In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal
Newfoundland and Labrador vs. Labrador Métis Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
Court of Appeal
Description
At issue is whether Métis located in southern Labrador have rights which compel the Crown to engage in consultation regarding areas affected by Phase III of the Trans-Labrador Highway.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 6-21
Description
Looks various groups and individuals helping to transform Bolivia since the return of democracy that ended military dictatorship.
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Film comments on the social and technological changes that are confronting the traditional hunting culture of the Innu. Accompanying material: Hunters and Bombers [Study Guide].
Duration: 53:31.
Examines how the traditional activities of the Yukaghirs are determined by the landscape they inhabit and how their identity has managed to survive because of these traditional activities.
Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
Analyzes the relative absence of protests of civil disobedience in Canada compared to the United States, arguing that Canadian culture leans more to negotiation and referendums rather than violence.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 233-244
Description
Looks at Aboriginal participation in mine development and how more inclusive social and environmental development models can support a more equitable and sustainable development. Uses the Galore Creek Project as a case study.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings: A Publication of the Indian Claims Commission (2007) 18 ICCP
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Report includes background documents, articles, comments and responses regarding the following cases: Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation, Flooding Negotiations (Mediation); Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry, Fire Hills Colony Claim; Moosomin First Nation ,1909 Reserve Land Surrender (Mediation); Thunderchild First Nation, 1908 Surrender Claim (Mediation); and the Betsiamites Band, Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquires.
Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Jane Dickson-Gilmore, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 66-86
Description
Using the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin as a case study the author offers criticism of current Tribal government operations and details a step-by-step plan to non-violently seize political power.
Canadian Journal of Film Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 48-81
Description
Discusses the Aboriginal documentaries produced as part of National Film Board's initiative designed to give marginalized social groups a greater voice. Films include: Powwow at Duck Lake, Elliot Lake, The Indian Speaks, Ballad of Crowfoot, Cree Hunters of Mistassini, and You are on Indian Land.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Lillie
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Discusses the Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, race, colour, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-34
Description
Argues that, based on New Zealand models, principles of Indigeneity or an Aboriginal sensitive approach, is both necessary and overdue as a practice for Canadian policy making.
Studies in Political Economy, vol. 85, Social Movements & Economies, Spring, 2010, pp. 99-123
Description
Comments on the Mabo decision and its impact on Indigenous agency to negotiate terms for large-scale resource development on traditional lands. Presents case study of the Century Mine and mineral negotiations in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-43
Description
Explores the main factors involved in the contentious collective action by the Labrador Innu during the 1980s and 1990s and questions the possible application of these factors to other cases.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, June 2007, pp. 82-90
Description
Looks at the political history and relations between the middle and upper class people of Bolivia and the governments' struggles to break with the past.
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