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Aboriginal Cultural Tourism Blueprint Strategy for BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia
Description
Looks at a plan of action to strengthen the Aboriginal tourism industry and to tackle concerns with the goal of developing a comprehensive “Blueprint” for Aboriginal cultural tourism development over the short, medium and long-term.
Aboriginal Environmental Health Issues: Researcher's and Decision-Makers' Perceptions of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Processes
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Author/Creator
Susan Jack
Maureen Dobbins
Chris Furgal
Margo Greenwood
Sandy Brooks
Description
Looks at factors influencing knowledge transfer and exchange, development of relationships, integration of research with tradition, and influences on research utilization.
Aboriginal Land Planning In Canada: The Role Of Strategic Environmental Assessment In Adaptive Co-Management
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Author/Creator
Véronique Landry
Anne-Laure Bouvier
Jean-Philippe Waaub
Description
Looks at an environmental assessment system, that aids in balancing the use of scientific and Aboriginal knowledge, to foster meaningful Aboriginal participation in federal and provincial environmental assessment procedures.
Aboriginal Rights Position Paper [1978]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Paper is based on the fundamental belief that Aboriginal rights are inherent rights that cannot be extinguished or terminated.
Bande de Betsiamites: Enquêtes Relatives à la Route 138 et au Pont de la Rivière Betsiamites
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Betsiamites Band Highways 138 and Riviere Betsaimites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report (French Version)
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman.
[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.]
Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia
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Author/Creator
The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard University
Description
Discusses the environmental damage that mining, including exploration, has caused the Takla Lake First Nation. The paper includes an overview of international and domestic Aboriginal rights law; analyzes the problems mining raises for First Nations; and concludes that structural, procedural, and substantive legal reforms are needed.
Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [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.]
Betsiamites Band: Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman.
[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.]
Building Inuit Nunaat: The Inuit Action Plan
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Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)
Description
Looks at linkages between issues affecting Inuit and the existence of shared and overlapping responsibilities.
Canada's Northern Strategy and East Asian Interests in the Arctic
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East Asia-Arctic Relations: Boundary, Security and International Politics ; paper no. 5
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Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
James Manicom
Description
Suggests the intersection of Asian and Canadian interests in the arctic are convergent and makes recommendations for Canada to safeguard its interests to enhance cooperation and sustainable development.
Changing Tides: Economic Development in Canada’s Northern Marine Waters
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Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; October 2013
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-119]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Fournier
Margaret Caron-Vuotari
Description
Discusses the risks and benefits of marine-based economic development and management.
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centers
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ArcticNet Annual Research Compendium (2013-2014)
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centres
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Elaine Power
Christopher Furgal
Susan Chatwood
William Gough
Description
Overview of project aimed at Identifying and characterizing the vulnerability and resilience of food systems. Phase two looked at policy linkages and attempted to identify opportunities and priorities for adaptation intervention in high risk populations.
Collaborative Consent and British Columbia's Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance
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Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann Phare
Rosie Simms
Oliver M. Brandes
Michael Miltenberger
Description
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environment Regimes: Origins, Problems, and Prospects: A Report Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
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Land, Resource, and Environment Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter J. Usher
Description
Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
Correspondence and Circulars - Draft Proposal Relating to Conditions in Northern Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Description
A draft proposal relating to economic difficulties experienced by residents of northern Saskatchewan. The proposals are to include both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal inhabitants and include the construction of filleting plants, longer fishing seasons and guaranteed wages for Aboriginal workers.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.Crown Consultation With Aboriginal Peoples in Oil Sands Development: Is it Adequate, Is It Legal?
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CIRL Occasional Paper ; no. 19
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Author/Creator
Monique M. Passelac-Ross
Verónica Potes
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Looks at the Alberta government's consultation policy and practice, focusing on the Athabasca region.
Customary Water Laws and Practices in Canada
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Author/Creator
Linda Nowlan
Description
Discusses the country's water resources and the legislation used to manage them, customary laws and the legal interface between Aboriginal rights and statutory rights.
