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Our Land is Our Future: Aboriginal Title and Rights Position Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (BCIC)
Description
Paper presents the foundation upon which First Nations in British Columbia are prepared to negotiate a co-existing relationship with Canada.
[Our Native Land: In Our Own Words, A New Native Literature]
Alternate Title
Our Native Land ; March 13, 1976
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Howard Adams
Maria Campbell
Rita Joe
George Manuel
Michael Posluns
Beth Paul
Description
Interviews with prominent Aboriginal writers. Includes synopsis.
Duration: 26:22.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.
Red Pens, White Paper: Wider Implications of Coulthard’s Call to Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Burkhart
David J. Carlson
Billy J. Stratton
Theodore C. Van Alst
Carol Edelman Warrior
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 111-128
Description
Article is the transcript of a round table discussion the authors participated in at the Native American Literature Symposium at the Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, NM, on Thursday March 17, 2016. Panelists were discussing Glen Sean Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition.
Rejecting the Standard Discourse on Dispossession Métis Lands in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D'Arcy Vermette
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
Description
Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
Representation without Taxation: Citizenship and Suffrage in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenn A. Phelps
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 2, Spring, 1985, pp. 135-148
Description
Highlights the challenges for Navajo voting rights in Arizona throughout the twentieth century.
The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in International Law: An Annotated Bibliography
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Bernadette Kelly] Roy
[Dallas] K. Miller
The Rights of Indigenous Populations in National and International Law: A Canadian Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael R. Hudson
Description
Law Thesis (M.L.)--McGill University, 1985.
The Road Forward
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Marie Clements
Shirley Vercruysse
Jenn Strom
Description
Musical documentary traces Indigenous rights activism from the founding of the Indian of Brotherhood of B.C. in the 1930s to the present day. Duration: 1:41:00.
Robert J. Deverell Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert J. Deverell
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses Jim Brady's philosophy, politics and interests in comparison with Malcolm Norris.
Robert Latham Owen, Jr.: His Careers as Indian Attorney and Progressive Senator
Theses
Author/Creator
Kenny Lee Brown
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 1985.
Russian Laws on Indigenous Issues: Guarantees, Communities, Territories of Transitional Land Use: Translated and Commented
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maksim Zadorin
Olga Klisheva
Ksenia Vezhlivtseva
Daria Antufieva
Say We Are Nations: Documents of Politics and Protest in Indigenous America Since 1887
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Soza War Soldier
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 294-297
Description
Book review of Say We Are Nations by Daniel M. Cobb
Searching for Haknip Achukma (Good Health): Challenges to Food Sovereignty Initiatives in Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon Mihesuah
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Looks at reasons for the population's poor health and difficulties encountered when a tribes try to control production, quality and distribution of food. Some of the issues include definition of "traditional food", access, environmental degradation, poaching and invasive species.
Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s–1980s
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alison Norman
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 609-611
Description
Book review of Separate Beds by Maureen Katherine Lux.
The Settlement of Cape Barren Island
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fiona Maynard
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 3-5
Description
Chronicles the history and the Aboriginal struggle to remain on Cape Barren Island and own the occupied land.
Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentary Governance of Indigenous Life in Canada and Its Disruption
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Taschereau Mamers
Description
Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
"A Shift in the Playing Field": Indigenous Sovereignty and the Philosophy of Jacques Rancière
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katharina Ruckstuhl
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 35-42
Description
Looks at Indigenous people as political actors enacting change through dissensus within the liberal democracies of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States.
The Situation of Indigenous Populations in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ward Churchill
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 30-35
Description
Reveals that there are 400 distinct ethnic groups lumped under the category of "Native American", that the United States government has 371 treaty relationships, and also discusses the "right of inherent sovereignty".
"Smudging, drumming and the like do not a nation make": Temporal Liminality and Delegitimization of Indigenous Protest in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Baker
Nadia Verrelli
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 37-63
Description
Analyzes representations of activities associated with the Idle No More movement in editorial and commentary of sections in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
The Socioeconomic Impact of Indian Gaming on Kumeyaay Nations: A Case Study of Barona, Viejas, and Sycuan, 1982-2016
Theses
Author/Creator
Ethan Lawrence Banegas
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of San Diego, 2017.
