Alternate Title
Maori and Museums: The Politics of Indigenous Recognition
Theses
Author/Creator
David James Butts
Description
Museum Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2003.
Mapping the Legal Consciousness of First Nations Voters: Understanding Voting Rights Mobilization
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lesley A. Jacobs
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 10
Description
Discusses the issue of electoral participation from the perspective of Aboriginal identity and what having the vote means to them. Chapter two from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
The Marginalization of Pastoral Communities in Ethiopia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melakou Tegegn
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 32-37
Description
Looks at regional governments' lack of recognition of pastoralism and attempt to assimilate pastoralists into society and a sedentary lifestyle.
To access this article, scroll down to page 32.
Marginalized and Ignored: National Minority Children’s Struggle for Language Rights in Sweden 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaisa Syrjänen Schaal
Description
Comments on governments' lack of action with regard to providing educational support for proficiency and literacy in students' Sami mother tongue.
Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Indigenizing the Federal Indian Service
Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathleen D. Cahill
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. [63]-86
Description
Biography of an attorney in the Office of Indian Affairs traces developments in her political outlook and her involvement in the Society of American Indians.
Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 63.
Mark My Words: Native Women Mapping Our Nations
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mishuana Goeman
Martin Must Live Up to Promises to Natives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 28, 2003, p. A17
Description
Overview of Prime Minister Paul Martin's involvement with Aboriginal issues since 1983.
Matnm Tel-Mi'kmawi: I'm Fighting For My Mi'kmaw Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela D. Palmater
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 147-167
Description
Author chronicles her struggles with a system that she feels marginalizes aboriginal women.
Mediating Indigeneity: Ho-Chunk 'Indian News' as a Critique of the Legacies of Settler Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grant P. Arndt
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, Difference, Representation, Resistance, 2013, pp. 202-213
Description
Focuses on the career and newspaper columns of Frisk Cloud and how he used his public voice for activist purposes.
Mental Health Impacts of Racial Discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal Communities: The Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) Experiences of Racism Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angeline Ferdinand
Yin Paradies
Margaret Kelaher
Description
Discusses experiences, impacts, implications of racism and strategies for change.
Métis Group Joins Save the Fraser Declaration Against Pipeline
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 8,16
Description
Comments on Métis and First Nations people joining together to oppose a pipeline project in British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law & Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gloria Jane Bell
Laura-Lee Kearns
Gregg Dahl
Darren O'Toole
Liam J. Haggarty ...
Jeremy Patzer ... [et al.]
Métis Land Rights and Self-Government
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Describes the role the scrip system played in eliminating the Métis land base, lists Métis political organizations and discusses current activity aimed at recovering their land base, which would enable a move toward self-government.
Métis Law in Canada [2013]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Métis Laws of the Harvest: Guide to Métis Hunting, Fishing, Trapping and Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Métis Federation
Description
Brief document includes information on rights, requirements for harvesting, tables for big-game and game birds with estimates of amounts needed by individual harvesters, and quick reference guide.
3rd revised edition.
Métis Trappers and Hide Working
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Briefly discusses trapping from the fur trade to present day, methods of trapping and process of tanning hides for use later in items such as clothing and bedding.
The Mi'kmaq Nation and The Embodiment of Political Ideologies: Mi'kmaq, Protocol and Treaty Negotiations of the Eighteenth Century
Theses
Author/Creator
Rosalie Marie Francis
Description
Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2003.
Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior
Alternate Title
Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Jr.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 101-104
Description
Book review of: Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior by William C. Wicken.
Minding the Gaps: Property, Geography, and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Egan
Jessica Place
Geoforum, vol. 44, Global Production Networks, Labour and Development, January 2013, pp. 129-138
Description
Discusses fee simple ownership on Indigenous lands, getting land rights through modern treaties, and matrimonial real property rights on reservations.
Mining Our Lives For Diamonds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 74-81
Description
Describes a collective journey to reflect on correcting past injustices against Aboriginal women.
Minutes of Evidence: Sparking Conversations about History and Structural Justice
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Minutes of Evidence
Description
Website highlights the significance of the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry through research, education and performance to educate the broader population and attempt to redress the injustices produced from that history.
Mississauga Portraits: Ojibwe Voices from Nineteenth-century Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Donald B. Smith
Module 8: Self-Determination throughout History
Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Eight: Self-Determination throughout History
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Moving Backwards: Does the Lack of Duty to Consult Create the Right to Infringe Aboriginal and Treaty Rights?
Alternate Title
Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy Research Paper Series ; no.13
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shin Imai
Ashley Stacey
Description
Discusses two cases Neskonlith Indian Band v Salmon Arm (City) and Wahgoshing First Nation v Solid God Resources Corp both involving failure to consult with First Nations by a municipality and a private business.
