ĆELÁNEN: a Journal of Indigenous Governance, vol. 1, no. 1, 2004, p. [?]
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Discusses recommendations that should be made to address the conflict between the Chilean state and Mapuche Nation including establishing an exchange program between the Indigenous Institute in Temuco and the Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria, B.C.
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 (ICC) general introduction to its mandate, the Commissioners and accomplishments of the agency for the period April 1, 1995-March 31, 1996. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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
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Discusses the Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, race, colour, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 87-129
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Examines the 1896 law case Ward v. Race Horse which brought in new doctrines that constricted treaty rights, elevating State's rights above Federally sanctioned treaty rights.
Journal of American Ethnic History, vol. 15, no. 4, Summer, June 1, 1996, pp. 53-59
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Book review of:
The Ordeal of the Longhouse: The Peoples of the Iroquois League in the Era of European Colonization by Daniel K. Richter,
A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and its Peoples by Michael C. McConnell,
The Dividing Paths: Cherokees and South Carolinians Through the Era of Revolution by Tom Hatley,
The Founders of America: How Indians Discovered... by Francis Jennings.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-34
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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
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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 Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture
Women and Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shari M. Huhndorf
Cheryl Suzack
Women and Indigenous Studies Series
Description
Overview of diverse topics and issues explored in the book to underscore debate and importance of emerging Indigenous feminist endeavours.
Introduction from Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture edited by Cheryl Suzack, Shari M. Huhndort, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 76-83
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Discusses the adoption of United Nations Declaration on of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and self-determination.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 634-648
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Discussion of aboriginal efforts to improve their socioeconomic status through entrepreneurship and business development fuelled by land claims settlements.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 38-43
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Provides examples of the positive moves promoting and protecting indigenous peoples' traditional system of governance to retain traditional ways of life.
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Discussion based on cases decided under the Optional Protocol to the Convent, on the Human Rights Committee's general comments and consideration of periodic report by States parties. Focuses on Article 1: the right of all peoples to self determination; and Article 27: the protection afforded under the notions of 'culture' and 'minority'.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 111-138
Description
Illustrates how legislation has historically, and currently, grappled with the rights of Maori, in terms of the right to participate in the ownership and management of mountains.
Global Environmental Politics, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2010, pp. 12-35
Description
Looks at the environmental justice struggles of Indigenous peoples and their demands for equity, recognition, participation, and other capabilities, looking at all of these in terms of a concern for the basic functioning of nature, culture, and communities.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 40-45
Description
Looks at women and decision-making, food security and development, international policy work, human trafficking, conflict situations and societal change.
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Describes the opposition of the Indigenous Women's Network with the Meadow Lake (SK) Tribal Council over the building of a nuclear waste dump on Aboriginal land.
Divided into seven sections: Legal Frameworks and Analysis; DNA and Property Rights; Historical and Theoretical Accounts of Intellectual Property Rights; Case Studies; Biological Resources and Ethnomedicine; Websites on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues; and Organizations.