Sovereign Bodies: Urban Indigenous Health and the Politics of Self-Determination in Seattle and Sydney, 1950-1980
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria John
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 2017.
Sovereign States and the Changing Definition of the Indian Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Imre Sutton
Geographical Review, vol. 66, no. 3, July 1976, pp. 281-295
Description
Analysis of how reservations in USA were formerly held in trust by the Federal Government, however title has become progressively more complicated due to state and local jurisdiction.
Spaces between Us: Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Megan E. Cannella
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 1, Winter, 2017, pp. 96-99
Description
Book review of Spaces between Us by Scott Lauria Morgensen.
The Spirit of Indigenous Youth: The Resilience and Self-Determination in Connecting to the Spirit and Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Freeman
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 60-75
Description
Comments on the resilience and activism of a youth group known as "The Spirit of the Youth".
The State of the World's Indigenous Peoples [vol. 3]: Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monica Aleman Cunningham
Karla Jessen Williamson
Yvonne Vizina
Prashanta K. Tripura ... [et al.]
The Stikine: Tahltans, Environmentalists, and B.C. Hydro
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Madeline Katherine Demchuk
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1985
The Structural Basis of Tahltan Indian Society
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Glen Adlam
Description
Graduate Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1985.
Structures of Settler Colonial Domination in Israel and in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johanna Fernandez
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-44
Description
Describes and compares the politics of land, sovereignty, labour, race relations and law enforcement enacted in the two countries by settler governments. Details general practices and events which illustrate the politics described.
Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story: Teaching American Indian Rhetorics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 190-192
Description
Book review of Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story edited by Lisa King, Rose Gubele, and Joyce Rain.
Taking the Field: 50 Years of Indigenous Politics in the CJPS
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 50, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 163-179
Description
Looks at the disconnect between Indigenous politics, journal content, and research methodology.
Tan' Bawang (Homeland): Cultural Safety and the Kelabit Land Struggle in Borneo
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen
Mutang Urud
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 170-178
Description
Discusses intergenerational community mapping and language revitalization as a way for youth and elders to protect identity.
Taxing the Omaha and Winnebago Trust Lands, 1910-1971: An Infringement of the Tax-Immune Status of Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richmond L. Chow
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, 1985, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the history behind the taxation status issue and how it affected Thurston County finances and the amount of land held by Native Americans.
"There's a River to Consider": Heid E. Erdrich's "Pre-Occupied"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 38-55
Description
Discusses a poem written for a blog and a short film.
Timely Objects and the Revolutionary Formerly Known as Marcos: Rereading Almanac of the Dead
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kyle Bladow
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 1-25
Description
Comments on the novel by Leslie Marmon Silko.
Tony Wood Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tony Wood
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tony Wood was an employee of the Saskatchewan government and was associated with the school for prospectors. He was a friend of Norris and Brady.
The Top Ten Uncertainties of Aboriginal Title after Tsilhqot’in
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman
Understanding the Indian Act
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Roger Jones
Douglas Sanderson
Description
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.
Une approche de recherche en écosanté peut-elle aider à résoudre les problématiques liées aux chiens à Kuujjuaq ?
Alternate Title
Can an Ecohealth Research Approach Contribute to the Resolution of Dog-Related Issues in Kuujjuaq?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Simon
Johanne Saint-Charles
Francis Lévesque
André Ravel
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 307-325
Description
Authors of this study examine the tensions, concerns, and cultural factors around dog management in a community in Nunavik, Quebec; following this community assessment they work to articulate an EcoHealth approach to this issue that will engage the myriad of factors surround the controversy.
Text in French.
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Declaration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Presents the declaration as adopted by the U.B.C.I.C. General Assembly held in Courtenay, British Columbia, May 17, 1976.
Unlikely Alliances : Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman