Chronicles the studies of Peter Elkin, an early anthropologist whose writings formed the basis of a key land claim case in 2007, dismissing the Wongatha native title claim.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-18
Description
Contends that the UNDRIP will impact on the respect for the fundamental rights of indigenous people.
Research project sought to comprehend the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation's (AAFN) traditional spiritual ecology and compare it to Ontario government resource development strategy.
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Final, special report examines the legal review of the Athabasca Denesuline claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners were Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E. James Prentice.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-16
Description
Study looks at the events, processes and consequences of the eviction of the Batwa in the early 1990s.
Looks at the validity of surrender of reserve land and the nature of the duty of the Crown prior to surrender. Supreme Court Reports at page 344 to 409. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 42-46
Description
Reports that the Maasai customary land tenure system and most traditional practices are no longer applicable because of present land policies and laws.
To access this article, scroll down to page 42.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 19-42
Description
Examines the use of history in Indigenous land rights in Australia through a commentary of the High Court's construction of Native title rights in a specific case.
Website covers the fight for civil rights and struggle for land rights in Australia with links to the people, maps, resources, timeline, and organizations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, The UN Decade: Expectations and Realities, 2004, pp. 36-39
Description
Gives a historical overview of the last ten years with links to present circumstances of the Indigenous people.
To access this article, scroll down to page 36.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 352-381
Description
Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.
Comments on the persistent and ongoing resistance that has been employed by Native Americans in the southwest including Tohono O'odham, Colorado Ute, Jicarilla Apache, Hopi and Navajo.
Sociology Bachelors Thesis (BA)--University of Arizona, 2014.
[Aboriginal Law and Resource Development Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorraine Land
Description
Argues that numerous legal and policy decisions are setting the stage for massive confrontations over approval of developments unless appropriate consultation processes are put in place.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Winter, 2004, pp. 216-237
Description
Gives historic background to forced relocations/exterminations of Native Americans, response of EuroAmericans to a march which commemorated the relocation of Dakota women and children in1862 and the author's personal reflections on the march.
Describes the land-based university program and its role in resisting settler colonial capitalism, particularly the oil-based extractive resource economy that has defined the relationship between the Dene and the Canadian nation state.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-3
Description
Outlines the five articles in this issue written by scholars working on the implementation of UNDRIP.
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 2, no. 1, April 1995, p. 13
Description
The article discusses the dispute resolution process regarding comprehensive land claims in Canada and the power imbalance that exists between Aboriginal claimants and Euro-Canadian governments. (Part of an Australian Masters' thesis submitted by the author who is a Senior Case Manager for the Australian National Native Title Tribunal)
Defines the level of consultation that the Crown is responsible for when dealing with a treaty First Nation and the obligations to implement treaty promises.
Policy Brief (Ivey Business School) ; September 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Guy Holburn
Margaret Loudermilk
Andre Wilkie]
Description
Overview of the development of Aboriginal rights beginning with the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and general discussion of consultation practices in Canada.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 47-50
Description
Discusses effects the creation of Lake Hannington Games Reserve has had on traditional culture and religious lifestyle of the Endorois people living by Lake Bogoria.
To access this article, scroll down to page 47.
Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry File Hills Colony Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the Crown breached its fiduciary obligation by allocating reserve land (IR 81) to people outside of the Band. ICC found Canada breached its obligations and recommended the claim be a negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Heather Mahony
Description
Presenter speaks on the importance of the evidentiary record in proof of aboriginal title and non-title rights in Tsilhqot'in Nation and British Columbia.
Duration: 35:24.
States that because colony was established on Peepeekisis reserve without permission, and students from other bands were brought there to live and farm, members of the original band were displaced and unable to use communal lands.
Journal of Ecological Anthropology, vol. 8, 2004, pp. 24-46
Description
Looks at the structure and function of grassland ecosystems in British Columbia from pre-European contact through the present; and discusses grassland restoration ecology from a First Nations perspective.
New Human Rights Museum a Monument to Contradiction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
[Cornelius Wabasse
Erwin Redsky
Cathy Merrick]
Description
Topics include the implications of the Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows decisions, duty to consult, provincial treaty obligations, and proposed federal land claims policy.