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.
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, December 2008, pp. 71-85
Description
Looks at the importance of Aboriginal involvement with land-claim boards, and their influence over government decisions affecting the wildlife and environment of traditional aboriginal lands.
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 96-110
Description
Article advocates for the restructuring of Diné (Navajo) governance, self-determination, and sovereignty based on the calls from Diné scholars to restructure tribal governance in a way that returns to traditional philosophies and frameworks
Looks at data from the General Social Survey for the year 2006 to determine where Indians stand on issues of religion and politics as compared to other ethnic groups.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2008, pp. 57-81
Description
Explores the political, social, and cultural significance the Chief raising ceremony had on the identity of the Oneida in 1925, as seen through the eyes of media.
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.
Discusses ways of revitalizing the Ngoni culture, traditions and governance through personal historical memories, sacred oral histories & documented written sources.