Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Manito Gitigaan Governing in the Great Spirit's Garden: Wild Rice in Treaty # 3: An Example of Indigenous Government Public Policy Making and Intergovernmental Relations Between the Boundary Waters Anishinaabeg and the Crown, 1869-1994
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathi Avery Kinew
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1995. (Anthropology, Political Studies and Native Studies).
Marshall and Bernard: Treaty Rights and Treaty Table
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John McEvoy
University of New Brunswick Law Journal, vol. 55, 2006, pp. 105-119
Description
Examination and interpretation of the "truckhouse" clause in the Peace and Friendship treaties by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Meaningful Consultation and Participation in the Mining Sector? A Review of the Consultation and Participation of Indigenous Peoples within the International Mining Sector
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gail Whiteman
Katy Mamen
Description
Literature review on the rights of Indigenous peoples to meaningful consultation and participation in natural resources management.
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.
Measuring Forest Dependence: Implications for Aboriginal Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Dianne Korber
Description
Rural Economy Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1997.
Mikesew Cree First Nation Traditional Land Use Impact Assessment: Husky Sunrise Thermal Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Husky Oil Operations Limited
Description
Addresses concerns about traditional resources and resource harvesting in the Athabasca oil sands area that the Mikesew Cree First Nation is dependent on.
Mineral Rights on Indian Reserves in Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard H. Bartlett
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 245-275
Description
Reviews the establishment of reserves in Ontario, differences in mineral rights and the implications of the 1924 Canada-Ontario Indian Reserve Lands Agreement.
Mining and Aboriginal Rights in the Yukon: How Certainty Affects Investor Confidence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Malcolm Lavoie
Dwight Newman
Description
Looks at crowning legal uncertainty about Aboriginal land claims and the resource sector investment.
[Mining Capitalism: The Relationship Between Corporations and Their Critics]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Walker
Fern Brunger
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 254-255
Description
Book review of: Mining Capitalism by Stuart Kirsch.
Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the mining cycle, including mineral exploration, mine development, mine operations, and mine closure and reclamation.
Modernising Water: Articulating Custom in Water Governance in Australia and East Timor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue E. Jackson
Lisa R. Palmer
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-25
Description
Reports on the institutions and negotiations by which indigenous peoples are striving to confirm their access to water rights.
Modernity, Resource Development and Constructs of Indigeneity: A Summary Analysis of Canadian Jurisprudence and Aboriginal Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Stéfanie S. Primeau
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2010.
Modernizing Ontario’s Mining Act : Finding A Balance - Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Description
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.
Native Americans and Nuclear Power
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Nelkin
Science, Technology, & Human Values, vol. 6, no. 35, Spring, 1981, pp. 2-13
Description
Discussion of uranium mining, questions of sovereignty, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, cultural integrity, radiation hazards and the anti-nuclear movement.
Native People in Areas of Internal National Expansion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D.E. Sanders
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 63-87
Description
Examines issues of native land claims affected by different projects like the Bennett Dame in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area.
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
Natural Resource Management Agreements in First Nations' Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie K. Montour
Description
Examples were chosen based upon geographic representativity, types of natural resources, aspiration, and success or lack of it. Looks at agreements from Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia, New Mexico, Northwest Territories, and one that is general to the United States.
Negotiation as a Means of Quantifying Indian Water Rights
Alternate Title
The Federal Impact on State Water Rights : Summer Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph R. Membrino
Description
Looks at the existing federal laws and negotiations of water rights.
New Beginnings: How Canada's Natural Resource Wealth Could Re-shape Relations With Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy Series ; 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Brian Lee Crowley
Description
Looks at engagement, collaboration and growing Aboriginal empowerment within resource development.
The New Brunswick Aboriginal Forestry: Constructions of a Natural Resource
Theses
Author/Creator
Sherrie Lee Blakney
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, 2000.
[New Owners in Their Own Land, Minerals and Inuit Land Claims]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Martina Tyrrell
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 238-240
Description
Book review of: New Owners in Their Own Land, Minerals and Inuit Land Claims by Robert McPherson.
New Owners in Their Own Land: Minerals and Inuit Land Claims
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Raymond J. Towse
British Journal of Canadian Studies , vol. 19, no. 2, September 2006, p. 326
Description
Book review of: New Owners in Their Own Land by R. McPherson.
The New Political Scales of Citizenship in a Global Era: The Politics of Hydroelectric Development in the James Bay Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Jean Rousseau
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.
