Organization & Environment, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2010, p. 76–98
Description
Argues that Impact and Benefit Agreements may provide more direct engagement with industry and a sharing of benefits from resource development than has been provided in Northern Canada.
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 18-20
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, in northwestern Montana, and how their land is protected by the State Historic Preservation Office.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 46-64
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Study on the importance of identity in adoption cross-cultural and a list of recommendations from the perspective of First Nation adoptees to improve the process.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 1-22
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Case study examines the alliance between Indigenous nations and organizations, the National Parks Service, and various religious organizations during the litigation surrounding the use of the Devil’s Tower formation during the Sun Dance season.
Topics include: building relationships, balance in content and perspectives; accessibility and use; culturally sensitive materials; providing context; intellectual property issues; copying and repatriation of records; research protocols; and reciprocal education and training.
Outlines women's traditional roles and discusses how churches and various Canadian government policies and legislation have created their current disadvantaged position.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 11
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Comments on the return of a pictograph to Pasqua First Nation after 124 years and the possibility of its interpretation strengthening Treaty 4.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 36-56
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Looks at rural development policy based around "Community Renewal of the Agrarian Reform" establishing a model more in keeping with a process of socio-economic change enabling the state to gain more control.
To access this article, scroll down to page 36.
Conflict Analysis Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001. Conflict about the harvesting of the Pine Mushroom (tricholoma magnivelare) in Nisga'a territory.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 139-193
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Book reviews of:
American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations edited by Eric D. Lemont.
American Indian Rhetorics of Survivance: Word Medicine, Word Magic edited by Ernest Stromberg.
Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice by Lawney L. Reyes.
Black Silk Handkerchief: A Hom-Astubby Mystery by D. L. Birchfield.
The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red Jacket edited by Granville Ganter.
Elias Cornelius Boudinot: A Life on the Cherokee Border by James W.
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
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Looks at proposed statute in Northern Europe regarding unenclosed land resources with focus on Norwegian Finnmark Act.
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.]
Focuses on issues facing Métis settlements, particularly water testing, treatment, and maintenance, and regulatory framework for single wells.
Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.
Summarizes issues and compiles information, from various sources, in order to determine the best course of action to address the benefit grievances of Aboriginal Veterans.
CultureWork, vol. 6, no. 1, September 2001, p. [?]
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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.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 59-93
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Looks at archival evidence of Shab-eh-nay's life and experiences to challenge the racial stereotyping utilized by Chief Justice John Marshall regarding American Indian law and policy.
Discusses aspects of economic development in Canada as they relate to Aboriginal communities, including barriers to success, factors that contribute to success and a need for new approaches.