Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cristina Verán
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the tragic legacy of the U.S. nuclear testing program and the group made up of students from around the Pacific who are working in solidarity for a peaceful and just Oceania.
Of a 'Contested Ground' and an 'Indelible Stain': A Difficult Reconciliation Between Australia and its Aboriginal History During the 1990s and 2000s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorenzo Veracini
Aboriginal History, vol. 27, 2003, pp. [224]-239
Description
Outlines the evolution of Aboriginal history during the 1990s and looks at debates that followed the publication of the report, Bringing Them Home.
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.
Ohio Is Not without Its Share of Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Whitewolf-Marsh
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 452-455
Description
Author discusses their work at a university in Ohio; details progress they have made since they were a graduate student and in their current role as an instructor and describes ongoing anti-Indigenous racism.
The Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation of Monterey, California: Dispossession, Federal Neglect, and the Bitter Irony of the Federal Acknowledgment Process
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Laverty
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 18, no. 2, Autumn, 2003, pp. 41-77
Description
Presents the Esselen Nation's struggle to regain federal acknowledgment.
The Olympic Land Grab
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Naomi Klein
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, 2003, pp. 36-38
Description
Examines the impact the 2010 Winter Olympics will have on the First Nations people of British Columbia.
To access this article scroll down to page 36.
ON AIR: Spreading the Word About the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kaimana Barcarse
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the series of radio programs that inform Indigenous listeners about their rights under international law.
On Customary Law: Inquiry into an Indigenous Rights Issue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom G. Svensson
Acta Borealia, vol. 20, no. 2, December 2003, pp. 95-119
Description
Sheds light on the question of customary law as a factor in the current Aboriginal political strategy.
On Endangered Languages: Endangered Languages, Creative Practice and Activism
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Wynne
Margery Fee
Patrick Moore
Peter Morin Khelsilem Rivers
Description
"This session will explore the museum as a site of cultural contestation and issues of appropriation and commodification".
Session 3 of 3.
Duration: 59:23.
On Jurisdiction and Settler Colonialism: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the Federal Land Claims Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Shiri Pasternak
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2013.
[ONECA Conference 2013]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sharon Venne
Description
Talks about Treaty Rights to Education and what the state of Canada is doing.
Duration: 54:51.
Only One Way Forward, says White - Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 10,16
Description
Looks at talks, between the Prime Minister of Canada and First Nations Chiefs, regarding a document that highlights eight crucial issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
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.
The Opening of the First Nations University of Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bonnie Leask
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 26-27
Description
Presents the grand opening of the First Nations University of Canada which was formerly the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
Opening Statement of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Complaint alleges Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations children on reserve on the basis of race and ethnic origin by refusing to fund child welfare at the same level as other children.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Options for Commercial Enterprises in First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Heather Edwards
Description
Looks at the framework for developing and evaluating options for First Nations to take charge of economic development in the commercial fishing industry. This article also examines five commercial operations to ascertain how some of the principal concepts and ideas actually ‘work’ in practice.
Oral Narratives, Customary Laws and Indigenous Water Rights in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlowe Gregory Sam
Description
Interdisciplinary/Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2013.
The Oromo, Gadaa/Siqqee Democracy and the Liberation of Ethiopian Colonial Subjects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asafa Jalata
Harwood Schaffer
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 277-295
Description
Looks at the development of an administration to break up the Tigrayan-led Ethiopian terrorist government.
The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephanie May de Montigny
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 204-207
Description
Book review of: The Other Movement by Denise E. Bates.
Review located by scrolling to page 204.
Our Nationhood
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Looks at the Listuguj Mi'gmaq people and their determination to manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.
Duration: 1:36:00.
Our Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
Our Right to Communicate: Getting the World to Listen
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anselmo Xunic
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the challenges community radio stations are facing because of the telecommunications law that does not allow licenses for non-profit community radio stations.
An Overview of Aboriginal Self-Government
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kinwa Bluesky
Description
Examines Aboriginal self-government and negotiating of agreements with the federal and provincial governments.
Pankiw Insults Both [Saskatoon] Mayor's Office, MPs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, May 30, 2003, p. A17
Description
Suggests that Jim Pankiw has a fixation with destroying positive Aboriginal programs.
