Review of Constitutional Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 2007, pp. 173-213
Description
Uses critical legal history to fill in the historical context of paragraph 12 of the National Resources Transfer Agreement, and looks at the importance of treaties to First Nations traditional livelihood.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 133, May 2015, pp. 168-176
Description
Found that changes to the methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) regime disrupted treatment engagement and produced health and social harms. Nine of the 34 participants in study were Aboriginal.
Part I: Cultural Protection: The Story of a Saanich Bowl
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara J. Winter
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [29]-36
Description
Curator at the Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology describes the process of acquiring the SDDLNEWHALA bowl, on behalf of the Saanich Native Heritage Society, in order to prevent its exportation to the US.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 5, October 2010, p. 745–762
Description
Examines a model of sustainable development planning based on a case study of a successful planning process that balances social, economic, and environmental values.
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Implementing Aboriginal Self-Government Taxation and Service Responsibility in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert L. Bish
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 36, no. 3, Fall, 1993, pp. 451-460
Description
Focuses on the taxation of leasehold property as a method of gaining revenue and the ramifications of the number of actors involved (federal, provincial, municipal).
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 17-18
Description
Discusses the partnership between the New South Wales government, Community Controlled Medical Services and Aboriginal communities and the development of a State Aboriginal health policy.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 24, no. 2, 1999/2000, pp. 275-295
Description
Includes brief history and description of Nunavut, political description of the territory and the issue of intersection of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rights.
Stanford Law Review, vol. 53, no. 4, April 2001, pp. 1009-1075
Description
Contends that the criminal and civil provisions of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 have proved ineffective against the manufacturers, importers, and sellers of imitation Native American arts and crafts.
Argues that while the Federal Government can justify regulatory activity that interfere with Aboriginal people's existing rights, the Provinces have no such authority.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Description
Discusses how imposition of the Act's prohibitions and lack of cooperation by the Wildlife Service, affected the Band's plans for economic development.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Comments on the Jay Treaty, that came into effect in 1794 giving Mohawks free access across the border, and discusses how cases will now be more complicated by the new passport legislation.
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, vol. 36, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 89-104
Description
Looks at data from the National Violence Against Women Survey and explores barriers around reporting rape to the police in American Indian communities.