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Reports that the Maasai customary land tenure system and most traditional practices are no longer applicable because of present land policies and laws.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.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 43-58
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and discusses the impact of law on economic development.
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.]
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
Description
Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
ĆELÁNEN: a Journal of Indigenous Governance, vol. 1, no. 1, 2004, p. [?]
Description
Discusses recommendations that should be made to address the conflict between the Chilean state and Mapuche Nation including establishing an exchange program between the Indigenous Institute in Temuco and the Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria, B.C.
Alberta Law Review, vol. 41, no. 4, April 2004, pp. 951-997
Description
Analysis of land entitlement provisions and the federal treaty land entitlement policy in the Lac La Ronge judgment. Concludes there's been a shift away from the historical intentions of the original parties to Treaty 8.
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. Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Examines the impact of property taxation on leased reserve land by off-reserve governments and local authorities and impacts on First Nation's government revenue.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 204-218
Description
Discusses findings and implications arising from Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding fishing for and selling eels by Donald Marshall, who Treaty argued it was a Treaty right.