Organizational Change and Conflict: A Case Study of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 3-28
Description
Evaluates the effects of several reform movements that challenged Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) domination over Native American reservation communities in the 1970's.
Our Fire Survives the Storm: Removal and Defiance in the Cherokee Literary Tradition
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2002.
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.
Our Wealth Sits on the Table: Food, Resistance, and Salmon Farming in Two First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2002, pp. 360-377
Description
Author speaks to both commercial and food fishers from the Ahousaht and Namgis First Nations to learn about their experience of the effect of the salmon farming industry.
The Peaceable Kingdom of Nineteenth Century Humanitarianism: The Aborigines Protection Society and New Zealand
Theses
Author/Creator
Mark Murphy
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Canterbury, 2002.
"People Speaking Silently to Themselves": An Examination of Keith Basso's Philosophical Speculations on "Sense of Place" in Apache Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin W. Ball
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2002, pp. 460-478
Description
Author critiques the theory presented in Basso’s book, Wisdom sits in Places, which argues that the voice of a place is nothing more than the projection of human imagination; article contextualize the critique in the within Apache cultural and spiritual practice.
Performing Cultures: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Performing Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robynne Quiggin
Terri Janke
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.
A Place at the Table: The United Nations Established a Historic New Forum for Indigenous Issues. What Will it Mean for Native Peoples Around the World?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cristina Verán
ColorLines Magazine, vol. 5, no. 3, Fall, 2002, pp. 30-31
Description
Provides a report on the progress of indigenous rights internationally and the various definitions worldwide of the term Aboriginal.
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.
A Place in the Memory of Nation: Minority Policy Towards the Finnish Speakers in Sweden and Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Elenius
Acta Borealia , vol. 19, no. 2, 2002, pp. 103-123
Description
Compares Norway's assimilative policy toward Sami people to Sweden's somewhat modified policy.
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 and Development after the James Bay Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Wertmann
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 277-288
Description
Presents discussion of perspectives on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
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.
The Political Economy of Federal Resettlement Policies Affecting Native American Communities: The Fort McDowell Yavapai Case
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia S. Mariella
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1983.
Political Participation of Inuit Women in the Government of Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tina Minor
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 65-90
Description
Describes, in historical perspective, the participation of Inuit women in the government of Nunavut.
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 Historical Geography: On Cole Harris
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Don Mitchell
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2002, pp. [93]-97
Description
Book review of the first four chapters of Making Native Space by Cole Harris.
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".
Preface [BC Studies, No. 57, 1983]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia: A Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 5-9
Description
Introduction to articles in special edition.
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.
"Property" and Aboriginal Land Claims in the Canadian Subarctic: Some Theoretical Considerations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Nadasdy
American Anthropologist, vol. 104, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 247-261
Description
Argues that since land claims force Aboriginal peoples to deal in the European concept of property, it has the effect of undermining the very principles that claimants are trying preserve.
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.
Provincial Jurisdiction, Adjudicative Authority and Aboriginal Rights: A Comment on Paul v. B.C.(Forest Appeals Commission)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
The Advocate, vol. 60, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 77-[?]
Description
The author asserts that the Paul decision is a misinterpretation of the decision by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the balancing of Aboriginal rights and public rights.
Public Space, Democracy, and Colonialism: British Columbia's Referendum on Treaty Principles
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristin Elizabeth Lozanski
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2002..
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
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Racial Necrogeographies and the Making of White Space: The Life and Death of Nineteenth-Century Indigenous and Black Burial Places in Rural Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Felepchuk
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, 2019, pp. 73-87
Description
Looks at burial sites desecrated by settlers, how these acts represent an attempt to erase Indigenous and Black existence, and how these communities have pushed back by reclaiming and reconsecrating their scared places.
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.
RE: Standing Committee Hearings on Bill C-6, "The Specific Claims Resolution Act".
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alliance of Tribal Nations
Edna M. Louis
Description
Comments on the perceived shortcomings of the proposed legislation which would potentially have an adverse impact on the settlement of specific claims.
Reading Bodies, Writing Blackness: Anti-/Blackness and Nineteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Literary Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Pualani Warren
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], 2019, pp. 49-72
Description
Uses the writings of historical Hawaiian leaders to analyze how they embraced their blackness to challenge settler-colonial ideology that their perceived blackness made them unfit for sovereignty. Maoli literature used includes: Prince Alexander Liholiho, Samuel Kamakau, King Kalakaua, and Queen Lili‘uokalani.
Reading for Land Susan Hill's The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 149-156
Description
Literary criticism article, discusses how in this narrative “the ethics of land” is the central focus of The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River; notes that this focus on land and ethics presents a different historical narrative than we are generally taught about Six Nations
"Real" Indian Songs: the Society of American Indians and the Use of Native American Culture as a Means of Reform
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Wick Patterson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter, January 1, 2002, pp. 44-66
Description
Examines the Society's attempt to use non-Aboriginals interest in Aboriginal cultures to generate support for political and social agendas.
The Reality of the Regularisation of Agricultural Land Titles: The Titling Process For the Monte Verde Indigenous Territory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonardo Tamburini
Ana Cecilia Betancur
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Bolivia, June 2002, pp. 18-26
Description
Discusses developments in granting land title to indigenous peoples in Bolivia.
To access this article, scroll down to page 18.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recognition and Reconciliation: An Alberta Fact or Fiction?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah M. I. Szatylo
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 201-236
Description
Examines the law accumulating, in surrounding jurisdictions, regarding the duty to consult Aboriginal groups in relation to natural resource issues.
Recognition of Inherent Rights Through Legislative Initiatives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Nahwegahbow
Description
Discusses the proposed First Nations Governance Act, Bill C7 as an example of legislative initiatives.
Red Paint: Transnational Movements of Deconstructing, Decolonizing, and Defacing Colonial Structures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremiah Garsha
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 76-103
Description
Author examines three case studies of vandalism from different countries; argues that the use of red paint by Indigenous peoples to mark colonial structure is an attempt on the part of Indigenous people to create a transnational act of decolonization.
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.
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Referendum in B.C. Doesn't Mean Much
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, July 8, 2002, p. B1
Description
Contends that the results of the British Columbia referendum are restrictive in regards to future treaty and land negotiations.
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.
Renewable Resources of the Beaufort Sea for our Children: Perspectives from an Inuvialuit Elder
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Billy Day
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, Supplement, June 2002, pp. 1-[?]
Description
Describes whaling practices and the need for protected areas.
Report Concerning Relations Between Local Governments and First Nation Governments
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamera Services Ltd.
Description
Urban economic development; different tax treatment of Aboriginal lands; and cost recovery for municipalities has lead to a more complicated relationship. Discusses principles and recommendations for provinces and territories to help local governments and First Nations evade conflicts.