Discussion of the Supreme Court of Canada's decisions in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia and Grassy Narrows First Nation v. Ontario
Duration: 1:09:03.
[The Tsilhqot’in Decision and Canada’s First Nations Termination Policies, pt. 2]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arthur Manuel
Description
Brief discussion of Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia in which the Zeni Gwet'in Tsilhqot'in have Aboriginal Title to 200,000 hectares of traditional territory in northern B.C. and rights to land use.
The Tsilhqot'in decision and the future of British Columbia: an exchange between Ken Coates and Gordon Gibson
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Gordon Gibson
Inroads: A Journal of Opinion, no. 36, Winter/Spring, 2015, pp. 24-38
Description
A discussion between the two authors on the impact of a recent court decisions that acknowledged Tslihgot'in Indigenous rights to their land and to negotiate treaties.
Speaker explains the symbolism behind wampum diplomacy and it's relevance to a Nation-to-Nation relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples.
Duration: 52:54.
Designed to help communities and their leaders: understand the environmental assessment process, how First Nations can be effectively involved, regimes under agreements and acts, and regulatory processes. Some information is specific to the British Columbia context.
Podcast of interview with author about his book The Reason You Walk, the story of his father Tobasonakwut Kinew, and their relationship.
Duration: 17:49.
Local Environment The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, vol. 20, no. 11, 2015, pp. 1309-1321
Description
Looks at the reintroduction of a Cowichan traditional fishing weir, how this reintroduction is complimentary to western fishery systems, and how it's symbolic of the continuing fight for Indigenous sovereignty.
Author focuses on The Constitution of the White Earth Nation as a piece of influential native writing that advocates for a contemporary treatment of Indigenous nationhood and sovereignty movements.
Aboriginal Peoples and the Law: "We Are All Here to Stay"
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice Annual Conference ; 2015
The "Métis Question" in Different Legal Contexts
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marilyn Poitras
Jason T. Madden
Description
Marilyn Poitras discusses the complex issue of identity from personal, group, legal and government perspectives.
Jason Madden discusses Métis identity in terms of case law and rights contained in Section 35 of the Constitution Act.
Duration: 37:58.
Identifies land area in 64 countries where national-level binding documents and regulations exist concerning land ownership or designation and looks at opportunities for reform.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 1992, pp. 1-22
Description
Comments on the way tribal status was determined and depicts the historical background of the tribe which inhabited the eastern section of Long Island.
Focuses on political aspects of the decision to enlist and the struggle of servicemen and their families to access military wages and repatriation benefits
American Indian Law Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 1992, pp. 589-637
Description
Discusses how declarations as a sovereign nation and using established rules of customary international law, will with help the tribe in the return of its cultural property