Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. David Edmunds
The American Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 3, June 1995, pp. 717-740
Description
Traces American Indian history starting with early articles written by historians to show the limited scope they had at the time.
Native Narratives: The Representation of Native Americans in Public Broadcasting
Alternate Title
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
GBH Archiv
Sally Smith
Description
Looks at radio and television coverage of key events or issues in both non-Native American-produced and Native American-created programs found in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection. Divided into five sections: (Mis)Representations of Native Americans; Termination, Relocation, and Restoration; The American Indian Movement; Native Americans in Contemporary News Media; and Visual Sovereignty: Native-Created Public Media.
Navajo Sovereignty: Understandings and Visions of the Diné People
Alternate Title
Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Raymond D. Austin
Bidtah Nellie Becker
Manley A. Begay
Leola Tsinnajinnie
Avery Denny ... [et al.]
Negotiating American Indian Inclusion: Sovereignty, Same-Sex Marriage, and Sexual Minorities in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Discusses debates and tribal lawmaking around the issue in the United States with focus on ten-year period prior to the 2015 Supreme Court decision.
“Neoliberal Apartheid”: Challenges for Decolonization from South Africa to Palestine (An Interview with Andy Clarno)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandni Desai
Andy Clarno
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 96-98
Description
Author of Neoliberal Apartheid discusses commonalities between two states, including the patterns of extreme inequality, racialized poverty and advanced securitization which are symptomatic neoliberal regimes.
Neoliberal Indigenous Policy: Settler Colonialism and the "Post-Welfare" State
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Lerma
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 130-131
Description
Book review of: Neoliberal Indigenous Policy by Elizabeth Strakosch.
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marisa Elena Duarte
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Ningiqtuq: Resource Sharing and Generalized Reciprocity in Clyde River, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George W. Wenzel
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 32, no. 2, 1995, pp. 43-61
Description
Examines food sharing systems of a Nunavut community in Baffin Island.
The Nishga Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Sanders
BC Studies, no. 19, Indians in British Columbia, Autumn, 1973, pp. 3-20
Description
Looks at historical treaty cases in Canada leading up to the Nishga land case.
The Nlha7kápmx Meeting at Lytton, 1879, and the Rule of Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Harris
BC Studies, no. 108, Winter, 1995, pp. 5-25
Description
Examines the meeting in which that the Nlha7kápmx people displayed to the Queen solidarity, organization and the ability to live by acceptable rules of law.
"No Indians Allowed": Challenging Aboriginal Segregation in Northern British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew Barager
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2019.
No Name
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aileen Marwung Walsh
ab-Original, vol. 3, no. 1, 2019, pp. 73-80
Description
Opinion piece written in poetic prose which articulates the different ways that settlers and colonial systems disregarded and erased Indigenous names and naming practices.
Northern Flood Agreement Case Study in a Treaty Area: Phase II Report: Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes Origins, Problems and Prospects: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. Larcombe
Description
Discusses rights and benefits under the agreement, compares intended to actual implementation, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for future agreements.
Agreement between Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Northern Flood Committee reached as a result of hydro-electric mega project.
Notes on Becoming a Comrade: Indigenous Women, Leadership, and Movement(s) for Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 41-54
Description
Author uses her own experiences as non-Indigenous woman of color to explore the challenges in becoming an ally with Indigenous communities fight in their fight for decolonization.
The Nunavut Settlement: A Critical Appraisal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Hamley
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [221]-234
Description
Reviews opportunities, challenges and difficulties that could arise from implementation of northern land claims.
Scroll down to page 221 to read article.
Of this Land, On this Land: Indigenous Artists Challenging the Racial Logics of Liberal Modernity
Theses
Author/Creator
Suzanne Morrissette
Description
Social and Political Thought Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Refers to works by Bonnie Devine, Kent Monkman, Kade Twist, Christian Chapman, the Ogimaa Mikana Project, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Carl Beam, Merritt Johnson, A Tribe Called Red, and Fallon Simard.
On Reserve Status Indian Voter Participation in the Maritimes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Bedford
Sidney Pobihushchy
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 255-278
Description
Reviews First Nation voter turnout for federal, provincial and First Nation elections and compares patterns to those of other voters.
On the Economic Development of Canada's Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Gerhard Anders
Description
Economics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas A & M University, 1972.
On the Land: Confronting the Challenges to Aboriginal Self-Determination in Northern Quebec and Labrador
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Coon Come
Zebedee Nungak
Daniel Ashini
Mary Ellen Turpel
Alan Penn ... [et al.]
