Comprehensive agreement-in-principle between the Meadow Lake First Nations (Birch Narrows Dene Nation, Buffalo River Dene Nation, Canoe Lake Cree Nation, Clearwater River Dene Nation, English River First Nation, Flying Dust First Nation, Island Lake First Nation, Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation and Waterhen Lake First Nation) as represented individually by their respective Chiefs ... as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Developmentdgh864Fri, 08/23/2013 - 00:00
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Meadow Lake First Nations
Government of Canada
Description
Agreement between Meadow Lake First Nations, Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Canada to start negotiations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Self-Determination, 2001, pp. 4-5
Description
Editorial comments on the various interpretations and uses of the phrases, "self-determination", "self-government" and "autonomy".
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St. Thomas Law Review, vol. 14, 2001 - 2002, pp. 425-447
Description
Examines the right of self determination in the United Nations Declaration and outlines two types of constitutive processes that should sharply reduce the human rights violations experienced by indigenous peoples.
Political Inclusion of the Sami as Indigenous People in Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nils Oskal
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 235-261
Description
Discusses Sami rights to land and water in Norway.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Self-Determination, 2001, pp. 36-41
Description
Describes the transformation of Home Rule from it's conception in 1979 to the appointment of a self-government commission in 1999.
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Discusses the negotiating problems between Aboriginal groups and mining companies and the need to develop a long-term vision about mineral development.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 105-135
Description
Argues that the current federal vision of self-government is unacceptable and that any attempt to renew the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society, must be established as Nation to Nation relations.