Do Governments Have a Duty to Consult First Nations About Proposed Legislative Amendments?
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(CLEBC) Aboriginal Law Conference 2014 ; Paper 2.1
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Author/Creator
James Hickling
Description
Author considers case law along with a cautionary tale to answer the question.
Paper from the Aboriginal Law Conference 2014.
[Drinking Water in Ontario First Nations Communities: Present Challenges and Future Directions for On-Reserve Water Treatment in the Province of Ontario]
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Chiefs of Ontario: Part II Submissions to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission
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Author/Creator
Jonathon W. Kahn
Allison A. Thornton
Description
Topics include: Aboriginal and Elders' perspectives on water, jurisdiction over water-works, comparison of federal and provincial water treatment regulation, progress report for improving water quality and treatment issues (1995-2001), case studies (Attawapiskat, Beausoleil, and Sandy Lake First Nations and Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), and findings and recommendations.
Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.
Emergency Management in the Arctic: The Context Explained
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Author/Creator
Meredith Kravitz
Vanessa Gastaldo
Description
Discussions on the emergency preparedness needs of northern Indigenous communities with highlights of key issues and obstacles for success including geography, population density, infrastructure, communications, and climate change.
Environmental Scan and Gap Analysis on Programs and Services Available to Métis Members
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlane Christensen
Janet Newbury
Description
Lists resources available to Métis people in British Columbia through federal, provincial and regional agencies in the areas of children and families, education, economic opportunities, health, housing, identification and data collection, wildlife stewardship, and arts and culture.
Based on results of scan makes four recommendations about accessible information, accountable distribution of resources, increased Métis-specific resources, and equitable access to services.
First Nations Cancer Control in Canada Baseline Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Looks at barriers to health service delivery, coordination of care, patient identification, community awareness, and cancer education. Provides overview as of June 2012.
First Peoples Law 2014
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Making the Ring of Fire a Reality
New Human Rights Museum a Monument to Contradiction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
[Cornelius Wabasse
Erwin Redsky
Cathy Merrick]
Description
Topics include the implications of the Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows decisions, duty to consult, provincial treaty obligations, and proposed federal land claims policy.
First Peoples Law: Essays on Canadian Law and Decolonization
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Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
Description
Topics include Aboriginal title, treaties, the Métis, duty to consult, and land claims.
3rd edition.
Fish Farms, Zero Tolerance: Indian Salmon Don't Do Drugs
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Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Comments on the threats that fish farms present to marine resources, salmon stock, and livelihood.
Food Insecurity in Aboriginal Urban Households
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Aboriginal Food Insecurity
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Author/Creator
Emily Lecompte
James McKinnon
Elizabeth Kristjansson
Description
Participants from two studies involving marginalized, off-reserve households reported difficulties in sustaining a diet conducive to health due to geographic, economic, and cultural barriers.
Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview
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In Brief (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; no. 2019-18-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau
Description
Brief discussion of causes and consequences and current federal, provincial/territorial, regional and local initiatives.
From Conflict to Collaboration: The Story of the Great Bear Rainforest
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Author/Creator
Merran Smith
Art Sterritt
Description
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
Governance in Canada’s Northwest Territories: Emerging Institutions and Governance Issues
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Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher Fox
Description
Outlines government institutions and key governance issues including land claims, self-government agreements, intergovernmental processes, wildlife and resource management, institutional governance, and economic development.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Implementing First Nations Land Use Plans: Challenges and Results
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses First Nations land use planning; and looks at how the Lil’wat Nation is implementing aspects of its land use plan by taking advantage of provincial strategic planning initiatives.
Indigenous Law 2018: Year in Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norton Rose Fulbright [Canada LLP]
Description
Summarizes decisions which spoke to the relationship between Aboriginal title claims and fee simple title, the duty to consult and injunctive relief.