On the Road to Canandaigua: The Treaty of 1794
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Campisi
William A. Starna
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 467-490
Description
Article examines the Canandaigua Treaty between the United States government and the Iroquois peoples (including the Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Oneida, and the Onondaga); draws attention to the socio-political context of the time the treaty was made.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Oodgeroo
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Collins
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, 1995, pp. 218-222
Description
Book review of: Oodgeroo by Kathie Cochrane.
Review located by scrolling to page 218.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Organic Constitution: Aboriginal Peoples and the Evolution of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Slattery
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, 1995, pp. [101]-112
Description
Outlines the main features of the model of the Constitution.
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Overcoming the Barricades: The Crisis at Oka as a Case Study in Political Communication
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin J. Morris
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 74-90
Description
Comments on the stand-off involving Mohawk peoples, Quebec police and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Place-Based Readings Toward Disrupting Colonized Literacies: A Métissage
Alternate Title
Place-Based Readings Toward Disrupting Colonized Literacies: A Metissage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Rachael Bell
Katelyn Copage
Pam Whitty
In Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 10th Anniversary Online Special Issue: Teaching in the 21st Century Intercultural/Multilingual/Multi, Autumn, 2019, pp. 39-58
Description
Authors discuss ways to teach land-based or place-based literacies and how doing so can expose settler-colonial narrative and disrupt them.
Plain Talk 10: First Nations Education
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Articulates why Indigenous people have strong feelings regarding education rights and why it should be delivered in a culturally appropriate method.
Planning Around Reserves: Probing the Inclusion of First Nations in Saskatchewan's Watershed Planning Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warrick Baijius
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Results from a study which examines a dozen watershed plans indicates limited inclusion of First Nations in watershed plans created by the Saskatchewan Watershed authority.
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa
Alternate Title
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Meloche
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.
Policy Sector Convergence: An Examination of Aboriginal Politics and Forestry Policy in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Edward Roger Morawski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1995.
Political Status of Native Indian Women: Contradictory Implications of Canadian State Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes how Aboriginal women have had their lives disrupted by state intervention to a far greater degree than other women or Aboriginal men.
Polygone de Tir Aérien de Primrose Lake II - Rapport D'Enquête: Joseph Bighead, Buffalo River, Waterhen Lake, Flying Dust
Alternate Title
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report II: Joseph Bighead First Nation Inquiry, Buffalo River First Nation Inquiry, Waterhen Lake First Nation Inquiry, Flying Dust First Nation Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E.
Portrait of the Artist as a White Man: The International Law of Human Rights and Aboriginal Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fleur Johns
Australian Yearbook of International Law, vol. 16, 1995, pp. 173-197
Description
Discusses the conflicts of the legal protection of Aboriginal rights regarding artistic cultural heritage.
Powering Self-Determination: Indigenous Renewable Energy Developments in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Eryn Fitzgerald
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2018.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report II: Joseph Bighead First Nation Inquiry, Buffalo River First Nation Inquiry, Waterhen Lake First Nation Inquiry, Flying Dust First Nation Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E. James Prentice.
Prince Albert- Indians
Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains the publication "Native Press" from June 20th, 1973 and various articles such as: "Warriors Hold Indian Affairs Office," "Position Paper of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Respecting Aboriginal Title," "A Position Paper on the Youth Liaison Program," "The Day Indian Affairs was run by Indian Youth," "Indians of North Defend their Ownership of Land in Court," "Funding Proposal Native Youth Program," "Legality of Traditional Native Marriage Challenged," "Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians: Statement Issued by the Board of Directors," "Indian Culture Revived,"
Prince Albert -- Pipeline and Northern Oil
Documents & Presentations
Description
1 file containing a document with House of Commons Debates (Pages 1301,1305,1306,1308); debate questioning a statement the Prime Minister made about native titles to land.
Private Reservations: Liberal Forms and Indigenous Norms in the Theory and Practice of Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Soroski
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 131-158
Description
Author examines and compares different social narratives around property ownership with close attention to the differences and similarities between Indigenous and mainstream-liberal societies.
Protecting Indigenous Rights in International Adjudication
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Michael Reisman
American Journal of International Law, vol. 89, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 350-362
Description
Assertion that Aboriginal peoples have legitimate claims for a place in international law to protect them and to help restore lost rights.
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.