Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lee-Ann Martin
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Fall, 2012, p. 287
Description
Book review of: Museum Pieces by Ruth B. Phillips.
The Muskrat and the Global Turtle: Looking into the Phenomenon of Indigenous Youth's Suicide in Northern Canada Using the Land Detachment Theory
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Shaune F. Rice
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2012.
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Musqueam Celebrates 'Huge Win' to Protect Ancient Burial Site
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012
Description
Comments on a protest to halt construction on a condominium project.
Page 1 of insert entitled Raven's Eye: Special Section Providing Aboriginal News from BC & Yukon.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to access article.
NAGPRA as a Paradigm: The Historical Context and Meaning of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 2011
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomaira Babbit
Description
A brief history of Native American Indian and United States relations; examines the similarities between the historical experiences of Native Americans and Palestinians; and discusses the movement to recover the objects and remains of their ancestors.
Narratives of Peace: Naga Women in the Self Determination Struggle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meneno Vamuzo
InTensions, no. 6, The Resurgence of Indigenous Womens Knowledge and Resistance in Relation to Land and Territoriality, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Discusses relationship with the land and Naga women's reactions to internal political struggles.
National Dialogue on First Nation Citizenship: Final Report & Recommendations for Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Presents several key themes and trends: First Nations control over citizenship, the restitution of identity, language as a means of connection, and dealing with on-going issues of Indian registration.
National Indian Education Association: 2012 Legislative Agenda: Advocacy Briefing
Alternate Title
2012 Legislative Agenda: Advocacy Briefing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Description
Outlines key positions and legislation regarding Native education.
Native Acts: Law, Recognition, and Cultural Authenticity
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tim Alan Garrison
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, 2012, pp. 228-229
Description
Book review of: Native Acts by Joanne Barker.
Native American Dance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Shea Murphy
Description
Looks at examples of two very different contemporary dance practices.
Native American Mobilization and the Power of Recognition: Theorizing the Effects of Political Acknowledgement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
DaShanne Stokes
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 57-76
Description
Theorizes ways in which political recognition can mediate Native American collection action and point to differing mobilization outcomes.
Native Americans in Cold War Public Diplomacy: Indian Politics, American History, and the US Information Agency
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Denson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-21
Description
Comments on the agency responsible for explaining American politics and life to a worldwide audience during the Cold War.
Native Claims: Indigenous Law Against Empire, 1500-1920
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saliha Belmessous
Lauren Benton
R. Jovita Baber
Rolena Adorno
Andrew Fitzmaurice ... [et al.]
Native Family Law, Indian Child Welfare Act and Tribal Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zia Akhtar
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 2, [2012], pp. 130-147
Description
Article advocates that reservation children should be residing on reservation lands in order to maintain their Indian heritage.
The Native Land Policies of Governor James Douglas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cole Harris
BC Studies, no. 174, Summer, 2012, pp. 101-122
Description
Douglas was responsible for treaties on Vancouver Island and establishment of reserves on mainland British Columbia. He was much more generous when allotting land than those that followed and reserves were made smaller almost immediately.
Native Nations and US Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship and Security
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Norton
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, 2012, pp. 234-235
Description
Book review of: Native Nations and US Borders by Rachel Rose Starks, Jen McCormack and Stephen Cornell.
Native Socio-Economic Development in Canada: Adaptation, Accessibility and Opportunity
Alternate Title
Economic Development and Country Food
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paul Kariya
Robin Armstrong
Robert Bone
Frank Duerden
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies)
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.
New Tracks: Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Expression and the Australian Intellectual Property System
Alternate Title
Response to: Finding the Way: a Conversation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Peter Dawson
New Wedezé Indigenous Reserve Affirms Xavante Rights to Land in Brazil
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, 40 Years of Advocacy, June 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses tribes' struggles to protect their rights and reclaim their reservation lands.
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to CERD
Alternate Title
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Description
Focus on murdered and missing Aboriginal women and children, protection of lands and resources, duty to consult and accommodate, and the impacts of incarceration.