New Relationships on the Northwest Frontier: Episodes in the Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en Encounter with Colonial Power
Theses
Author/Creator
Tyler Allan McCreary
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2013.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation: A Handbook on Consultation in Natural Resource Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Outline of plan to bring clarity to First Nations, government and project developers regarding Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
3rd Edition.
Northern Frontier Northern Homeland: The Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry: Volume One
Alternate Title
Berger Inquiry
Berger Report
Northern Frontier Northern Homeland: Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry: Volume One [v. 1, Social, Economic and Environmental Impact]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Berger
Northern Pipeline Allowed Despite Native Land Claims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Reprinted from the Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 5, May 1981, p. 17
Description
National Energy Board allows the construction of an oil pipeline along the Mackenzie River.
Northern Studies 10: Module 3: Northern Economy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Unit focuses on the Berger Inquiry into the proposed construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970s and how the mining industry has changed over time.
Ojibwa Fisheries, Commercial Fisheries Development and Fisheries Administration, 1873-1915: An Examination of Conflicting Interest and the Collapse of the Sturgeon Fisheries of the Lake of the Woods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John J. Van West
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 1990, pp. 31-65
Description
Contends management policies, jurisdictional disputes and uncontrolled development led to the destruction of sturgeon fisheries.
On Public Appropriation of Indian Water Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colin J. Gillespie
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 18, Special Issue: Legal Issues in Aboriginal Water Rights, Spring, 1987, pp. [4-6]
Description
Discusses the Northern Flood Agreement ("NFA").
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
On Saami Claims to Land and Water
Alternate Title
On Sami Claims to Land and Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andreas Føllesdal
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 103-106
Description
Looks at the importance of handling claims politically, the challenges of developing appropriate legislation, historical injustices, and the impact of partial self-governance.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Oral Narratives, Customary Laws and Indigenous Water Rights in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlowe Gregory Sam
Description
Interdisciplinary/Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2013.
Our Nationhood
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Looks at the Listuguj Mi'gmaq people and their determination to manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.
Duration: 1:36:00.
Paradigm Shifts in Aboriginal Cultures? : Understanding TEK in Historical and Cultural Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nelson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 289-310
Description
Article evaluates current Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) scholarship, and then examines some past uses and interpretations. Options for adressing concerns with inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in resource management participation are explored.
Partial Alliances: The Politics of Environmentalism and Native Rights in Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandhya Ganapathy
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2008.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
Peru: The Camisea Project and Indigenous Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Beatriz Huertas Castillo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, 2003, pp. 28-35
Description
Article examines the social cost of oil and gas development on the Indigenous peoples in the Amazonian forests of Peru.
To access this article scroll down to page 28.
Pipedream Faces Harsh Realities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry Halifax
Inuktitut, no. 98, Fall, 2005, pp. 41-46
Description
Reports on the numerous hurdles involved in the building of the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline.
Pipeline Dreams: People, Environment, and the Arctic Energy Frontier
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; 126
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
Pipelines, Climate and "Indigenous Consent"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russ Diabo
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, Winter 16, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Article republished from The Eastern Door no. 37, September 16, 2016. Questions raised by the Standing Rock Sioux about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Mohawk to Energy East Pipeline.
Pitfalls and Pipelines: Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Abigail Anongos
Dmitry Berezhkov
Sarimin J. Boengkih
Julie Cavanaugh-Bill
Asier Martínez de Bringas ... [et al.]
The Place of Falling Water
Alternate Title
Video Reviews
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Paci
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 159-161
Description
Video review of: The Place of Falling Water produced by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith about the experiences of the Salish and Kootenai peoples on the Flathead Reservation.
Plain Language Guide to the Nisga'a Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Topics in the guide include: lands, land title, natural resources, environmental assessment, etc.
Policy Tools for Indigenous Governments for Exploration and Mining
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ginger Gibson
Larry Innes
Description
Workshop offers information on three tools for managing exploration and mining development in traditional lands.
A Political Economy of Native Marginalization: A Study of the Appropriation of Aboriginal Water Rights, the Case of the Mishkeegogamang First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Janet Armstrong
Description
Political Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2000.
Political Inclusion of the Saami as Indigenous People in Norway
Alternate Title
Political Inclusion of the Sami as Indigenous People in Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nils Oskal
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 235-261
Description
Discusses Sami rights to land and water in Norway.