American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20 , no. 2, 1996, pp. 59-105
Description
Discusses the lack of existing government documentation, regarding federal Indian law, that would provide the knowledge necessary for Native Americans to negotiate on an equal level.
Provides information on land and carbon rights, carbon offset regimes, Indigenous carbon rights, and land-based carbon accounting from a broad international perspective.
Divided into seven sections: Legal Frameworks and Analysis; DNA and Property Rights; Historical and Theoretical Accounts of Intellectual Property Rights; Case Studies; Biological Resources and Ethnomedicine; Websites on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues; and Organizations.
Looks at how the Province of British Columbia handles duty to consult and accommodate First Nations when activities impose on treaty rights or aboriginal title. Based on case law as of April 2010. To be used in conjunction with Guide to Involving Proponents When Consulting First Nations.