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Using Land Use and Occupancy Mapping to Establish a Protected Area Network in the Deh Cho Territory, Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Herb Norwegian
Petr Cizek
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 30-35
Discusses methods and results gained from land use and occupancy studies which was used for negotiating land withdrawals legally prohibiting new land sales, land leases, mineral staking, oil/gas exploration and timber cutting. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
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Verna Richards Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Verna Richards
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local people including Brady and Norris.
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Victorian Women with Guns

Images » Photographs
A photograph of two non-Aboriginal women in Victorian style dresses and caps holding shotguns. A dog sits at their feet. They are probably Blanche and Charlotte Mann who lived and worked with their father Indian agent George Mann (see historical note).
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Violence Against Women and Due Diligence: Applying the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Cotton Field Framework to the Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olívia Radics
De iurisprudentia et iure publico / Journal of Legal and Political Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Discusses statistics, historical, social and economic context of the issue, Canadian state's investigations, and specific responses and observations by international treaty bodies.
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Violence and Abuse in Sámi Communities

Alternate Title
Thematic Report (Norwegian National Human Rights Institution)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norwegian National Human Rights Institution

Analyzes the State's human rights obligations as found in the European Convention on Human Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Istanbul Convention, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and examines the challenges that prevent Sámi victims from accessing support services and the measures implemented to provide remedies to the problem.

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Voices From the Indigenous Leadership Forum

Articles » General
New Socialist, no. 58, Special Issue on Indigenous Resurgence, Sept-Oct 2006, pp. 21-22
Highlights discussions that took place at the 2006 Indigenous Forum held June 5 to 16 at the University of Victoria. Scroll down to page 21 to read article.
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Voting in Māori Governance Entities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Bargh
Arama Rata
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-19

Examines whether voter turnout for Māori governance entities is comparable to the declining voter turn out internationally.

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Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19

E-Books
Author/Creator
Katherine Fierlbeck
Lorian Hardcastle
Aimée Craft
Deborah McGregor
Jeffery Hewitt … [et al.]
See: Chapter A-2 "COVID-19 and First Nations' Responses" by Aimée Craft, Deborah McGregor, and Jeffery Hewit. Chapter D-6 "Systemic Discrimination in Government Services and Programs and Its Impact on First Nations Peoples During the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Anne Levesque and Sophie Theriault.
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Walter Deiter Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Walter Deiter
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Walter Deiter, former president of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians and first president of the National Indian Brotherhood, talks about the importance of Malcolm Norris in Metis politics and the splitting of the National Indian Council into the National Indian Brotherhood and the Metis Association of Canada.
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Warrior Economics: Financing the Poorest of the Native American Poor

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warner Woodworth
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Policy Network, vol. 15, no. 2, Special International Indigenous Issue, Summer, 2004, p. [?]
Discusses how microcredit has the potential to benefit tribal groups and build economic sustainability. Access through table of contents.
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"We're Going Slowly Because We're Going Far": Building An Autonomous Education System in Chiapas

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stine Krøijer
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous People and Education, 2005, pp. 16-20
Looks at the implementation of an Indigenous education program that reflects the needs of the community by focusing on four areas: life and environment, history, languages and mathematics. To access this article, scroll down to page 16.
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Western Vote Key in Choosing New AFN Chief

Alternate Title
Western Vote Key in Choosing New Assembly of First Nations Chief
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, July 17, 2009, p. A11
Discusses the gathering in Calgary, July 21-23, 2009, to elect a new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
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What is the Duty to Consult, Anyway, and Why is it Important?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason J. Annibale
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, January 2010, pp. 1-3
Discusses the Crown's obligation to consult whenever their actions could impact Aboriginal right or title interests that are recognized by section 35 of the Constitution.
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"Wheeler, Arthur O."

Archival » Archival Items
File contains a photocopy of Arthur O. Wheeler's daily diary from March to July, 1885. Wheeler served in the Survey (scout) Corp for the Government, and was present during some of the battles of the 1885 rebellion.
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White Backlash against Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Alternate Title
White Backlash against Indigenous People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Proulx
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, 2018, pp. 75-101
Author uses critical whiteness theory, Indigenous and non-Indigenous legal theory, and coloniality theories to examine the practices and role of mainstream governments, legal institutions, and white activists minimizing and perpetuating colonial discourses.
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Whose Land Is It Anyway? National Interest, Indigenous Stake Holders, and Colonial Discourses: The Case of Jubiluka Uranium Mine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee
Organization & Environment, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2000, pp. 3-38
Examines case where Indigenous interests were put last when permission was given by the Australian government to mine in the Kakadu National Park, a world heritage site and home to the Mirrar people.
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Wilderness Politics in Finnish Lapland: Core and Periphery Conflicts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James N. Gladden
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 59-81
Looks at future public policy decisions regarding tourist use in designated wilderness areas that has raised concerns for Sami people.
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William Cooper and the 1937 Petition to the King

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Markus
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 46-60
Comments on the leader of the Aborigines' League campaign to improve the condition of his people.
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William Harding Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
William Harding
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Mr. Harding describes his impressions of Malcolm Norris and the two groups in which they met.
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Wilma Moore Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Wilma Moore
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Wilma Moore was a teacher in Saskatoon who was involved in the Saskatchewan Metis Society in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Women in Northern Paiute Politics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert N. Lynch
Signs, vol. 11, no. 2, Winter, 1986, pp. 352-366
Focuses on a group of women who ran a tribal council for over a year in the late 1960s. Discusses how they gained control, their impact on council activities and the long term effects on their community.
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The Years That Never Were

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lorraine Peeters
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 16-19
Relates personal experience of removal from family, culture and identity.
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Youth and Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daxton Rhead
Erin Samant
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 5-6
Transcript of speeches given by students at demonstration on Parliament Hill over the treatment of Indigenous people.
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