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The Ipperwash Inquiry

Alternate Title
Landmark Case (Ontario Justice Education Network)
[Ontario Justice Education Network Courts and Classrooms Resource
Documents & Presentations
Background to the protest, synopsis of events of which lead to the death of Dudley George, and key recommendations from the report. Accompanied by discussion questions for use in Grade 11 and 12 classrooms.
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James Bay Project and the Cree

Web Sites » Organizations
Overview of the political developments regarding the hydroelectric project, starting in 1971, includes video and radio clips. CBC Archives caries the stories in Cree under Eeyou Istschee: Land of the Cree.
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Jim Lapatic Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Lapatic
Johnny Cardinal
Indian History Film Project
Describes how Papaschase took scrip and the members of his band scattered to various other reserves which were then compensated for the loss of the Papaschase Reserve land.
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John Breretton Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Breretton
Ken Tyler
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
John Breretton describes what he knows of the history of some Alberta reserves including Saddle Lake, Washatanow, and Blue Quills. He talks about conflicts resulting from amalgamation.
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Judicial Decisions: Shoshone Indians v. United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of the United States
American Journal of International Law, vol. 39, no. 4, October 1945, pp. 818-839
In 1945 the USSC (Supreme Court of the United States) considered the Treaty of 1835 and held Indian Treaties are to be interpreted according to their "tenor and intent" and not to be otherwise construed "to remedy alleged injustices."
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Judicial Treatment of Indigenous Land Rights in the Common Law World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
CLPE Research Paper Series, vol. 04, no. 05, 2008, pp. ii, 1-37
Examines the sources, content and proof of land rights of Indigenous peoples in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand from the common law perspective. Allow time for the link to download the article.
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The Kahnawà:ke Standoff and Reflections on Fascism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Bedford
Thomas Cheney
Socialist Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, Special Section: Twenty Years After Kanehsatà:ke: Reflections, Responses, Analyses, Spring, 2010, pp. 125-136
Discusses media and government reactions to the Oka protest in 1990.
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Keynote Address: Indigenous Peoples and Their Mark on the International Legal System

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. James Anaya
American Indian Law Review, vol. 31, no. 2, Symposium: Lands, Liberties, and Legacies: Indigenous Peoples and International Law, 2006/2007, pp. 257-272
Discusses the implications of the decision by the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, under its Urgent Action Procedure, which directs the United States to cease its violation of Shoshone land rights.
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Kwebeh: Building Institutions to Manage Mineral Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2012, pp. 151-152
Comments on a working group that meets to hear the plans of mining and exploration companies, build and implement Impact Agreements and report back to the Chiefs.
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Labrador Inuit Harvesting and the Politics of Land Claims

Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Procter
Looks at influences regulating Inuit economic activities, the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, and new governance arrangements.
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Land and Language: The Struggle for National, Territorial, and Linguistic Integrity of the Oneida People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John H. Johnsen
Bartosz Hlebowicz
Harry Schüler
Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, vol. 11, no. 1, 2012, pp. 117-141
Discusses the history, programs, goals and desires concerning Oneida language and culture pertaining to three communities in New York State, Ontario and Wisconsin.
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Land Security, Sovereignty Head Erasmus' Priorities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 14

Profiles Dene Chief, Bill Erasmus, who is running for National Chief for the Assembly of First Nations.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.

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The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation and The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Arnett
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 142-144
Book reviews of: The Land We Are edited by Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill and Sophie McCall. The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine Elsey. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 142.
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Lands (Whose are They?)

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vern Chocan
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 3, March 1993, p. 4
Vern Chocan's perspective on the significance of land.
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Language , Distance, Democracy: Development Decision Making and Northern Communications

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheena Kennedy Dalseg
Frances Abele
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 207-240
Looks at the role new communication technology played in two scenarios: the inquiry into the construction of a pipeline in the Mackenzie Valley and the Nunavut Impact Review Board hearings into the Mary River ore project.
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The Law of Nations and the New World

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gordon Morris Bakken
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, p. 415
Book review of: The Law of Nations and the New World by L.C. Green and Olive P. Dickason.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Interview is a general account of his life.
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The Legal and Social Alienation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles E. Reasons
Dennis Pavlich
International Journal of Canadian Studies , no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [69]-84
Discusses strategies of reducing social alienation by increasing legal alienation rights to land through land claims. Scroll down to page 69 to read article
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Life on the 18th Hole

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Neel
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 132-139
Looks at the milestones of the Oka stand-off and the struggle for change
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The Little Program That Could: Nunavut Sivuniksavut's Unique & Effective Approach to Post-Secondary Education for Inuit Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Murray Angus
Becky Mearns
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 66-69
Overview of program that has Inuit-specific course content and academic cultural skill development. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 66 to read article.
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Looking for Solutions in the Canadian North: Modern Treaties as a New Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Saku
Robert M. Bone
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
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