Canada's History, vol. 90, no. 3, June/July 2010, pp. 16-17
Description
Comments on the fiftieth anniversary, in 2010, of First Nations unconditional right to vote in federal elections and the time line leading up to that event.
Looks at two important legal issues in the development of a model of First Nations education: recognition of the inherent jurisdiction and protection of that jurisdiction.
Revised June 1998.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allison Harell
Dimitrios Panagos
Description
Findings show an Aboriginal gender gap in vote choice that is far more pronounced than the non-Aboriginal counterpart. Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting, June 1-3, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec.
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Study: Southern Ontario Métis Traditional Plant Use
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Ontario
Description
Includes results of interviews with 18 individuals, list of plant species identified as being of interest cross-referenced with list of species found at the OPG New Nuclear Darlington site, and fact sheets on ten plants.
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 639-661
Description
Looks at how Todd Downing appropriates and refigures Mexico's Indigenous history and culture to reveal evidence of the modern Indigenous people obscured by Indigenismo discourse. The article also anticipates the anticolonial discourses of the American Indian civil rights movement.
Black Diaspora Review , vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 4-30
Description
Analysis of the three groups looks at internal problems encountered, the role and contributions of women, and methods used by the groups to get noticed.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 11-18
Description
Case study based on 25 interviews revealed social, economic and political factors effecting Inuit perspective of uranium mining, problems with consultation meetings, and some recommendations for improving Inuit participation in discussions.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 60-63
Description
Discusses and summarizes new movement in Indigenous communities that presents as an alternative to the global crisis.
To access this article, scroll down to page 60.
Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.
Book review of: Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada by Kenichi Matsui.
Scroll down to page 138 to read review.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 5, October 2010, p. 745–762
Description
Examines a model of sustainable development planning based on a case study of a successful planning process that balances social, economic, and environmental values.
Book review of: New World of Indigenous Resistance: Noam Chomsky and Voices from North, South and Central America by Lois Meyer and Benjamín Maldonado Alvarado.
Examines the meeting in which that the Nlha7kápmx people displayed to the Queen solidarity, organization and the ability to live by acceptable rules of law.
Sport in Society, vol. 13, no. 1, To Remember is to Resist: 40 Years of Sport and Social Change, 1968-2008, January 2010, pp. 143-156
Description
Discusses contrast between representations of settler-Indigenous relations put forward by countries hosting the games and reality of governments' denial of Aboriginal rights.
Discusses rights and benefits under the agreement, compares intended to actual implementation, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for future agreements.
Agreement between Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Northern Flood Committee reached as a result of hydro-electric mega project.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [221]-234
Description
Reviews opportunities, challenges and difficulties that could arise from implementation of northern land claims.
Scroll down to page 221 to read article.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 81-88
Description
Prose expresses the disappointment Aboriginal people feel in knowing that the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples was not signed.