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Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia Bachmann
Description
Social and Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 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.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah Askew
Corey Snelgrove
Kelsey R. Wrightson
Don Courturier
Alisa Koebel … [et al.]
Description
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
Building on Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada: The Final Report of the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes
E-Books
Author/Creator
Johanne Gélinas
Doug Horswill
Rod Northey
Renée Pelletier
Case Comment: Labrador Inuit Association v. Newfoundland (Minister of Environment and Labour) 1997 N.J. No.223, Docket: 97/124, Judgment of the Newfoundland Supreme Court Court of Appeal, Filed September 22, 1997
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David S. MacDougall
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 61, Winter, 1998, pp. [1]-8
Description
"The overriding principle to be drawn from the Court's decision is that if parties agree that a certain activity is to be the subject matter of an environmental assessment, particularly a joint inter-jurisdictional environmental assessment, any activities which are not considered by the parties to be associated with the undertaking which is the subject matter of the environmental assessment should be specifically determined at the outset".
Collaborative Consent and British Columbia's Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann Phare
Rosie Simms
Oliver M. Brandes
Michael Miltenberger
Description
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation des Chipewyans D'Athabasca: Revendication Concernant le Barrage WAC Bennett et les Dommages Causés à la Réserve No 201
Alternate Title
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, French Language Version]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission Final Report which examines whether the Crown has obligations relating to damages sustained by the construction of the dam, French language version. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Implementing First Nations Land Use Plans: Challenges and Results
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses First Nations land use planning; and looks at how the Lil’wat Nation is implementing aspects of its land use plan by taking advantage of provincial strategic planning initiatives.
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 10 ICCP
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Report and responses for: Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry, Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease Claim; Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry, Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Collins Treaty Claim; Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry, 1958 Enfranchisement Claim; and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennet Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 Claim. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, and Carole T. Corcoran.
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
Mechanisms of Indigenous Exclusion in British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Hollis Katherine Andrews
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
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.
Rights of Passage: Property Rights in North American Pacific Salmon Stocks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Sullivan
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, vol. 21, no. 1, May 1998, pp. 53-64
Description
Examines how efforts to manage global salmon resources reinforce the concept of nation-state sovereignty.
The Role of Tenure Security and Private Time Preference in Neotropical Deforestation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ricardo Godoy
Marc Jacobson
Joel de Castro
Vianca Aliaga
Julio Romero
Allison Davis
Land Economics, vol. 74, no. 2, May 1998, pp. 162-171
Description
Study conducted on the Chimane Amerindians in Bolivia's rain forest had two tentative conclusions: conservation is enhanced when land rights of Indigenous peoples are protected and high private discount rates do not necessarily increase deforestation.
Sacred Lands: Aboriginal World Views, Claims, and Conflicts
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 43
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bryan Cummins
Kirby Whiteduck
Leroy Little Bear
Peter Kulchyski
Patricia McCormack ... [et al.]
The Supreme Court of Canada's "Historic Decisions" in Nikal and Lewis: Why Crown Fishing Policy in Upper Canada Makes Bad Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Peggy J. Blair
Description
Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1998.
Tourism in Gwaii Haanas: Contributions to Haida Gwaii Communities and Co-management
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel Elliott
Description
Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (MREM)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
[The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Recommendations and a Return to the Original Intent of the Treaty Relationship]
Alternate Title
McKercher Lecture Series
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Derek Nepinak
Description
Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about his background, challenges faced by community chiefs and First Nations political organizations, and the how the land plays a central role in attempts at reconciliation
Duration: 59:54.
Wilderness and Territoriality: Different Ways of Viewing the Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean L. Manore
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, Summer, 1998, pp. 77-84
Description
Examines three views of wilderness by non-Native Canadians and then relates them to views held of First Nations people.
Working with Indigenous Knowledge: A Guide for Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Louise Grenier
Working with Indigenous Knowledge: A Guide for Researchers
Alternate Title
[IDRC Research Results]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Louise Grenier