Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 58
E-Books
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
The Nomadic Pastoralists of Burkina Faso
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Issa Diallo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 48-53
Description
Focuses on the Duroobe in Burkina Faso, the vulnerability of nomadic pastoralists and negative stereotypes and makes recommendations for improvement.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
Nordic Sami Convention: International Human Rights, Self-Determination and Other Central Provisions
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 3, 2007
Galdu Cala ; no. 3, 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mattias Åhrén
Martin Scheinin
John B. Henriksen
Northerners Want Polar Ambassador; Harper Urged to Restore Position that was Cancelled Last Year
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Randy Boswell
The Vancouver Sun, August 4, 2007, p. A6
Description
Urging the Prime Minister to revive the circumpolar ambassador, as Russia plans to plant a flag on the North Pole seabed.
Norwegian Legislation and Administration: Saami Land Rights
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 1, 2007
Galdu Cala ; no. 1, 2007
Norwegian Legislation and Administration: Sami Land Rights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eva Josefsen
Description
Looks at important acts which govern land use and ownership, as well as some Supreme Court judgments after 1968.
Nunavut and Canadian Arctic Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 82-108, 263
Description
Discusses unresolved legal and political matters that question Canadian Arctic sovereignty and looks at different approaches to sovereignty by the Government of Canada, Arctic Indigenous peoples, and other Northerners.
Nunavut, the Unfulfilled Dream: The Arduous Path Towards Socio-Economic Autonomy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
André Légaré
Northern Review, no. 30, Spring, 2009, pp. 207-240
Description
Attempts to gauge the success of the Nunavut government's priorities ten years after receiving territorial status.
NWAC Honours Achievements
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Harvey
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 9, December 2007, p. 11
Description
The Native Women's Association of Canada, at the 2007 Annual General Meeting, honoured four people whose efforts supported the rights of First Nations women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
O.C.A.P.: Ownership, Control, Access and Possession: First Nations Inherent Right to Govern First Nations Data
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Discussion of principles involved in information management practices with respect to researchers and governments.
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.
Office of the Treaty Commissioner Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mike Gosselin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 8
Description
Looks at The Legacy Program, an educational tool used to explore the history of Treaty Land Entitlement, created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
Article found by scrolling to page 8.
Oil and Gas Exploitation on Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Territories: Human Rights, International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 4, 2006
Galdu Cala ; no. 4, 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rune S. Fjellheim
John B. Henriksen
Old-Time Origins of Modern Sovereignty: State-Building among the Keweenaw Bay Ojibway, 1832-1854
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Doherty
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 165-187
Description
Article examines how the Anishinaabe of Lake Superior' act of asserting Nation/Statehood as an assertion of sovereignty continues to affect contemporary relations and sovereignty movements.
On Talking about Indigenous Gambling and Economic Development in Australia, the US and Canada: Rights, Whiteness and Sovereignties
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fiona Nicoll
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 49-61
Description
Looks at a comparative analysis of discourses on Indigenous gambling in four countries worldwide.
On the Logic of Discernment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
American Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 479-491
Description
Book reviews of:
Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America by Eva Marie Garroutte.
Who Owns Native Culture? by Michael Brown.
On the Near Optimality of Aboriginal Property Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Seth W. Norton
Description
Examines how economic institutions affect economic performance on agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, and what forces determine the configuration of property rights for different economic entities.
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.
[Open Letter to the Prime Minister (Australia)]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Butler
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, p. 23
Description
Letter written to Australian Prime Minister John Howard commenting on the government's record toward Aboriginal peoples.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Outlaws and Citizens: Indigenous People and the ‘New Media Nation’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Description
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
Overriding Aboriginal Group Rights a Mistake
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 27, 2007, p. A11
Description
Describes how the Stephen Harper Conservative minority government is removing a section of the Human Rights Act which in turn affects the Indian Act.
