Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 12, October 2001, p. 72
Description
The Ontario Court of Appeal hears a case regarding the Métis right to hunt, as protected in s. 35 of the Canadian Constitution.
Metis/Indian Marching
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
Description
Eight images of a group of Aboriginal people demonstrating in Saskatoon on July 31, 1976. One sign reads: Political Asylum for Leonard Peltier.
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Alternate Title
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:28:35.
The Métis of the South Saskatchewan: [Vol. 1 Draft Manuscript]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N. Anick
Description
Discusses development of Métis culture and values, the history of their agricultural colonies, and the impact of settlement and subsequent changes to the economy of the region.
Métis Politics and Governance in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Saunders
Janique Dubois
Metis Rights Affirmed (in a Landmark Decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal)
Articles » General
Canadian News Facts, vol. 35, no. 4, February 16-28, 2001, p. 6202
Description
Charge of hunting without a license against two Métis men, trial court decision upheld in 1993 Powley case.
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
Militarization and the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chandra Roy
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 14-19
Description
Article chronicles the military occupation of the mountainous area of Bangladesh.
To access this article scroll down to page 14.
Millenarian Expectations and the Dreary Realities of Life Under Indonesian Occupation in West Papua
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danilo Geiger
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 34-37
Description
Article describes the State terror and lack of human rights in Indonesia since the fall of the dictator three years previously.
To access this article scroll down to page 34.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW): Bringing Awareness through the Power of Student Activism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Devon S. Isaacs
Amanda R. Young
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
Mitchell v. M.N.R., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911, 2001 SCC 33
Alternate Title
Minister of National Revenue Appellant v. Grand Chief Michael Mitchell also known as Kanentakeron Respondent [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Judgment involving the Mohawks of Akwesasne's right to bring goods across the St. Lawrence River for trading purposes without paying customs duty.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
A Movement to Reclaim American Indian Health through Tribal Sovereignty, Community Partnerships, and Growing Tribally-Driven Health Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria M. O’Keefe
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 172-176
Description
In this editorial article the author discusses Indigenous rights and Indigenous resistance to colonization and considers the other articles in this journal issue in the context of resistance and sovereignty.
My Reflection of that Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette Armstrong
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 19-26
Description
Armstrong gives her personal account of the Indigenous rights movements that took place in British Columbia and across Canada, connecting the events and attitudes of the time to the larger Civil Rights Movement taking place across the continent and to other contemporary social/cultural shifts.
'Nations with Whom We are Connected': Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Political System
Alternate Title
Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections
IWGIA Document ; no. 104
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Comments of major historical documents and decisions affecting Indigenous-white relations, post-war Indigenous policy, and the creation of Nunavut.
Chapter from Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections edited by Kathrin Wessendorf.
Native American Voices: A Reader
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher Teuton
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4, Autumn, 2001, pp. 659-660
Description
Book review of: Native American Voices edited by Susan Lobo and Steve Talbot.
Native Americans and the Law: Native Americans Under Current United States Law
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay G. Robertson
Description
Looks at how the powers of tribal governments have been diminished over time by acts of the United States federal government.
Native Connection to Place: Policies and Play
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rena Martin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 35-40
Description
Discusses perspectives on relationship to land, and cultural and linguistic ties to places.
Native Language Policy and Planning in Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Gayle Rose McIntyre
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.
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.
Negotiating an Identity: Métis Political Organizations, the Canadian Government, and Competing Concepts of Aboriginality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 73-92
Description
Describes how the contemporary Métis of Canada endeavoured to have their collective identity recognized by the government Canada and its legal system.
“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.
New Report Released on Children's Rights
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, January/February 2001, pp. 31-32
Description
Report examines the effect of discrimination on Indigenous children in Australia. For someone born female, disabled or Indigenous, a life of disadvantage is the probable outcome.
The New Warriors: Native American Leaders Since 1900
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
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.
The Nisga'a Final Agreement
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
p. 33
Description
Outlines the historical background to the Final Agreement, selected provisions, issues of concern and judicial proceedings related to the Final Agreement.
"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.
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.
Nunavut: Inuit Regain Control of Their Lands and Their Lives
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Arctic, vol. 54, no. 2, June 2001, p. 188
Description
Book review of: Nunavut: Inuit Regain Control of Their Lands and Their Lives edited by Jens Dahl, Jack Hicks and Peter Jull.
Nunavut: The Still Small Voice of Indigenous Governance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Self-Determination, 2001, pp. 42-51
Description
Describes developments leading to the creation of the territory of Nunavut.
To access this article scroll down to page 42.
Obituary for Kumantjayi Zimran 1949-2000: The Pintupi Lose a Hero
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Ross
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Racism, 2001, p. 41
Description
Brief article gives a summary of the accomplishments of the noted activist.
To access this article scroll down to page 41.
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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.
Old Cowboys, New Indians: Hollywood Frames the American Indian
Alternate Title
Old Cowboys, New Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. V. (Thomas Vernon) Reed
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 75-96
Description
Reviews and evaluates documentary and fictional Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s, in relation to how the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the United States is portrayed.
On Saami Claims to Land and Water
Alternate Title
On Sami Claims to Land and Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andreas Føllesdal
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 103-106
Description
Looks at the importance of handling claims politically, the challenges of developing appropriate legislation, historical injustices, and the impact of partial self-governance.
On the Fringe: News Representations of the Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sari Pietikäinen
Social Identities, vol. 7, no. 4, December 2001, pp. 637-657
Description
Looks at how the Sami are represented in Finnish mainstream media using the newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat as an example.
One Person's Food: How and Why Fish Avoidance May Affect the Settlement and Subsistence Patterns of Hunter-Gatherers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. E. Malainey
R. Przybylski
B. L. Sherriff
American Antiquity, vol. 66, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 141-161
Description
Fat residues from pottery finds at archaeological sites appear to indicate that a quick change in diet from red meat to fish produces fat malabsorption symptoms.
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.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Osoyoos Indian Band v. Oliver (Town), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 746, 2001 SCC 85
Alternate Title
Osoyoos Indian Band Appellant v. The Town of Oliver and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia Respondents [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Dispute involving reserve land taken for the public purpose of an irrigation canal.
[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.
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.