Agricultural History, vol. 77, no. 2, Spring, 2003, pp. 333-354
Description
Outlines Aboriginal peoples' struggle in the Maritimes for equal rights and their reliance on the land for economic, social, political and cultural survival.
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 185-207
Description
Examines why the Inuit were able to complete and sign their Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, but the Innu were not able to complete their agreement with the government.
Looks at a number of current and critical conflicts associated with Aboriginal rights, treaty rights, and the inherent right to First Nations self-government.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 2
Description
Looks at the economic benefits the Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement, approximately $10.4 million, will bring to Sturgeon Lake First Nation and surrounding communities.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 129-164
Description
Author explores the roles and meanings that have been ascribed to the Friendship Belt and the Two Row Wampum belts historically and what impact they have on contemporary Haudenosaunee understandings of nationhood and sovereignty.
Comments on several current topics including Aboriginal veterans at the ceremonial march on Remembrance Day, artist Allen Sapp winning the Governor General's Award for illustrations in the children's book The Song Within Our Heart, the Frank Calder Treaty case and elections at Big River First Nation.
Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Perspectives on Consultation January 17-18, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter W. Hutchins
Description
Looks at the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal Judgments in the Samson Cree Nation case and the Victor Buffalo v. Her Majesty the Queen case.