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Canadian Plains Studies ; 66
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kirk N. Lambrecht
Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Description
Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.
Aboriginal Forestry: Community Management as Opportunity and Imperative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Curran
Michael M'Gonigle
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
Aboriginal Rights and Canadian Environmental Policy:
Enhancing Sustainability or a Justification of Deregulation?
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.
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.
Aboriginal Water Rights Primer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann S. Phare
Description
Produced as a result of dissatisfaction with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs' engagement process for the development of proposed legislative framework for drinking water in First Nation communities. Looks at three types of water-related rights: water, self-government, and adequate levels of environment protection.
As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
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Assertion of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights to Land and Resources: Addressing Deep-Rooted First Nations-Federal Conflict Through Sustained Dialogue
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Mathewson
Description
Conflict Analysis and Management (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001.
Assessing Alternative Land and Natural Resources Management Regimes at Shoal Lake First Nation No. 40
Theses
Author/Creator
Terrie Hoppe
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
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.
Beneath the Surface: Uncovering the Economic Potential of Ontario’s Ring of Fire
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josh Hjartarson
Liam McGuinty
Scott Boutilier
The Berger Inquiry and the Politics of Transformation in the Mackenzie Valley
Theses
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1983.
Blockades and Resistance: Studies in Actions of Peace and the Temagami Blockades of 1988-89
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Studies Series (Wilfred Laurier University Press)
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Twain
June Twain
Bruce W. Hodgins
David T. McNab
Ellesa Clay High ... [et al.]
Aboriginal Studies Series
Building a Resilient and Prosperous North: Centre for the North Five-Year Compendium Report
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; April 2015
[Publication (Conference Board of Canada) ; 6973]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja Jeffrey
Adam Fiser
Natalie Brender
Brent Dowdall
Description
Summarizes the Centre for the North’s half-decade of research on Canada’s North and provides an analysis of three priority items to be addressed.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 and Associated Policy: Implications for Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Kirchhoff
Holly L. Gardner
Leonard J.S. Tsuji
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1-14
Description
Comments on recent changes to the federal review process which has limited Aboriginal input.
Crisis on Tap: First Nations Water for Life
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
University of Victoria Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Description
Documentary takes a critical look at the environmental public health challenge as expressed by First Nations peoples living in Canada.
Duration: 30:15.
Cumulative Impacts to FMFN#468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
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Cumulative Impacts to Fort McMurray First Nation #468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
FMFN #468 - Shell Hearing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherri Labour
Beth Dickson
Description
Existing effects and disturbances analysis prepared for a regulatory hearing for Shell Canada's Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine proposals on Fort McMurray First Nation traditional lands.
Customary Water Laws and Practices in Canada
Documents & Presentations
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.
Defending Life First: The Struggle to Protect a River - and Human Rights - in Santa Cruz Barillas, Guatemala
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danielle DeLuca
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the community resistance to a hydroelectric project in Guatemala, the death of a community leader, President Molina's response, and military retaliation to the conflict.
Environmental Governance in First Nation Communities
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Provincial Aboriginal Women's Environmental Health Conference, Thunder Bay, August 15, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa McClenaghan
Description
Discusses reasons to exercise governance over environmental issues to protect the environment and natural resources that are integral to Aboriginal peoples’ culture.
First Nations Should be Regarded as Partners in Creating Prosperity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carolyn Bennett
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses Aboriginal rights and working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to equitably share in the benefits of resource development.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 12.
Fishing for Justice: An Ethical Framework for Fisheries Policies in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Deanne Melanie Power
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2003.
Hear Us!: Mam People of Guatemala Express Their Voices Through Community Consultations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ana Lucía Fariña
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a community referendum for Indigenous people to voice their right to consent to development.
How Political Change Paved the Way for Indigenous Knowledge: The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Miriam Grant
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 115-123
Description
Highlights the process of political change in an attempt to recognize the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge in resource management.
In Brief: Idle No More
Alternate Title
In Brief (Ontario Justice Education Network)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Justice Education Network
Description
Background and history of the movement, explanation of the Acts involved, and discussion questions.
For use in Grades 10, 11, and 12 classrooms.
Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Assessment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc G. Stevenson
Arctic, vol. 49, no. 3, September 1996, p. 278– 291
Description
Dicusses several factors that have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to the environmental impact assessment.
Indigenous Peoples, Extractive Industries and Human Rights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julian Burger
Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Asia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael A. Bengwayan
Issues and Options for a Policy on Impact and Benefits Agreements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven A. Kennett
Description
Reviews legal and regulatory circumstances in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, and the Umbrella Final Agreement.
Jurisdictional Responsibilities for Land Resources, Land Use and Development in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Land Management Division
Northern Affairs Program
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Book Three: Northwest Territories Nunavut Settlement Area Lands
Keeyask Generation Project: Report on Public Hearing
Documents & Presentations
Description
This report contained a list of recommendations for the construction and operation of the Keeyask Generation Project.
Lubicon Court Actions, 1973-1988
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marine Le Puloch
Description
Deals with aboriginal rights within the context of Canadian law and the court actions of the Lubicon.
The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
Description
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.
Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the mining cycle, including mineral exploration, mine development, mine operations, and mine closure and reclamation.
Modern Treaties in Canada
Alternate Title
[Land Claims Agreements Coalition Free Online Courses]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Land Claims Agreements Coalition
Description
Links to six one-hour courses on comprehensive land claims agreements. Themes include general overview, modern treaties and land, self-government, and regional economics, modern treaty governments, and environment protection, regulation and assessment.
"More Precious Than Gold": Indigenous Water Governance in the Context of Modern Land Claims in Yukon
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole J. Wilson
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2018.
Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jenny Clayton
BC Studies, no. 167, Autumn, 2010, pp. 138-139
Description
Book review of: Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada by Kenichi Matsui.
Scroll down to page 138 to read review.
Northern Studies 10: Module 3: Northern Economy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Unit focuses on the Berger Inquiry into the proposed construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970s and how the mining industry has changed over time.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Plain Language Guide to the Nisga'a Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Topics in the guide include: lands, land title, natural resources, environmental assessment, etc.
Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Mi'kmaq 'Metamorphosis Machine'
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Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Micmac 'Metamorphosis Machine'
Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Mikmaw 'Metamorphosis Machine'
Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Miqmaq 'Metamorphosis Machine'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William T. Hipwell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 253-281
Description
Discusses the ecological degradation of the central Bras d'Or Lakes watershed region and the active stance the Mi'kmaq people have taken to implement an integrated management approach to the issue.
Recommendations for Aboriginal Economic Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Presents recommendations that would provide support for significant and sustained Aboriginal economic development and an immediate stimulus to address the current economic crisis.
Representing Aboriginal Self-Government and First Nations/State Relations: Political Agency and the Management of the Boreal Forest in Eeyou Istchee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Salée
Carole Lévesque
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres Nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 99-135
Description
Looks at strategies Indigenous peoples use to deal with state power and suggests an alternative way.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Clarence Apsassin, Blueberry River Reserve
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clarence Apsassin
Description
File contains a presentation by Clarence Apsassin, Blueberry River Reserve. He relates a brief history of Aboriginal people in North America from before 1492 down to the present day. Following this he discusses some of the history of Treaty 8 people, and his own work with various Aboriginal organizations. Apsassin makes a series of recommendations that Aboriginal governments be given more jurisdiction over their own affairs, and control over their own land and resources.
Saskatchewan First Nations and the Province's Resource Future: The Path to Economic Certainty
Alternate Title
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Public Lecture
JSGS Public Lecture
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations outlines Canadian First Nations governance structure and highlights major events, legislation, and court decisions which form the framework for future negotiations.
Duration: 1:31:59.
Presentation Slides
Security in Canada’s North: Looking Beyond Arctic Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Traditional Knowledge and Environmental Assessment: A Case Study of the Victor Diamond Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan Bowie
Description
Canadian Studies and Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2007.
Trick or Treaty?
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Alison Burns
Annette Clarke
Description
Documentary focuses on Treaty 9 (James Bay Treaty), First Nations' fight to see that treaty rights and obligations are respected, and their lands and resources are protected.
Duration: 84:51.
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