"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
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.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
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.
Recommendations on First Nations Access to Indian Moneys
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Discusses current legislative regime governing access to moneys derived from reserve lands which are held in trust in the Consolidated Revenue Fund and mechanisms available through optional legislation, and makes recommendations which would enable Bands to receive funds directly and in a timely manner.
Reconciliation on Whose Terms? the Death of Will Maquinna at the Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Alternate Title
Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Guta
Description
Paper presented the the Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference Waterloo, Ontario.
Looks at death in 1907 of young child and then ensuing crisis in community-school relations.
Reimagining History: "Righting" Treaty Wrongs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leia Laing
Fortier-Fréçon
Description
Based on the article Living Well Together by Aimée Craft and the special issue of Canada's History magazine Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Suitable for Grades 7 to 12.
Report to Parliament on the Design of a Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and Fist Nation Citizenship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Process to take place as a result of the decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général) which ruled on sex-based inequities in Indian registration affecting first cousins and siblings that were carried forward in the 1985 and 2010 amendments to the Indian Act. Bill S-3, the government's response, extends entitlement to status to people omitted from historic list.
Research Principles for Working with First Nations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonathan Swanson
Description
In webinar, representative from the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) discusses organization's development and purpose, the issue of data sovereignty, the principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession) and their implications for researchers.
Duration: 49:31.
Research Priorities for Quebec First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Review of Accountability and Mutual Accountability Frameworks: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Focuses on funding agreements used in different levels of government including: land claims/modern treaties, territorial formula financing, international agreements and treaties, block funding, transfer payments, municipal transfer payments, and institutional authorities.
A Review of First Nation Youth and Young Adult Injury Deaths: 2010 - 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Cornoners Service
First Nations Health Authority Death Review Panel
Description
Found that 60% of unexpected deaths were accidental (motor vehicle crashes, overdose, downing and fire), 33% were due to suicide, and 5% were the result of homicide. Identified three key areas to prevent deaths and support wellness and well-being: connectedness to peers, family, community and culture; access to services; and culturally safe and trauma-informed care.
Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land, Air and Water: St’át’imc Legal Traditions Report
Alternate Title
RELAW Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dean Billy
Lindsay Borrows
Jessica Clogg
Helen Copeland
St’át’imc Elders
Saskatchewan Treaty and Aboriginal Rights for Hunting and Fishing Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Determined by Constitution Act (1982), the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (1930) and associated court cases.
Sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Context of the Clean Water Crisis on Reserves: Opportunities and Challenges for First Nations Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Madiha Vallani
Description
Law Thesis (LLM)--Western University, 2018.
Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentary Governance of Indigenous Life in Canada and Its Disruption
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Taschereau Mamers
Description
Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Statut des Premières Nations au Canada = First Nations Status in Canada [Map, 2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
[Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)]
Description
Shows locations and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing.
Taking the “Aboriginal Perspective” Seriously The (Mis)use of Indigenous Law in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fraser Harland
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 21-50
Description
Article examines Supreme Court of Canada decision in the landmark case to see to what extent judges gave equal weight to Indigenous legal traditions.
Legislation and Cases Cited:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act, 1867,
Constitution Act, 1982,
Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996
Royal Proclamation (1763)
Tourism in Gwaii Haanas: Contributions to Haida Gwaii Communities and Co-management
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel Elliott
Description
Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (MREM)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
"A Tragedy to Be Sure": Heteropatriarchy, Historical Amnesia, and Housing Crises in Northern Ontario
Alternate Title
Arts in Action ; no. 1
Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing and Teaching Genocide
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Travis Hay
Kristin Burnett
Lori Chambers
Description
Looks at media coverage of the Declaration of Emergency which was issued for the housing crises in the communities of Kashechewan, Attawapiskat, and Fort Albany in 2012, with particular attention to the backlash that occurred against Chief Teresa Spence's hunger strike.
Chapter six from Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing and Teaching Genocide edited by Scott W. Murray.
Tribal Parks and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas: Lessons Learned from B.C. Examples
Alternate Title
Tribal Parks and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas: Lessons Learned from British Columbia Examples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rachel Plotkin
David Suzuki Foundation
Trump's Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement: Another Affront to the Planet, Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
International Indian Treaty Council
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the importance of The Paris Agreement to Indigenous peoples and how it is a step closer to the recognition of their rights in international law.
Truth and Conviction: Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi’kmaw Quest for Justice
Alternate Title
Law and Society Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
Law and Society Series
Understanding the Indian Act
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Roger Jones
Douglas Sanderson
Description
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.
Voices of the File Hills Farm Colony
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheyanne Marie Irene Desnomie
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2017.
The Waters of Sexual Exploitation: Understanding the World of Sexually Exploited Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathy Rocke
Laurie J. MacKenzie
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. [49]-63
Description
Examines graphic illustration which is used as a training tool for social services personnel.
“We’re not going to sit idly by:” 45 Years of Asserting Native Sovereignty along the Missouri River in Nebraska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angel M. Hinzo
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 200-214
Description
Focuses on Standing Rock Sioux Water Protectors' fight against construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, United States v. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s defense of Blackbird Bend.
Whose Water Is It Anyway? Indigenous Water Sovereignty in Canada: An Indigenous Resurgence Analysis of the Case of Halalt First Nation v British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Zakrison
Description
Law Thesis (M.LL.)--University of Victoria, 2018