Discusses the tests used by the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether Aboriginal title exists. Uses the Delgamuukw v. British Columbia case as example of the principle of first occupancy.
Duration: 7:17.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 6-15
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Argues customary and traditional laws of communal stewardship over land as opposed to individual land tenure systems should be recognized and protected for future land development.
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International Criminal Law Review, vol. 10, no. 1, 2010, pp. 111-135
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Discusses the Indigenous Human Rights Tribunal into Genocide in Canada, formed to gather proof of genocide which could result in criminal cases against personnel responsible and compensation.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 4-5
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Introduction to journal issue bringing together perspectives on development, self-determination and the role of customary law.
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Indigenous Affairs , no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 22-27
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Examines the evolution and adaptation of customary law for use by African women in their communities to advance their own positions. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 76-83
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Discusses the adoption of United Nations Declaration on of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and self-determination.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 38-43
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Provides examples of the positive moves promoting and protecting indigenous peoples' traditional system of governance to retain traditional ways of life.
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Divided into seven sections: Legal Frameworks and Analysis; DNA and Property Rights; Historical and Theoretical Accounts of Intellectual Property Rights; Case Studies; Biological Resources and Ethnomedicine; Websites on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues; and Organizations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 60-63
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Discusses and summarizes new movement in Indigenous communities that presents as an alternative to the global crisis.
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Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 81-88
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Prose expresses the disappointment Aboriginal people feel in knowing that the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples was not signed.
National Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 26, no. 2, March 2010, pp. 121-229
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Concludes that Canada's position is out of sync with constitutional and international obligations and is undermining international human rights system.
Suomen Antropologi, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 5-25
Description
Examines history of international Indigenous movement and the use of Indigenous identity as a valued significant status with a focus on the Sami peoples.