Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 26-34
Description
Discusses the right of San communities to access formal education in Nambia, Botswana and South Africa.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 35-41
Description
Reports pastoralists view education as a social disruption, interfering with livelihood, culture, land and natural resources.
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Brief history and evolution includes discussion of the ecological, social, and cultural factors surrounding the international governance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights.
Maori Women Confront Discrimination: Using International Human Rights Law to Challenge Discriminatory Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerensa Johnston
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2005, pp. 19-70
Description
Discusses the Women's Convention and the Optional Protocol procedure, in order to examine the extent to which international human rights law may play a role in eliminating discrimination against Māori women in New Zealand.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 50-53
Description
Looks at historical and contemporary conflicts between the government, the Maoists rebels and the youth movement.
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Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
Arizonia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 22, no. 53, 2005, pp. 53-64
Description
Discussion on the protection and respect of the rights of Indigenous peoples for the Inter-Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Shifting Cultivation, 2005, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses transformation of livelihood systems, disruption of communities and survival of cultural heritage and identity.
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University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 2005, pp. 285-314
Description
Discusses the late Justice Ken Lysyk's scholarship in Aboriginal law and the development of governance in the context of jurisprudence related to Aboriginal rights.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Summarizes some of the issues impacting the well-being of First Nations children living on reserve including jurisdictional disputes, inequitable funding, lack of respect for Indigenous laws and ways and using the Indian Act to clarify the rights of children and their families. Concludes with recommendations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous People and Education, 2005, pp. 16-20
Description
Looks at the implementation of an Indigenous education program that reflects the needs of the community by focusing on four areas: life and environment, history, languages and mathematics.
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