"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
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.
La Peine de Mort et les Autochtones au Canada, 1940-1960
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlène Renaud
p. 130
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1998.
Perceptions and Parameters of Education as a Treaty Right Within the Context of Treaty 7
Alternate Title
Perceptions and Parameters of Education as a Treaty Right Within the Context of Treaty Seven
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Description
Educational Administration and Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
'Polishing the Kaswentha': A Haudenosaunee View of Environmental Cooperation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Ransom
Kreg T. Ettenger
Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 4, no. 4-5, August 2001, pp. 219-228
Description
Displays how positive relationships with external parties have been made possible through use of traditional Haudenosaunee concepts and values.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Prairie First Nations and Provinces: Is there a Fiduciary Relationship That Gives Rise to Fiduciary Obligations?
Theses
Author/Creator
Merrilee Denise Rasmussen
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2001.
Pre-mandated Native Child and Family Services Agencies: Issues and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lyn Miller
Bill Gillespie
Kenn Richard
Ulrich Krings
Anna McGregor
Description
Includes brief description of child welfare in Ontario and the current context, discusses effects of the provincial moratorium on new agency designations, and makes specific recommendations to Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services with respect to service provision, relationships with mainstream Children's Aid Societies, funding, capacity building and staff retention.
Preliminary Impacts and Concerns Flowing from the Implementation of Bill C-31
Alternate Title
NWAC Submission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Bill was supposed to remedy the sexually discriminatory section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Act; deals with who is entitled to Status. Document covers issues such as reinstatement backlog and priorities, registration documentation, identification of father/illegitimate children, and funding issues (health, education, housing, child welfare) resulting from increase in status population.
Preservation as Perpetuation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia Pablo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 18-20
Description
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, in northwestern Montana, and how their land is protected by the State Historic Preservation Office.
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Protecting Ingenious Knowledge and Heritage: A Global Challenge
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nerida Blair
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 15, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Protecting Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage by Marie Battiste and James (Sa'Ke'j) Youngblood Henderson.
Puao-te-ata-tu = Day Break: The Report of the Ministerial Committee on a Maori Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Te Rangi-Aniwaniwa Rangihau
Emarina Manuel. Donna Marie Tai Tokerau Hall
Hori Brennan
Peter Wilson Boag ... [et al.]
The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
Racial Extractivism: Neoliberal White Settler Colonialism and Tar Sands Extraction
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Preston
Description
Social and Political Thought Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
The Racial Formation of American Indians: Negotiating Legitimate Identities within Tribal and Federal Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva Marie Garroutte
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 2, Spring, March 1, 2001, pp. 224-239
Description
Discussion of the legal definitions that regulate Native American identity and how individuals are affected by these definitions.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2017.
Recommendations on First Nations Access to Indian Moneys
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Discusses current legislative regime governing access to moneys derived from reserve lands which are held in trust in the Consolidated Revenue Fund and mechanisms available through optional legislation, and makes recommendations which would enable Bands to receive funds directly and in a timely manner.
Reconciliation is an English Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jason Mercredi
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 58-61
Description
Comments on the proposed >Indigenous Languages Act
Remembering Why We Sit at the Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Faith Decontie
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Discusses the Cree Nation of Chisasibi's Land Based Healing Program.
Resource Conflict in the First Nations Post-Treaty Environment
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Elizabeth Cragg
Description
Conflict Analysis Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001. Conflict about the harvesting of the Pine Mushroom (tricholoma magnivelare) in Nisga'a territory.
"A Resource Most Vital": Legal Interventions in Native Child Welfare
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Brown
Phyllis Morrow
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 103-120
Description
Looks at changes to state and federal laws regarding child welfare proceedings.
Responding to Human Trafficking: Dispossession, Colonial Violence, and Resistance among Indigenous and Racialized Women
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julie Kaye
Review of Accountability and Mutual Accountability Frameworks: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Focuses on funding agreements used in different levels of government including: land claims/modern treaties, territorial formula financing, international agreements and treaties, block funding, transfer payments, municipal transfer payments, and institutional authorities.
Revisiting the Meaning of Treaty Number Four in Southern Saskatchewan
Alternate Title
Revisiting the Meaning of Treaty #4 in Southern Saskatchewan
Revisiting the Meaning of Treaty 4 in Southern Saskatchewan
Revisiting the Meaning of Treaty Four in Southern Saskatchewan
Revisiting the Meaning of Treaty No. 4 in Southern Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Danette Star-Spaeth
Description
Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2001.
