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Author/Creator
Pierre Lepage
Description
Second edition.
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.
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.
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
Scroll down to read book.
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Alternate Title
Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michael Cranny]
Description
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
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
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.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Indigenous & Tribal Peoples’ Rights in Practice: A Guide to ILO Convention No. 169
Alternate Title
Programme to Promote ILO Convention No. 169
E-Books
Author/Creator
Birgitte Feiring
The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Sarrasin
Description
Guide to accompany film, The Invisible Nation". Target audience students aged 15-20. Contains start and preparatory activities, reflective sharing, comparing two Algonquin communities, observation checklist and suggested questions.
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.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 55
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kenichi Matsui
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thibault Martin
Steven M. Hoffman
John Bonner
Thibault Martin
Gabrielle A. Slowey ... [et al.]
The Top Ten Uncertainties of Aboriginal Title after Tsilhqot’in
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman