Module Ten: Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination
University of the Arctic – BCS 100
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World]
[Section Two: Contemporary Issues]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Description
Looks at emergence of political activism and different approaches and forms of accommodation which have developed in Circumpolar North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Eight: Self-Determination throughout History
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Reviews significant developments in Canada including the areas of activism, self government, government commissions and inquiries,and legislation, as well as brief discussion of changes internationally.
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 3, Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Alternatives in Global Context (2): Recuperating Binarism, 2013, pp. 257-279
Description
Author explores the premise that the denial of binarism silences Indigenous narratives and discourse that oppose the settler state, and calls for an acknowledgement of those discourses that are situated as binaries. [Issue 3-4]
Reprint of a pamphlet originally from Labor Challenge, February 23, April 6, April 20, 1970 issues. Includes an added 2005 introduction.
Original material presents exploration of developing movement of aboriginal people for self-determination and self-government within Canada.