American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, June 1, 2000, pp. 420-440
Description
Wynema: A Child of the Forest, by S. Alice Callahan, originally published in 1891, contains one of the few literary critiques of the Dawes Act (commonly known as the General Allotment Act).
Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence.
Duration: 1:22:19.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 63, 2000, pp. 701-718
Description
Focuses on the ramifications of the case in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi'kmaq treaty right to hunt, fish gather and trade for necessaries.
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Description
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
Comments on Australian moral rights legislation and considers why they have been perceived as holding an integral place in providing adequate legal protection for Indigenous art in Australia.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, April 30, 2000, p. 119
Description
Book reviews of: Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950 by Constance Backhouse and Race, Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court: Historical Case Studies by James W. St. G. Walker.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 15, no. 2, Law, Race and Space, August 2000, pp. 131-162
Description
Discusses a series of events that took place between May and November of 1995 leading up to the eviction of Oscar Lathlin, a Cree member of the opposition from the Manitoba's Legislative Assembly.