Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, employment, child well-being, land claim obligations and improvement of programs and services.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 591-613
Description
Looks at how the number of meanings for the term "Aboriginality" impacts aboriginal rights by examining the Delgamuukw decision and the impact the case had in determining the nature and extent of Aboriginal rights and title.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 283-309
Description
Argues that contrary to accepted wisdom, there was a movement to resist the process of assimilation advocated by Harry J. W. Belvin and that this resistance began with the Choctaw youth movement.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 49-75
Description
Looks at the connection between images and stories in the documentary and exposes the politics associated with American Indian filmmaking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 49.
Organization & Environment, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2010, p. 76–98
Description
Argues that Impact and Benefit Agreements may provide more direct engagement with industry and a sharing of benefits from resource development than has been provided in Northern Canada.
Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation 1903 Surrender Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report concludes that Canada (the Crown) did not breach Treaty 1 when it permitted a surrender of the Band's reserve land. (French language version). Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Saulteau First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement and Lands in Severality Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines an alleged shortfall of land and a claim for land under the provisions of Treaty 8. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Jane Dickson-Gilmore.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Focuses on the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim and examines the history including the 1913 and 1930 Order in Councils and problems regarding historical population counts. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Alan C. Holman.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 205-234
Description
Assesses a new approach to safeguarding Indigenous people by targeting institutions that finance projects that can potentially alter, in a negative way, Indigenous lifestyles.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 1-22
Description
Case study examines the alliance between Indigenous nations and organizations, the National Parks Service, and various religious organizations during the litigation surrounding the use of the Devil’s Tower formation during the Sun Dance season.
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, 1999, pp. 27-54
Description
Discusses implications for contemporary agreements and relationships between First Nations and federal/provincial governments, should Quebec separate from Canada.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 169-192
Description
Looks at changes in hunting, fishing and gathering patterns and speculates about the future of this way of life while there are also significant weather, technology, nutrition and dietary changes occurring.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 50-56
Description
Discusses various Indigenizing approaches to research including concepts of actualizing, regeneration of cultures and communities, and sustainable self-determination.
Describes how the Matrimonial Real Property (MRP) Solutions initiative created a safe environment where First Nations women could share their concerns, experiences, ideas, and possible solutions.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 7-25
Description
Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4, Autumn, 2007, pp. 559-581
Description
Article provide biographical information from historic sources and articulates Sagoyewatha’s (Red Jacket’s) role as an activist for Indigenous sovereignty; focuses on his participation in the Ogden Council of 1819 and his appropriation of the Republican rhetoric of the time.