's decision in the case of Oregon Department of Employment v. Alfred Smith, a rejection of Indigenous religious rights.
Advocates increased funding to reduce poverty and improve aboriginal conditions, allowing Canada to maintain high rankings given by the UN human development index.
Arizonia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 22, no. 53, 2005, pp. 53-64
Description
Discussion on the protection and respect of the rights of Indigenous peoples for the Inter-Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Canadian Journal of Family Law, vol. 25, no. 2, 2009, pp. 223-256
Description
Discusses social issues specific to child welfare decisions regarding Aboriginal children & communities, and the need to strengthen Aboriginal cultural identity.
Author proposes a series of recommendations for law and policy changes with modifications or additions to present health initiatives to address the needs of children.
Presidential Address, Thirteenth Annual Conference of the American Indian Studies Association February 2012
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 28, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 9-22
Description
Argues that the Declaration operates within the context of nation-states and citizenship rather than dealing with issues like self-government and territory.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 23, 1998-1999, pp. 497-503
Description
Discussion of legal issues arising from various cases including, the Oliphant decision that concluded that Indian Nations do not have jurisdiction over non-Indians in criminal cases.
American Indian Cultural and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue on Encounter of Two Worlds: The Next Five Hundred Years, 1993, pp. 141-177
Description
Looks at the inaccurate renderings of Pueblo history and culture.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 229-236
Description
Author offers an in-depth critical analysis of American Indian Law Deskbook, asserts that the text fails to offer any Indigenous content and only acts to summarize Anglo-American precedence.