Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
An overview of initiatives for Aboriginal and Northern communities under Canada’s Economic Action Plan with the inclusion of two community investment impact studies conducted in the spring and summer of 2010.
Looks at four interlinked factors that contribute to Indigenous inclusion and incorporates them into a suggested framework for developing an organizational diagnostic tool. Four elements are: number of Indigenous Peoples employed by the organization; opportunities to engage in training and upskilling; availability of cultural competence programs and spaces for cultural practices; and evidence of champions of Indigenous culture.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 233-244
Description
Looks at Aboriginal participation in mine development and how more inclusive social and environmental development models can support a more equitable and sustainable development. Uses the Galore Creek Project as a case study.
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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Studies in Political Economy, vol. 85, Social Movements & Economies, Spring, 2010, pp. 99-123
Description
Comments on the Mabo decision and its impact on Indigenous agency to negotiate terms for large-scale resource development on traditional lands. Presents case study of the Century Mine and mineral negotiations in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 70-75
Description
Overview of the development of local systems of justice, based on harmony and balance, from within the larger state system.
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Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 43-60
Description
Examines the evolution of the relationship between tourism and Indigenous peoples; and discusses the proposed six-stage model and sustainability implications of the model.
Issues Paper (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Description
Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.
Paper presented at the Under Western Skies Conference on "Indigenous Ways of Knowing" and the environmental challenges facing western Canada including global warming, endangered species and the tar sands.
Inquiry into the Claim of the Nikaneet First Nation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding compensation under Treaty 4 for agricultural benefits, programs and services, annual payments, and failure to provide a reserve in 1874 when Treaty was concluded. ICC suspended its inquiry when the Crown agreed to negotiate the claim. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 79-92
Description
Compares the terms of the Cree-negotiated James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuit-negotiated Inuvialuit Agreement in the areas of provision of social services, economic development, employment and self-government.
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, vol. 11, no. 1 & 2, 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at examples of management approaches and concepts of potential relevance to natural resource policy, planning, and management used by First Nations for non-timber forest resources.
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 5-12
Description
Overview of presentations delivered at the 1998 Conference of the Learned Societies which focused on the controversy surrounding the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
Discusses taking of Treaty #6 and the promises made by the government as well as changes in diet and trade resulting from initial contact with non-Indians.
Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adrea M. Korthase
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Discusses the decision to issue mining permits, recent Supreme Court cases and the battle for religious freedom even under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 5-12
Description
Author relates her experiences while staging the eco-drama which focuses on Clements' familial connection to the Great Bear Lake Region in the Northwest Territories, as well as uranium mining in the region.