The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 84, no. 3, May/June 2008, pp. 378-391
Description
Aims to develop a better understanding of Aboriginal peoples’ expectations of the forest environment, and their
perceptions of forest planning and management operations on Crown forestlands.
Looks at the critical analysis and legal context pertaining to Aboriginal rights over lands and resources; and implications of these findings for the forest tenure system and for cooperative management arrangements in Alberta.
Website looks at First Nation relationships with the land, natural resource and development. Provides links to First Nations Bands - Tribes, Councils, Alliances, education centres and First Nations organizations in British Columbia.
Study compares major areas of social and economic well-being, including life expectancy, educational attainment and median income in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Bettina Schneider
Bob Kayseas
Description
Examines Roque Roldán Ortiga’s six criteria for judging the quality of a particular land and resources rights regime with regards to Indigenous governments; and looks at how those criteria can be used to measure the degree to which Aboriginal peoples in Canada have been successful with their struggle to have of their land, resource and other rights recognized.
2008 Edition contains:
The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal.
Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby.
Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore.
Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
Examines the successes and struggles of First Nations communities in economic development and summarizes the key findings identified by participant First Nations that are making progress toward building and attaining sustainable economies in their communities.
Outlines a scientific history of uranium, and looks at the traditional Navajo’s belief system regarding uranium and milling as a disruption in the balance of earth and sky.
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Ethnohistory, vol. 55, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 87-118
Description
Analyzes Indian Agents' responses in 1897 about administrative decisions and confrontations about fishing places, gear, licences and "closed-season" fishing by First Nations; argues Agents conserved fish for settlers and assimilated First Nation fishers into state management practices and extending so-called privileges.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, 2008, pp. 52-59
Description
Examines direct consequences of climate change on Indigenous people and the links between traditional knowledge and practices to natural resources and biological diversity.
Discussion paper outlines five critical policy issues including: mineral tenure system and security of investment; Aboriginal rights and interests related to mining development; regulatory processes for exploration activities on Crown Land; land use planning in Ontario’s Far North; and private rights and interests relating to mining development.
Looks at the economic potential of mining, oil and gas projects and the potential harm to the environment and to traditional lifestyles in Aboriginal communities.
Commentary on the issue of natural resource revenue sharing argues that long-term budget plans are needed to accommodate proper allocation of revenues.
Aboriginal Peoples' Legal Right to Natural Resources (Forests) in British Columbia
Update Paper (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cheryl Sharvit
Description
Update to Aboriginal Peoples' Legal Right to Natural Resources (Forests) in British Columbia reflecting significant developments in Aboriginal rights and title case law, four decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada, and the amended Forest Act of British Columbia.