The Right to Herd Reindeer in the Light of the Report of the Sami Law Committee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirsti Strøm
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights , vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 223-234
Description
Looks at proposed statute in Northern Europe regarding unenclosed land resources with focus on Norwegian Finnmark Act.
Rivers of Sand: Creek Indian Emigration, Relocation, and Ethnic Cleansing in the American South
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Melanie Vasselin
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 95-96
Description
Book review of: Rivers of Sand by Christopher D. Haveman.
Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Inquiry: Medical Aid Claim
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) in respect to the Crown deducting payments for medical aid from 1909-1934 from the Band's interest trust account. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation and that the subject of medical aid is worthy of a comprehensive study to clarify the intentions of the various treaties. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Russian Laws on Indigenous Issues: Guarantees, Communities, Territories of Transitional Land Use: Translated and Commented
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maksim Zadorin
Olga Klisheva
Ksenia Vezhlivtseva
Daria Antufieva
S. 705: In the Senate of the United States
Alternate Title
S.705: In the Senate of the United States: the Bradley Bill
Section 705: In the Senate of the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Bradley
Daniel Inouye
Claiborne Pell
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 3-9
Description
Act outlines the rights of the Sioux Nation related to economic development, self-determination, traditional religion, and preserving the sacred Black Hills.
Safety of Drinking Water Supplying Off-Reserve Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario
Alternate Title
Part II of the Walkerton Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Métis Aboriginal Association (OMAA)
Description
Focuses on issues facing Métis settlements, particularly water testing, treatment, and maintenance, and regulatory framework for single wells.
Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.
The 'Savage Indian' and the 'Foreign Plague': Mapping Racial Categories and Legal Geographies of Race in British Columbia, 1871-1925
Theses
Author/Creator
Renisa Mawani
Description
Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2001.
Say We Are Nations: Documents of Politics and Protest in Indigenous America Since 1887
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Soza War Soldier
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 294-297
Description
Book review of Say We Are Nations by Daniel M. Cobb
The Sechelt Indian Band: An Analysis of a New Form of Native Self Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol E. Etkin
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 73-105
Description
How the Sechelt Indian Band of British Columbia, in 1984, became the first to develop its own constitution and to withdraw from the authority of the Indian Act.
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Bradley Bill
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 13-17
Description
Detailed description of a Bill regarding the Great Sioux Nation Reservation rights to land and resources.
Seeing the Whole Picture: An Investigation of Factors that Influence Contemporary Native American Artist Participation in "Mainstream" Fine Art Markets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Staci Golar
CultureWork, vol. 6, no. 1, September 2001, p. [?]
Description
Study consisted of literature review, survey of art galleries and interviews with practicing artists. Found that issues with accessibility to markets involved differences in culture, categorization of works as "traditional" or "contemporary", and expectations based on identity.
Self-Government Agreements and the Public Works Function: A Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute On Governance
Description
Research conducted to provide background information on governance issues related to providing public works, assist First Nations in development of guidelines for processes and structures to enable delivery of services, and determine if further research was required.
Settler Biopower: Accumulation and Dispossession in Canada's Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lara Fullenwieder
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Explains why settler colonialism is a structure not an event.
Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentary Governance of Indigenous Life in Canada and Its Disruption
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Taschereau Mamers
Description
Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Snuneymuxw Treaty Negotiations: Draft Consultation Agreement-in-Principle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
British Columbia
Snuneynuxw First Nation
Federal Government of Canada
Description
Presents a general summary of agreement for public information purposes.
The Social Union Framework Agreement and the Role of Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Federalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gurston Dacks
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 301-315
Description
Contends that the Aboriginal peoples of Canada have had success and made considerable progress with intergovernmental relations.
Socio-Economic Impact Agreements in Canada 1990-2001: Aboriginal Expectations Meet Conventional Legal, Financial, and Business Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
W. J. Wolfe
Description
Discusses the negotiating problems between Aboriginal groups and mining companies and the need to develop a long-term vision about mineral development.
Speaking Truth to Power [I]: A Treaty Forum
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Tully
Andrée Lajoie
John Borrows
Roderick A. Macdonald
Trudy Govier
Mark L. Stevenson
Riochard T. Price
Hamar Foster
Description
Papers presented at a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission and the Law Commission of Canada., March 2-3, 1999.
Special Committee to Prevent the Abuse and Exploitation of Children through the Sex Trade: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arlene Julé
Peter Prebble
June Draude
Ron Harper
Carolyn Jones ... [et al.]
Description
Topics include deterring offenders, protective services, and root causes.