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Author/Creator
[Sheila Fraser]
Description
Audit covered the period between March 2005 and May 2009. Audit work was completed May 29, 2009.
Aboriginal Mining Guide: How to Negotiate Lasting Benefits for Your Community
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Lewis
Sara-Jane Brocklehurst
Aboriginal Water Rights Primer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann S. Phare
Description
Produced as a result of dissatisfaction with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs' engagement process for the development of proposed legislative framework for drinking water in First Nation communities. Looks at three types of water-related rights: water, self-government, and adequate levels of environment protection.
After the Environmental Assessment: A Tale of Development on Attawapiskat Traditional Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne M. Barnes
Ruben J. Wallin
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 20-24
Description
Looks at processes and procedures meant to ensure the First Nation is involved, consulted and accommodated while De Beer's Victor Diamond Mine operates.
Arctic Governance: Traditional Knowledge of Arctic Indigenous Peoples from an International Policy Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Fenge
Bernard W. Funston
Description
Argues that the values, approaches and conclusions grounded in traditional knowledge, should be incorporated into the negotiation and implementation of international agreements and decision-making processes.
Armed with an Eagle Feather against the Parliamentary Mace: A Discussion of Discourse on Indigenous Sovereignty and Spirituality in a Settler Colonial Canada, 1990-2017
Theses
Author/Creator
Stacie A. Swain
Description
Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Best Practices For First Nation Involvement In Environmental Assessment Reviews Of Development Projects In British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elmar Plate
Malcolm Foy
Rick Krehbiel
Description
Report provides suggestions of how to promote the meaningful involvement of First Nations in the environmental assessment processes with respect to land and resources.
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah Askew
Corey Snelgrove
Kelsey R. Wrightson
Don Courturier
Alisa Koebel … [et al.]
Description
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
Building on Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada: The Final Report of the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes
E-Books
Author/Creator
Johanne Gélinas
Doug Horswill
Rod Northey
Renée Pelletier
Canada's and Europe's Northern Dimensions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anita Dey Nuttall
Mark Nuttall
John Kozij
Arja Rautio
Mikko Vienonen ... [et al.]
Description
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Canadian Indigenous Place Name Legislation and Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Description
Discusses entities currently responsible for official place names and their processes, and some of the practicalities which need to be addressed when reverting to the Indigenous names.
Challenges and Opportunities For Indigenous Nationalities in the Face of REDD Partnerships in Nepal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pasang Dolma Sherpa
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 50-57
Description
Discusses how recognition of Indigenous practices and culture in forest governance and traditional livelihood should be considered when establishing community forest management systems.
Changing the Culture of Forestry in Canada: Building Effective Institutions for Aboriginal Engagement in Sustainable Forest Management
Alternate Title
Occasional Paper Series (CCI Press) ; no. 60
Research and Insights from the Aboriginal Research Program of the Sustainable Forest Management Network ; vol. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marc G. Stevenson
David C. Natcher
R. Michael O'Flaherty
Iain J. Davidson-Hunt
Andrew M. Miller
Collaborative Consent and British Columbia's Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann Phare
Rosie Simms
Oliver M. Brandes
Michael Miltenberger
Description
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Corporate – Aboriginal Agreements on Mineral Development: The Wider Implications of Contractual Arrangements
Alternate Title
Rethinking Extractive Industries Conference ; 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh
Description
Examines the benefits and implications from agreements between mining companies and Aboriginal communities.
Cultures in Collision: Cosmology, Jurisprudence, and Religion in Tlingit Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caskey Russell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 230-252
Description
Cultural conflicts between Southeast Alaska's Tlingit Indians and Europeans from the viewpoint of three cultural systems: cosmology, jurisprudence and religion.
Developing an Ideal Mining Agenda: Impact and Benefit Agreements as Instruments of Community Development in Northern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter Siebenmorgen
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2009.
The Digital Biography of Things: A Canadian Case Study in Digital Repatriation
Alternate Title
Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017
Sapere l’Europa. Sapere d’Europa ; 4
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Emanuela Rossi
Description
Describes the database created by The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC).
Chapter from Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017 edited by Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagato.
'Duty to Consult', Environmental Impacts, and Métis Indigenous Knowledge
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annette Chrétien
Brenda Murphy
Description
Looks at the definition of rights-bearing Métis and the challenges involved with the consultation processes for environmental issues.
The Economics of Polar Bear Trophy Hunting in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Waters
Naomi Rose
Paul Todd
Description
Traces the history, prevalence, and numbers killed from 1970 to 2008, and estimates income generated.
Editorial [Indigenous Affairs: Pastoralism]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marianne Wiben Jensen
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal issue which focuses on Indigenous nomadic pastoralists and the issues and myths they encounter.
To access this article, scroll to page 4.
Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: REDD and Indigenous Peoples]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sille Stidsen
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 4-9
Description
Introduction to journal issue with a focus on policy framework, and REDD, a program for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to limit the impact of climate change and its impact on indigenous lifestyle, culture and communities.
Environmental Justice Goes Underground?: Historical
Notes from Canada’s Northern Mining Frontier
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arn Keeling
John Sandlos
Environmental justice, vol. 2, no. 3, 2009, pp. 117-125
Description
Analyzes contemporary mining developments in Northern Canada, particularly local conflicts, over access to resources that originate with colonialism and the expansion of global capital.
Generating Wealth From Environmental Variability: The Economics of Pastoralism in East Africa's Drylands
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ced Hesse
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 14-21
Description
Discusses perceptions, economic productivity, and contributions of pastoralism.
To access this article, scroll down to page 14.
He Whare Hangarau Māori: Language, Culture & Technology
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hineitimoana Greensill
Hōri Manuirirangi
Hēmi Whaanga
Te Taka Keegan
Tania M. Ka‘ai … [et al.]
Indian Given: Racial Geographies Across Mexico and the United States
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emilio Del Valle Escalante
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 111-112
Description
Book review of: Indian Given by Maria Josefina Saldaña-Portillo.
Indigeneity: Global and Local
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francesca Merlan
Current Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 303-333
Description
Explains that the word indigenous is used not only to distinguish between "natives" and "others" but also has evolved into a term for a geocultural category.
Indigeneity in the Courtroom: Law, Culture, and the Production of Difference in North American Courts
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Hamilton
Indigenous Foundations
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website includes information and resources on the history, culture, identity, rights, and politics of Aboriginal peoples.
Indigenous Peoples and Forest Management - Before and After REDD: The Case of Tanzania
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rie Odgaard
Faustin P. Maganga
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 20-27
Description
Discusses history of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program, non-recognition of Indigenous practices and culture in forest governance, experiences with community based forest management and concerns over future initiatives.
The Indigenous Voice In the REDD Process in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Roger Muchuba
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 32-37
Description
Discusses start of forestry reform process and the successful lobbying by Indigenous groups, civil society organizations and international partners.
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Bioprospecting: Searching for Efficient Balance of Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Aman Gebru
Description
Juridical Sciences Thesis (JSD)--University of Toronto, 2017.
Interconnections: The Symbiosis of Human Rights and Environmental Protection: An Argument for First Nation Environmental Governance
Theses
Author/Creator
Peigi Louise Wilson
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 2009.
Inuit, Polar Bears, and Sustainable Use: Local, National, and International Perspectives
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 61
E-Books
Author/Creator
Milton M.R. Freeman
Lee Foote
George W. Wenzel
Martina Tyrrell
Kerrie Ann Shannon ... [et al.]
The Kalahan Forests and Carbon: A Philippines Case Study
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Delbert Rice
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 60-67
Description
Discusses how the Ikalahan people manage 15,000 hectares of ancestral land.
Land Claim Agreements and the North to 2030
Alternate Title
2030 North National Planning Conference
Session Paper (2030 North) ; no. 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Donihee
Description
Discuses the integral importance of agreements and future role that they can play in addressing change in the North.
A Legal Guide to Aboriginal Drinking Water: A Prairie Province Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda F. Duncan
Marie Ann Bowden
Managing Laponia: A World Heritage as Arena for Sami Ethno-Politics in Sweden
Alternate Title
Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Uppsala Studies in Cultural Anthropology ; no. 47
Theses
Author/Creator
Carina Green
Description
[Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Uppsala University, 2009.
Mawi'aqnutma'tmk = Let Us Talk Together = Mawi'akanutma'timk: Text Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council
Description
Summarizes discussions about duty of governments to consult with Aboriginal peoples.
Meaningful Involvement of Aboriginal Peoples in Environmental Assessment: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Includes three case studies: Namgis First Nation and the Orca Sand and Gravel Project, Tahltan Iskut First Nation and the Galore Creek Project, and Union of New Brunswick Indians and the Emera Pipeline.
Mechanisms of Indigenous Exclusion in British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Hollis Katherine Andrews
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Outlaws and Citizens: Indigenous People and the ‘New Media Nation’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Description
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Pastoralism and The Challenges of Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Ole Simel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses pastoralism as a viable livelihood.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
Plumwood's Logic of Colonization and the Legal Antecedents of Wilderness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna M. Reeves
Ethics & the Environment, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 75-97
Description
Examines Plumwood's theory of the logic of colonization; looks at the philosophical analysis of Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in the case of Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823); and explores the concept of wilderness in a new non-colonizing way.
Power, Culture, Economy Indigenous Australians and Mining
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 30
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Altman
Robert Levitus
David F. Martin
Katherine Trebeck
Sarah Holcombe … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)