Discussion based on cases decided under the Optional Protocol to the Convent, on the Human Rights Committee's general comments and consideration of periodic report by States parties. Focuses on Article 1: the right of all peoples to self determination; and Article 27: the protection afforded under the notions of 'culture' and 'minority'.
Presents Louis Riel's (1844-1885) biography; includes his battles for Métis rights, letters, ancestors, the Riel House, and information on his death and funeral services.
Agreement to improved government relations with Aboriginal communities regarding decisions about land use, resource use and revenue-sharing in British Columbia.
Overview of the changes regarding involvement of local people in the process of incorporating indigenous knowledge into resource management decision making.
Presents an analytical tool that contains a series of criteria and related questions organized around five good governance principles that are based on work done by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Text of the principles, the First Nation, the Government of Canada and the province of British Columbia, agreed are to be used in negotiation of the final agreement.