National Centre for First Nations Governance; Native Nations Institute for Leadership
Management
and Policy
Description
Chronicles the genesis, application and effects of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation Government Law on Fisheries and Fishing which governs salmon fishing on the Restigouche Rivers and supersedes provincial and federal authority.
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 21, 1991-1992, pp. 390-405
Description
Examines the impact of section 25 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 35 of the Constitution on the Nunavut Agreement-in-Principle.
Histories of Anthropology Annual, vol. 6, 2010, pp. 129-170
Description
Looks at how Sol Tax incorporated action anthropology, through conventional tactics, into his goals of challenging the United States government policies and also challenged assimilationist ideals found in both science and politics.
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.
Overview of the actions taken by the Government of Canada with respect to Aboriginal issues of education, reconciliation, governance and self-government, economic development, empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and resolution of land issues.
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.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres Nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 99-135
Description
Looks at strategies Indigenous peoples use to deal with state power and suggests an alternative way.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-40
Description
Comments about the on going process of tribal government development in the Navajo Nation.
Acta Borealia, vol. 27, no. 1, June 2010, pp. 66-90
Description
Compares political involvement of Sami to the general Norwegian population and finds a high degree of participation with little marginalization or political segregation.
Explores difficulties involved in reconciling First Nations women's human rights with the right to self-government, which may result in discrimination against women in areas such as band membership.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Indigenous Affairs , no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 28-37
Description
Discusses the establishment of a community-based credit union as an example of a self-determined development model implemented by the peoples of Kalimantan.
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National Forum, vol. 71, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. [18-20?]
Description
Looks at the many and varied services provided by tribal governments and the tenacity, resourcefulness and political ability these governments have to survive.