Forest Policy and Economics, vol. 6, no. 2, March 2004, pp. 95-110
Description
Showcases the Aboriginal Forest Planning Process (AFPP) which integrates Indigenous and Western forest management approaches in order to enhance the co-management of a B.C. forest.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 153-185
Description
General discussion of consultation and consent, and analysis of recent legal cases which illustrate how Indigenous peoples in Alberta have been excluded from decision-making involving the oil industry.
Discusses the financing and implementation of various development projects such as hydroelectric dams, and looks at how those projects have affected Indigenous peoples and their way of life.
Looks at a transfer of jurisdiction and authorities to territorial or Indigenous self governments, from the federal government, and the importance of both power and revenue sharing among governments for promoting sustainable economic development.
Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 36, September 2007, pp. 177-190
Description
Discusses two aspects of a debate surrounding the concept that indigenous attitude toward the environment and conservation is the most appropriate model.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on various aspects of Indigenous migration with snapshots of different experiences from around the world.
To access this articles, scroll to page 4.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 73-77
Description
Provides highlights of the remaining presentations representing a range of theory and practice, models, sectors and locations.
Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada ; 2007
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada ; vol. 28, 2007
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ronald D. Camp
Description
Examines business alliances between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous corporations in Canada; looks at the the activities of one oil company and one environmental assessment company in Ecuador and their interactions with Indigenous people.
Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimulating Community Development in Churchill (MB)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thibault Martin
Lisa Falvo
Mike Chotka
Description
Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Wiita
Description
Provides introduction to the research topic, methodology, and research questions.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 115-122
Description
Essay situates the #NoDAPL movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), within the historical context and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin resistance against the trespass of settlers, dams, and pipelines across the Mni Sose, the Missouri River, and into Sioux territory.
Discussion of issues related to the First Nations and forestry sector, including a statistical overview, a contextual analysis, a discussion of dynamics, and a consideration of the main elements of existing partnerships.
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.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 29-56
Description
Examines the National Reclamation Act and how many people in the Gila River and Casa Grande valleys, including government officials, thought that the first reclamation project would be built in Arizona.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 83, no. 6, Nov/Dec 2007, pp. 806-809
Description
Provides an overview of a project that synthesized available information on climate change for the Champagne-Aishihik Traditional Territory (CATT) to support informed forest management decision-making.
A Framework for Effective Industry / First Nations Collaboration: A Case Study of the Partnership Between the Alexis First Nation and Millar Western Forest Products Ltd
Theses
Author/Creator
Pia Wilkinson Chapman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2004.
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
Argues for resource revenue sharing, reform of tax system, elimination of 2% cap on funding growth for core services and programs, improvements in accountability, structural reforms and greater autonomy in decision-making. Presented prior to the 2008-09 federal budget.
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.
New Scientist, vol. 184, no. 2468, October 9, 2004, pp. 8[-?]
Description
Signed agreement between Pacific island nation of Samoa and the University of California, will split equally revenues from potential prostratin-based drugs, extracted from the mamala tree bark. Samoan healers were the first to recognize the trees medicinal potential.
Discusses how communities in and around the City of Yellowknife are becoming involved in the economic and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction in their region.