Ni con Dios ni con el Diablo: Tales of Survival, Resistance and Rebellion from a Reluctant Academic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mariolga Reyes Cruz
Decolonization, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 141-157
Description
The author reflects on her personal experiences of decolonization within the academia.
Niitsitapi Relational and Experiential Theories in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsuaki R. O. Marule
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 131-143, 223
Description
Discusses a proposed Indigenous educational theory centering on Niitsitapi ways of knowing to reappropriate the curricular space.
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.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation's Report on the Challenges and Needs in Kikinahamaagewin (Education)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Report is based on principles of native control of education and adequate and sustainable funding for future education needs.
'Normalising' What? Aboriginal Land Tenure Reform in the Northern Territory of Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
Kirsty Howey
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of British Columbia, 2012.
NWT Land Information Related to Aboriginal Groups [Map]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Information Management Group
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC)
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-Farm Conservation of Neglected and Underutilized Species: Status, Trends and Novel Approaches to Cope With Climate Change
Alternate Title
[Bioversity International] Proceedings of the International Conference, Frankfurt, 14-16 June, 2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefano Padulosi
Nadia Bergamini
Ehsan Dulloo
Paul Bordoni
Matthias Jäger ... [et al.]
Only One Law: Indigenous Land Disputes and the Contested Nature of the Rule of Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Newell
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, 2012, pp. 41-72
Description
Looks at the restrictions of the rule of law within the context of Indigenous land dispute cases with specific examples.
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
Oskayak Students Speak up for Indigenous Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 5, May 2012, p. 19
Description
Looks at three high school students selected to attend a youth conference in Geneva with students from around the world.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South
Alternate Title
Contemporary American Indian Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Denise E. Bates
Our Thinking Made Visible: Aboriginal Governance: Emerging Directions
Alternate Title
Grade 12 Native Studies: NDG4M
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation
Description
Designed to accompany videos featuring Inuit, First Nations, and Metis leaders.
Our Thinking Made Visible: Issues of Indigenous Peoples in a Global Context
Alternate Title
Grade 12 Native Studies: NDW4M
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Corporation
Description
For use with videos featuring Metis, First Nations, and Inuit leaders.
Oxfam Aid to Canada’s First Nations, 1962–1975: Eating Lynx, Starving for Jobs, and Flying a Talking Bird
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dominique Marshall
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 23, no. 2, New Series, 2012, pp. 298-343
Description
Looks at the establishment of a Canadian branch of the charitable organization, its early initiatives, and the reaction of governments, companies, and churches.
The Participation of European Minority Peoples in Public Policy Decision-Making: A National and Supranational Legal Perspective
Alternate Title
Legal Working Paper Series on Legal Empowerment for Sustainable Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Konstantia Koutouki
Doris Farget
Description
Focuses on the Sami and the Roma.
Peguis First Nation TLE Selection, Acquisition and Development: Background Report & Strategic Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Michael Dudley
Scott McCullough
People, Land & Sea: Environmental Governance on Haida Gwaii
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Lee
Description
Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.
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.
Pipeline Panel Withdraws Over Concerns of Safety
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 2, May 2012, p. 8
Description
Looks at review hearings held for people to express their views about a pipeline project.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Pitfalls and Pipelines: Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Abigail Anongos
Dmitry Berezhkov
Sarimin J. Boengkih
Julie Cavanaugh-Bill
Asier Martínez de Bringas ... [et al.]
Place Against Empire: Primitive Accumulation, Settler Colonialism and the Occupy Movement
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Glen Coulthard
Description
Podcast emphasizes the need to understand the theft of Indigenous lands throughout Canadian history.
Duration: 43:14
Placing Knowledge as Resurgence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
InTensions , no. 6, The Resurgence of Indigenous Womens Knowledge and Resistance in Relation to Land and Territoriality, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. 1-27
Description
Looks at decolonization by renewing relationships with place and Indigenous knowledge.