McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, June 2014, pp. [1]-4
Description
Case presents strong judicial warning to governments that if they fail to adequately consult, they will be held legally accountable to First Nations and to private industry.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Roy Romanow
pp. 32-33
Description
Brief statement from 1993 Conference proceedings, mentions provincial interest in defining roles of the three levels of government, and recognition by province of the inherent right of self-government.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 132-149
Description
Examines the removal of the constitution as an excuse by the government when negotiating Métis Aboriginal rights and socioeconomic needs on Non-Status Indians.
Discusses case in which the accused appealed his conviction arguing that because there were no on-reserve Aboriginals on the jury his right to fair trial had been violated under sections 11(d) and 11(f) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Report: Cold Lake First Nations Rejected Claim Inquiry, Canoe Lake Cree Nation Rejected Claim Inquiry (French Language Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. French language version.
Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 77-91
Description
Examines the fundamental role played by the Iroquois in the evolution of democracy in the USA and illustrates use of that knowledge by other countries.
Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accomodation ; 6th, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Kleer
Description
Presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accommodation, February 22-23, Toronto, Ontario. Discusses how duty to consult and accommodate is being affected by recent case law.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-18
Description
Comments on the disparaging position of the Bangladesh government of Bangladesh regards rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Fall, 2003, pp. 1-25
Description
Analysis of a series of cases to illustrate how the line of reasoning varies in decisions that attempt to reconcile Aboriginal rights and the interests of other parties; author examines judges decisions in relation to reconciliation and justification.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society.
Speaks about reconciliation with queer communities in Canada.
Duration: 11:23.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Discusses the Japanese/Canadian Redress Settlement in 1988 as a template for reconciliation.
Duration: 12:49.
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.
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter, 2021/2022, pp. 33-40
Description
An excerpt of Constitution Express' organizer Vuntut Gwitchin Elder Mildred Poplar unpublished memoir about the struggle for sovereignty in response to Section 35 of the Constitution Act.
Reviews human rights issues around social and economic conditions, truth and reconciliation, missing women and girls, self-government participation and partnership, treaty negotiation and resource development. Provides recommendations.
Advance unedited version.
"This paper argues that there has been a mildly positive trend in the recognition of Aboriginal land rights in Australia, along with an ever-increasing demand for sovereignty, as demonstrated by the proclamation of the Republic of Murrawarri."
[Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 83rd, 2011]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Honkanen
Description
Argues that Canada must begin to develop trusting, long-term and collaborative relationships with Indigenous people in the spirit of the treaties in order for reconciliation to take place.