Paths of Indigenous Cyber-Activism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kyra Landzelius
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples and Information Technology, 2003, pp. 6-13
Description
Overview of the virtual face of Indigenous people expressed through self-authoring engagements, websites, chat, emails or other applications.
To access this article scroll down to page 6.
Pegahmagabow: Legendary Warrior, Forgotten Hero
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Adrian Hayes
Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II: Module 1: Introduction
Alternate Title
Module One: Introduction
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]
Description
Overview of course which focuses on issues around revival of northern cultures and languages. Discusses concepts of identity, culture and self-determination.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Perceptions of Repatriation: An Anthropological Examination of the Meaning Behind Repatriating Human Remains in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Scott
Description
Public Issues Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.
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.
The Perspectives of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada on the Monarchy: Reflections on the Occasion of the Queen's Golden Jubilee
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson
Constitution Forum, vol. 13, no. 1, 2003, pp. 9-15
Description
Looks at the blending of laws and customs of the English and Aboriginal people and the Constitution Act, 1982
Peru: The Camisea Project and Indigenous Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Beatriz Huertas Castillo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, 2003, pp. 28-35
Description
Article examines the social cost of oil and gas development on the Indigenous peoples in the Amazonian forests of Peru.
To access this article scroll down to page 28.
Plain Talk 10: First Nations Education
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Articulates why Indigenous people have strong feelings regarding education rights and why it should be delivered in a culturally appropriate method.
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa
Alternate Title
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Meloche
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.
The Policy Agenda of Native Peoples from World War II to the 1969 White Paper
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
vol. 1
Description
Discusses efforts to resist assimilation and retain unique cultures, treaty entitlements, and inherent rights.
Chapter one from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Political and Fiscal Accountability of Band Governments
Alternate Title
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute) ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merle Alexander
Description
Fact sheet on basic questions about Band accountability and sections of the Indian Act.
Political Will and all of Canada Needed to Drive Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 11
Description
Looks at a declaration that was agreed to by two First Nation hunger strikers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Politics Heats Up In Indian Country, Province
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, May 9, 2003, p. B13
Description
Comments on several recent news items including Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' elections, the identity of Charlie Smoke, the Pat Lorje incident and the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement.
The Politics of Authenticity: Aboriginal Tasmanians and Liberal Governmentality
Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Moore
pp. 31-48
Description
Presents two case studies illustrating identity politics in which Aboriginal Tasmanians are routinely immersed and then explains why and how the politics have developed.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 31.
The Politics of Institutional Development: An Examination of Aboriginal Post-Secondary Institutions in British Columbia and Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen Weir
Description
Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.
Postcolonial Citizenship: Reconsidering Indigenous Political Belonging and Authority in Settler Societies
Theses
Author/Creator
Derek Kornelsen
Description
Political Science Thesis (PhD)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Paper presented at: Canadian Political Science Association, Annual Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
[Power in Law Conference: Women in Law and Social Movements - Idle No More]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheelah McLean
Sylvia McAdam
Description
Co-founders of Idle No More movement speak at part five of conference The Power in Law held Nov. 8, 2013 at the University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 32:29.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Première Nation D'Alexis: Enquête sur la Revendication Relative aux Emprises Accordées à TransAlta Utilities
Alternate Title
Alexis First Nation Inquiry - TransAlta Utilities Rights of Way Claim Final Report (French language version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission final report dated March 2003, French language version. Commissioners include : Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s.
[Presentation from the Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians to the Senate on Bill C-6, Specific Claims Resolution Act]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians
Description
Presentation requests that Canada honour treaty commitments and lawful obligations.
Presentation to the Provincial Congress
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miles Richardson
Description
Chief Commissioner Miles Richardson discusses the land issue in British Columbia and identifies governance, revenue sharing, and compensation as critical issues to make treaty negotiations more effective.
Duration: 18:53.
Presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs on Bill C-6, Specific Claims Resolution Act by Chief Morris Shannacappo; Rolling River First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Parliament. Senate. Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Description
Submission discusses the flaws of Bill C-6 regarding the unilateral nature of appointments which it was felt compromised the independence of the claims body.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
Presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Regarding Bill C-6, Specific Claims Resolution Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol McBride
Description
Presentation focuses on the content of the Bill and the process used to move the legislation through the system.
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.