Mudrooroo: A Likely Story, Identity and Belonging in Postcolonial Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
Maureen Clark
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2004.
Munro Earned Respect of Many
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, August 25, 2003, p. B1
Description
Reflects on the long political career of John Munro, former Minister of Indian Affairs, who died on August 20, 2003.
Museum, Kitigan Zibi in Tug of War Over Remains
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marty Logan
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 10, February 2003, p. 24
Description
Relates the First Nations band, Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg, fight against the Canadian Museum of Civilization for human bones found within their traditional Algonquin territory.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.
The Mutuality of Citizenship and Sovereignty: The Society of American Indians and the Battle to Inherit America
Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 331-351
Description
Discusses the members' attitudes about rights and restrictions that resulted from the U.S. government's wardship of Native Americans.
Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 331.
My Journey of Magic Realism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffry Feeger
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Author discusses his beginnings, achievements, and use of art to raise awareness of the social and political realities of life in Papua New Guinea.
[Nancy Greyeyes: A Sacred Walk for Future Generations]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Nancy Greyeyes
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with a participant of a march to Parliament Hill in support of the Idle No More movement opposing Bill C-45.
Duration: 28:53.
Nation to Nation Now: The Conversations: Building a New Relationship
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ellen Gabriel
Naomi Klein
Arthur Manuel
Chelsea Vowel
Description
Panel speaks on working for change.
Duration: 2:23:32.
Native American Landholding in the Colonial Hudson Valley
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Arne Midtrød
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2013, pp. 79-104
Description
Focuses on patterns of landholding and territoriality that differ from those in southern New England.
Native American Studies in the Program in American Culture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory Evans Dowd
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 93-105
Description
Program which was started within the Program of American Culture in 1983.
Native-Colonial Diplomatic Relations in Early New York, 1664-1714
Theses
Author/Creator
Tom Arne Midtrød
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Alabama, 2003.
Native Title in Australia : An Ethnographic Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Sutton
p. xx, 279
Navajo Cyber-Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frances Vitali Jean Whitehorse
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Indigenous People and Information Technology, 2003, pp. 38-43
Description
Reports on the changes technology is bringing to the culture of the Navajo Nation.
To access this article scroll down to page 38.
Negotiating Rights, Reconciling History: The Nisga'a Treaty and the Terms of Inclusion in the Canadian State
Theses
Author/Creator
Carole Blackburn
Description
Cultural and Social Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2003.
[Negotiating the Deal: Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kelly Saunders
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 165-166
Description
Book review of: Negotiating the Deal by Christopher Alcantara.
Negotiating the Deal: Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Networking a Native Arts Force: ATLATL, National Service Organization for Native American Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mylene Hengen
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, Difference, Representation, Resistance, 2013, pp. 179-188
Description
Looks at art activism through the actions of ATLATL.
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 Legal Context of Indigenous Peoples' Rights: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Rowland
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 2013, pp. 141-156
Description
Comments on the passing of the Declaration, in 2007, and the need to produce enforceable nation policies in line with the Declaration.
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.
The New Warriors: Native American Leaders Since 1900. R. David Edmunds, Editor.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James H. Cox
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 76-79
Description
Book review of: The Warriors edited by R. David Edmunds.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Next FSIN Leaders Face Tough Decisions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, October 3, 2003, p. A13
Description
Advocates that the issue of organizational funding needs to be addressed by the next leader of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
Nilliajut: Inuit Perspectives on Security, Patriotism and Sovereignty
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Audla
Rosemarie Kuptana
Zebedee Nungak
Pujjuut Kusugak)
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Rachel A. Qitsualik
Aaju Peter ...
Myrna Pokiak ...
Kirt Ejesiak
Description
Compilation of short essays.
Companion to the video Nilliajut: Inuit Voices on Security.
No Means No: Ermineskin's Resistance to Land Surrender, 1902-1921
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Irwin
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 165-183
Description
Discusses how the Department of Indian Affairs pushed for the Ermineskin people to surrender their land and how people resisted.
“No Other Weapon Except Organization”: The Métis Association of Alberta and the 1938 Metis Population Betterment Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole C. O’Byrne
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 2, 2013, pp. 311-352
Description
Discusses the act that provided for Métis land settlements.
Noon Day Sun: The Eastern Band of Cherokee and Building a Nation's Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James A. Bryant
Ginger R. Bryant
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 2, 2013, pp. 58-71
Description
Looks at the history of the education experiences, the battle to reacquire land for the school, and the commitment to build a school that would be a model of "green" education for educators.