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Brady Boehmer
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 85-88
Description
Book review of: Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization edited by Jerry Mander and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
Partnership in Action? Indigenous Political Mobilization and Co-optation During the First UN Indigenous Decade (1995-2004)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 29, 2007, pp. 137-166
Description
Looks at effectiveness of transnational Indigenous action networks and how Indigenous movements have become mainstreamed in the United Nations structure.
Pasqua Band Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Description
Agreement to fulfill Treaty Number Four land provisions.
Pathways & Protocols: A Filmmaker's Guide to Working with Indigenous People, Culture and Concepts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Discusses the ethical and legal issues involved in transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen.
Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. 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 Indian Band Inquiry - Kapasawin Townsite Claim - Public Release - June 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [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.]
Peace, Friendship, and Financial Panic: Reading the Mark of Black Hawk in Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kendall Johnson
American Literary History, vol. 19, no. 4, Winter, 2007, pp. 771-799
Description
Discusses the events of the Black Hawk War of 1832 which resulted in the creation of "Peace and Friendship" medals, an outcome of U.S. practices in Treaty negotiations.
People of the Sacred Language: Revival of the Hocak Language
Theses
Author/Creator
Tashina John
Description
Global Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2009.
Performing Cultural Empowerment: Native American Activism on Alcatraz Island
Theses
Author/Creator
Isis L. Golden
Description
Performance Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 2009.
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 Placebo Effect: International Patent Law and the Protection of Traditional Plant Medicine
Theses
Author/Creator
Konstantia Koutouki
Description
Law Thesis (LL.D)--Université de Montréal, 2007.
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.
Plumwood's Logic of Colonization and the Legal Antecedents of Wilderness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna M. Reeves
Ethics & the Environment, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 75-97
Description
Examines Plumwood's theory of the logic of colonization; looks at the philosophical analysis of Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in the case of Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823); and explores the concept of wilderness in a new non-colonizing way.
The Plurality of Meanings Shouldered by the Term "Aboriginality": An Analysis of the Delgamuukw Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dimitrios Panagos
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.
PM's Use of Aboriginal Front Group May Backfire
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, October 19, 2007, p. A15
Description
Highlights content related to First Nations issues in Prime Minster Stephen Harper's throne speech.
Political Protest, Conflict, and Tribal Nationalism: The Oklahoma Choctaws and the Termination Crisis of 1959-1970.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Lambert
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.
The Politics of Kith and Kin: Observations on the British Columbia Government’s Reaction to the Death of Sherry Charlie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Cradock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 15-33
Description
Discussion of the difficulties Aboriginal child welfare agencies face when operating in a system that is not designed for their needs.
"The Politics of Storytelling”: Reflections on Native Activism and the Quest for Identity in First Nations Literature: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Thomas King’s Medicine River, and Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach
Theses
Author/Creator
Agnes Zinöcker
Description
Literature Thesis (M.A.)---Unisersität Wien [University of Vienna], 2009.
Post-Soviet Structures, Path-Dependency and Passivity in Chukotkan Coastal Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bent Nielsen
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 163-181
Description
Article examines and compares conditions during the early Soviet years and the early post Soviet era.
Postmodernism, Native American Literature and Issues of Sovereignty
Theses
Author/Creator
Olena Gorelova
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2009.
Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thibault Martin
Steven M. Hoffman
John Bonner
Thibault Martin
Gabrielle A. Slowey ... [et al.]
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 Anishinabée de Roseau River Enquête sur la Cession de 1903
Alternate Title
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.]
Première Nation de Paul Enquête sur le Lotissement Urbain de Kapasiwin
Alternate Title
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.]
Première Nation de Saulteau Enquête Relative aux Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité et aux Terres Individuelles
Alternate Title
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.]
Première Nation Ojibway de Sandy Bay Enquête sur les Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité
Alternate Title
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.]
Preparing For the Day After Treaty: A Conference for First Nations: Conference Presentations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nelson Leeson
Paul Kaludjak
Joseph Arvay
Matthew Coon Come
Thomas Berger ... [et al.]
Description
Transcripts of conference keynote addresses, workshops and panel discussions.