Local Environment, vol. 12, no. 6, December 2007, pp. 579-598
Description
Examines the relationship between identification with the environmental movement and support for First Nations' land claims in order to determine the potential for an environmental justice movement in British Columbia.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia L. Tait
Description
Discusses program run by the Prince Albert Grand Council for reintegration of men who have come into conflict with law, program for youth on the Whitefish First Nation, and various initiatives undertaken by the Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA).
Due to a negotiated settlement, the victims of residential schools will soon receive compensation. This article argues that it is now time to look to the future.
Concludes the powerful story of the Haisla and their efforts to repatriate a totem pole after 77 years of being in the Swedish Museum. Accompanying Study Guide.
Duration: 24:04.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2007, p. 14
Description
Looks at an introduction to police work during a two week training course, for 26 students, through the Treaty Four Citizens Police Academy offered by the Regina Police Service.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Video reports that Canadian law recognizes treaties as solemn, sacred agreements that create legally enforceable obligations on behalf of the First Nations and the Crown.
Duration: 33:08.
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Consists of annotated index, historical documents, reports, legislation, and the Final Report in French and English.
[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 Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 141-178
Description
Research article highlights how Section 35 cases on pre-contact rights and activities challenge the goal of protecting the inherent right to self-government of Aboriginal peoples.
Discusses historical background, terms, conditions and implications of Treaty 7; concluded during the Klondike gold rush of 1897-98 for economic reasons when settlers were coming into Lake Athabasca, Great Slave Lake, and parts of the Peace River area.
Argues that treaty was concluded after provincial borders were created. Report includes instructions to Crown negotiators, historical context and a section on Métis claims.
Treaty Research Report: Treaty No. Nine (1905-1906)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Morrison
Description
Argues that treaty represents the end of a colonial policy, which went back to the British Indian Department era. Adhesions to Treaty No. 9, often referred to as the James Bay Treaty, occurred between 1907-1930.
Discusses how federal Indian law has developed in the United States from the arrival of Columbus through to the self-determination era of today, and looks at the future of the Indian tribes.
Blood Tribe / Kainaiwa Big Claim Inquiry - Final Report [French Version]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Examines whether the rejected claim was properly resolved. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and Alan C. Holman.
[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. 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.
United Nations Adopts the Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Discussion of the UN (United Nations) adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples despite the no votes from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Aim of the review was to answer two questions: Does the general public understand technical language? Is there evidence that minorities have less of an understanding?
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Description
Covers topics relating to urban reserves as vehicles for economic development. The paper also explores routes available to establish urban reserves and existing works which discuss negotiating with municipalities.
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.