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Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.
Indigenous Watershed Initiatives and Co-Governance Arrangements: A British Columbia Systematic Review: Final Report
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Author/Creator
Kate Cave
Julia Ko
Shianne McKay
Geneviève Layton-Cartier
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Includes literature review and results of survey of First Nations communities and organizations. Participants were asked questions about water and water-related governance and management initiatives, strength of relationships with other First Nations, governments, institutions, and stewardship organizations, and key capacity challenges and opportunities.
Information on E-Coli: Fact Sheet
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Guylaine Charbonneau
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Presents the dangers of E-coli water contamination.
Information on Water Chlorination: Fact Sheet
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Guylaine Charbonneau
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Looks at the benefits and risks of chlorine in drinking water.
Isi Wipan - Climate: Identifying the Impacts of Climate Change and Capacity For Adaptation in Two Saskatchewan First Nation Communities
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Willie Ermine
Dave Sauchyn
Mary Vetter
Catherine Hart
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Cree Elders from James Smith and Shoal Lake reserves are interviewed about coping with changes to their traditional way of life.
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA)
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[Government of Quebec
Government of Canada
Grand Council of the Crees
Hydro-Quebec
Northern Quebec Inuit Association]
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Text of the agreement which deals with territorial and financial issues.
Kanaka Bar Indian Band and Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
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Aboriginal Business and Investment Council
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Comments on the success of a hydroelectric project that produces enough energy to power 22,000 houses.
Keeyask Generation Project: Report on Public Hearing
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This report contained a list of recommendations for the construction and operation of the Keeyask Generation Project.
Lake Winnipeg Fishing: A Brief Overview on Aboriginal Fishing on Lake Winnipeg
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Lloyd Stevenson
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Prepared by Peguis First Nation for the Clean Environment Commission.
A Legal Guide to Aboriginal Drinking Water: A Prairie Province Perspective
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Author/Creator
Linda F. Duncan
Marie Ann Bowden
Malikewe'j: Understanding the Mi'kmaq Way
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Nadine Lefort
Charlie Dennis
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Discusses the cultural and spiritual relationships the Mi'kmaq have with the area of Malikewe'j.
The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
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Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
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Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Mikisew Cree First Nation Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report and Assessment for Shell Canada's Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion, Pierre River Mine, and Redclay Compensation Lake
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MCFN Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report for JPME, PRM, and RCL
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Craig Candler
Firelight Group Research Cooperative
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Baseline data collected from 163 individual interviews and 8 oral interviews to determine Indigenous knowledge and land use for the proposed "Shell Projects".
A Narrative of Encroachment Experienced by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
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P.M. (Patt) Larcombe
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Provides an overview of past, current and future developments and looks at how the encroachments have directly or indirectly impacted Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's social, cultural, economic, health and overall well-being.
National Aboriginal Fisheries Forum II: "Seize the Economic Opportunities": NAFF II Final Report
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National Aboriginal Fisheries Forum (NAFF II), October 2-4, 2012, Nanaimo, British Columbia
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Discussion about safety training and skills development, the wild capture and aquaculture sectors, and marketing and attracting investments.
National Inuit Position Paper Regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy For the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada's Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater
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Author/Creator
Ken Johnson
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A review of the strategy and the framework show a lack of research in science, applied science and social science.
Negotiation as a Means of Quantifying Indian Water Rights
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The Federal Impact on State Water Rights : Summer Conference
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Author/Creator
Joseph R. Membrino
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Looks at the existing federal laws and negotiations of water rights.
Nibi Declaration of Treaty #3 Toolkit
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Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)
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Declaration is about the relationship with water and the life it brings, is based on Gitiizii m'inaanik (Elders and knowledge keepers) teachings, and is meant to guide future policy and decision-making.
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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P.M. Larcombe
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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.
One with the Watershed: A Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education
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Tom Heidlebaugh
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Uses traditional stories about the Salmon people as a starting point to talk about environmental health and caretaking.
"A Salmon Homecoming Production."
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
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The First Nation Panel on Fisheries
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Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.
Out of the Rhetoric and Into the Reality of Local Women's Lives
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Vicki Hallett
Gail Baikie
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Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.
People, Land & Sea: Environmental Governance on Haida Gwaii
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Author/Creator
Lynn Lee
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Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.
Philosophy of Law in the Arctic
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Dawid Bunikowski
Jaakko Husa
Diana Ginn
Ko Husegawa
Karol Dobrzeniecki ... [et al.]
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Articles cover five themes: Arctic cosmologies, beliefs, art and shamanism; Arctic lands, waters, and environment; Indigenous rights and customary law; topics for future teaching.
Proceedings at Hearing: Topic-Specific Session: Asserted or Established Aboriginal Rights and Treaty Rights, January 17, 2014, Volume 23
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Canada Environmental Assessment Agency
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Agency
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In the Matter of the Joint Review Panel ("Joint Panel" ) Established to Review the Site C Clean Energy Project ("Project") Proposed by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("BC Hydro").
