Constitutional Forum, vol. 8, no. 2, 1997, pp. 33-39
Description
Examines six court cases that deal with section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the profound impact that these decisions will have in future judicial decisions and claims.
Commission on Human Rights: Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; Fifty-first Session: Item 7 of the Provisional Agenda
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Miguel Alfonso Martínez
[United Nations Economic and Social Council]
Description
Examination of the various aspects surrounding treaties or agreements between Indigenous peoples and the nation states.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 12, December 1972, p. 2
Description
Leaders from Keeseekoose Cote, Cowessess, Kahkewistahaw and Nut Lake draw up a resolution in support of First Nation's being able to hunt for food at any time of the year .
Examines how the traditional activities of the Yukaghirs are determined by the landscape they inhabit and how their identity has managed to survive because of these traditional activities.
Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 233-244
Description
Looks at Aboriginal participation in mine development and how more inclusive social and environmental development models can support a more equitable and sustainable development. Uses the Galore Creek Project as a case study.
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Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Lillie
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Discusses the Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, race, colour, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-34
Description
Argues that, based on New Zealand models, principles of Indigeneity or an Aboriginal sensitive approach, is both necessary and overdue as a practice for Canadian policy making.
Studies in Political Economy, vol. 85, Social Movements & Economies, Spring, 2010, pp. 99-123
Description
Comments on the Mabo decision and its impact on Indigenous agency to negotiate terms for large-scale resource development on traditional lands. Presents case study of the Century Mine and mineral negotiations in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-43
Description
Explores the main factors involved in the contentious collective action by the Labrador Innu during the 1980s and 1990s and questions the possible application of these factors to other cases.
Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture
Women and Indigenous Studies Series
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Author/Creator
Shari M. Huhndorf
Cheryl Suzack
Women and Indigenous Studies Series
Description
Overview of diverse topics and issues explored in the book to underscore debate and importance of emerging Indigenous feminist endeavours.
Introduction from Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture edited by Cheryl Suzack, Shari M. Huhndort, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 76-83
Description
Discusses the adoption of United Nations Declaration on of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and self-determination.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 38-43
Description
Provides examples of the positive moves promoting and protecting indigenous peoples' traditional system of governance to retain traditional ways of life.
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Attempts to identify actual uses of intellectual property rights by looking at case studies in relation to intellectual property, access to genetic resources and related issues.
Global Environmental Politics, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2010, pp. 12-35
Description
Looks at the environmental justice struggles of Indigenous peoples and their demands for equity, recognition, participation, and other capabilities, looking at all of these in terms of a concern for the basic functioning of nature, culture, and communities.