Integrated Pesticide Management Act and Proposed Consultation Guidelines: An Independent First Nations Legal, Legislation, Policy and Consultation Issues Analysis
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IPMA Issues Analysis
Issues Analysis: Pesticide Legislation, Policy and Consultation (First Nations AHTWG) Mar. 3, 2007
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Author/Creator
First Nations Ad Hoc Technical Working Group (AHTWG)
Description
Identifies issues for discussion at First Nation regional workshops on pesticide consultation.
Integrating Aboriginal Values into Land-Use and Resource Management: Final Report, January 2000 to June 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Description
Explores how Aboriginal people value the lands around them and how that knowledge and information can be incorporated into provincial land-use and resource management.
Lake Winnipeg Fishing: A Brief Overview on Aboriginal Fishing on Lake Winnipeg
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Author/Creator
Lloyd Stevenson
Description
Prepared by Peguis First Nation for the Clean Environment Commission.
Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement Among the Tlicho [Dogrib] and the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada
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Author/Creator
Tlicho
Government of the Northwest Territories
Government of Canada
Description
Signed on August 25, 2003, arrangements with First Nations about local government, land, resources, wildlife, plants, protected areas etc.
A Legal Guide to Aboriginal Drinking Water: A Prairie Province Perspective
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Author/Creator
Linda F. Duncan
Marie Ann Bowden
More Than Wind: Evaluating Renewable Energy Opportunities for First Nations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diana Campbell
Description
Topics covered: legislative/jurisdictional context, funding, technology, employment and education, integrating community energy solutions, energy efficiency and conservation programming, and partnership opportunities.
Navigating the Tensions in Collaborative Watershed Governance: Water Governance and Indigenous Communities in British Columbia, Canada
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Author/Creator
Rosie Simms
Leila Harris
Nadia Joe
Karen Bakker
Description
Discusses reasons why water governance reform is needed and suggests ways to jointly manage decisions about water use and access.
Northern Assets: Transportation Infrastructure in Remote Communities
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Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-139]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marta Bristow
Vijay Gill
Description
Highlights the challenges facing northern transportation that result from higher costs, limited capacity and a harsh climate.
Northern Flood Agreement Case Study in a Treaty Area: Phase II Report: Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes Origins, Problems and Prospects: Final Report
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Author/Creator
P.M. Larcombe
Description
Discusses rights and benefits under the agreement, compares intended to actual implementation, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for future agreements.
Agreement between Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Northern Flood Committee reached as a result of hydro-electric mega project.
Nunatsiavut Land Use Planning: Structural and Political Issues
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Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Procter
Keith Chaulk
Description
Looks at the development of a land use plan between the Nunatsiavut government and the Newfoundland and Labrador governments.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
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Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Plain Language Guide to the Nisga'a Agreement
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Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Topics in the guide include: lands, land title, natural resources, environmental assessment, etc.
Plan for 2009-10: Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
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Author/Creator
Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Description
Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, employment, child well-being, land claim obligations and improvement of programs and services.
Recommendations on Northern Sustainable Food Systems
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Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Makes recommendations under four themes: traditional foods, local food production, Federal subsidy and support programs, and project funding coordination and promotion.
Reduction of the Cost of Living in Nunavik: Report of the Working Group
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Author/Creator
[Working Group on the Reduction of the Cost of Living in Nunavik]
Description
Provides information on socio-economic context, evaluates effectiveness and efficiency of existing measures and programs, and makes recommendations for improvements.
Relationships, Respect and Reconciliation: The Cree, the Inuit and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
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Author/Creator
Lisa Howell
Description
Teacher resource for Grades 4-7. For use with We Are All Treaty People issue of Canada's History's children's magazine Kayak (September 2018).
Restoring the Lifeblood: Water, First Nations and Opportunities for Change: Background Report
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Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann Phare
Description
Scopes main barriers and opportunities with regard to First Nations and the management and state of their waters, and discusses the role that philanthropy might play in building resilience, sustainability and capacity. Topics include context of water use in Canada, water challenges facing First Nations, and possible program and project development initiatives.