Protecting Water Our Way: First Nations Freshwater Governance in British Columbia
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First Nations Fisheries Council (FNFC)
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Examines how First Nations may manage aquatic resources in their traditional territories by looking at case studies involving the Yinka Dene, the Syilx Nation, water monitoring practices, the Tla'amin Nation and the Cowichan tribes.
Putting Fishers' Knowledge to Work (Fisheries Centre Research Reports 2002, Volume 11, Number 1)
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Overview of the proceedings of conference held in Vancouver, August 27-30, 2001.
Relationships, Respect and Reconciliation: The Cree, the Inuit and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
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Lisa Howell
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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).
Respect the Water #1
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[Suzanne Methot]
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Teacher's resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem “Water/El Agua, video The Story of Bottled Water, and the article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behavior on it, and the role of the public engagement in maintaining healthy, sustainable ecosystems.
Respect the Water #1
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Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Teacher resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem Water/El Agua by Jorge Argueta, video The Story of Bottled Water, and article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behaviour, and how we can maintain healthy and sustainable ecosystems.
Respect the Water #2
Alternate Title
Respect for Water no. 2
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[Suzanne Methot]
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Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things.
For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.
Restoring the Lifeblood: Water, First Nations and Opportunities for Change: Background Report
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Merrell-Ann Phare
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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.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 125: The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario
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RCAP 125 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes presentations of individuals made at a round table concerned with self-government; presentations dealing with Youth; presentations discussing the topic of Aboriginal women in the Aboriginal community; as well as presentations dealing with the Orillia Fish Weirs and a separate presentation concerning the "Extinguishment of Treaty Rights."
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 158: Cherrywood Inn, Edmonton, Alberta
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RCAP 156 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Cherrywood Inn, Edmonton, Alberta. Subjects discussed are the Lubicon Lake Settlement, fishing and hunting and post-secondary education.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 171: Special Consultation via telephone between Nick Schultz and Wilfred Doucette, Ottawa, Ontario
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Nick Schultz
Wilfred Doucette
Andrew Orkin
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RCAP 171 contains a transcript of a telephone consultation between Counsel for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, Nick Schultz and journalist Wilfred Doucette who had been a witness to the relocation of Inuit/Eskimos to the High Artic. The conversation focuses on the portrayal, in the current media, of the events that took place during the relocation. Highlighted are articles from the newspapers; Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and The Boston Globe, among others. Also an area of concern was that of a CBC show "Quirk and Quarks" featuring lawyer Andrew Orkin.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 88a: Presentation by Hubert Clary, Chief of the Obedjiwan Council
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File contains a presentation by Hubert Clary, Chief of the Obedjiwan Council. Clary discusses the overexploitian of natural resouces (forestry, wildflife) around his community and the detrimental effects this has had. Clary also stresses that his people are not anti-development but wish to be partners in development on their territory. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Robinson discuss some of the issues raised with Clary.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: General Discussion on Metis and Aboriginal Issues, Rocky Simpson, Robert Ross, Abbey Crook
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The file contains a general discussion between Rocky Simpson, Robert Ross, Abbey Crook, and Commissioners Georges Erasmus and Paul Chartrand. The participants mainly discuss fisheries, Metis, and general Aboriginal identity issues. Rocky Simpson, Robert Ross, and Abbey Crook's earlier presentations to the Commission on this day can be viewed on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Alex Morin
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The file contains an individual presentation by Alex Morin, a concerned fisherman, discussing the Aboriginal fishery on Great Slave Lake, and his personal struggle for Metis and general Aboriginal fishing rights.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Andrew Rickard, Edinburgh First Nation (Via Translator)
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File contains an individual presentation by Andrew Rickard that covers a number of topics, including extinction of Aboriginal languages, self-government, natural resources rights and the lack of Aboriginals in mainstream jobs. A lengthy question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Carl Curotte
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Carl Curotte
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This file contains an individual presentation by Carl Curotte that covers a wide range of topics, including self-government, depleted fishing grounds in Newfoundland and British Columbia, and "the reality of Aboriginals not sharing in the prosperity of Canada as non-Aboriginals do."
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Hurbert (Lummy) Martin, Resident, [Restigouche, Quebec]
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Hurbert (Lummy) Martin
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This file contains an individual presentation by Hurbert (Lummy) Martin relating to seasonal fishing management in his community. The presenter feels that before government fishing policies are made, the reality of fishermen's lives should be taken into consideration. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Sherry Lawson, moderator
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This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes opening remarks by Sherry Lawson, moderator for the afternoon discussion on youth activities in the Aboriginal Community; the subject of Aboriginal Women; the Orillia Fish Weirs and the subject of the Extinguishment of Treaty Rights.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ambrose Maurice
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File contains a presentation made by Ambrose Maurice on the topic of the lack of knowledge of early Aboriginal lifestyles. Also contained are comments and questions from the assembled Commissioners and those of the Commissioner-of-the-Day.