Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development
Description
Profiles select initiatives developed by the Eel River Bar First Nation, Labrador Inuit Development Corporation, Lennox Island First Nation, and Membertou, a Mi'kmaw community.
Looks at Indigenous urban communities, historical differences between Australia and the United States, and the Redfern Aboriginal Corporation in Sydney
Examines three case studies, Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in British Columbia,
to address the costs and benefits of protected areas to Aboriginal Peoples, and highlight management practices.
Looks at strategies of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal loggers; examines the historical context behind the confusion and conflict seen in the Aboriginal forestry practices of one First Nation community; and offers recommendations for Aboriginal forestry policy in New Brunswick.
Looks at the results of research undertaken to assess forest tenure as one indicator of Aboriginal participation in the management and economic aspects of forestry. The document also assess the progress made in achieving increased Aboriginal participation in the forest sector.
Discusses Treaty 8, provincial government policies and initiatives to accommodate Aboriginal rights and interests, and initiatives of the resource sector.
Aboriginal Tourism in Canada: Part II: Trends, Issues, Constraints and Opportunities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BearingPoint LP
Goss Gilroy Inc.
Description
Identifies five key areas with respect to development of the industry: profile and economic impacts, identification of trends, identification of issues, opportunities and findings.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 14-19
Description
Looks at how livelihood systems and traditional hunting and gathering grounds are being threatened by conservation project on Cameroon's Atlantic coast.
To access this article, scroll down to page 14.
Covers the past 100 years of contact between First Nations farmers and non-Aboriginal farmers which in many circumstances depended on the level of respect they had for each other.
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s. ICC concluded no effort was made to provide annual payments to the Band and recommended the claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
Description
Book review of 6 books:
Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.
Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors).
In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid.
Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
Research on characteristics of elected Native leaders in various organizations in southeast Alaska. Results are organized using the eight assumptions for success.
Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2003, pp. 181-[?]
Description
Western films from 1908 to 1916 depict popular attitudes toward interracial romance and government policies of the time in areas such as the military, land use, Indian assimilation and boarding schools.
Gathering held to help build and enhance policies, programs and services that are relevant to, and supportive of the needs of Aboriginal peoples. Held in Whistler, British Columbia, December 1-3, 2003.
Diamonds are for Dogribs; Canada's First Nations.(A Canadian first nation wins a land claim)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
The Economist (US), vol. 368, no. 8339, August 30, 2003, p. 26
Description
On August 25, 2003 Prime Minister Chretien signed the Tlicho Treaty, the second recent Treaty agreement in Canada; it provides for self-government and mineral wealth to the Tlicho First Nation of Rae Edzo and traditional land adjacent to two diamond mines.