Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 46-69
Description
Author examines text and video about the Honor the Earth environmental organization's campaign against Enbridge pipeline projects to understand how the organization represents itself to the public, and how it’s represented by other media outlets. Finds a cultural and a procedural narrative are both present in the discourse.
Argues that the legal framework has not kept up with demographic shifts because it focuses on land-related rights and ignores off-reserve and non-status population. As such, it disproportionately affects women who have been displaced through discriminatory effects of the Indian Act.
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?"
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 69-70
Description
Looks at interviews with over 100 people working in the mining sector in the Yukon Territory and their spouses to understand how they manage shift cycles that come with work of this type.
Helen and Joe Wheaton lived in Prince Albert where Joe worked for the Saskatchewan government. They were active in the CCF party and became friends of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.
Full report on project which looked at the effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Brief discussion of project which looked at effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 79-92
Description
Compares the terms of the Cree-negotiated James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuit-negotiated Inuvialuit Agreement in the areas of provision of social services, economic development, employment and self-government.
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 4, no. 2, 1999, p. 16
Description
Discusses how Indigenous people in Washington State have established a new ethos in environmental management of collaborating with industry, government and environmental groups to solve their concerns.
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.
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.
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Assess the impact, implication and application of two traditional land use and occupancy studies that have been conducted in First Nation communities over the last decade.