Rights

Looks at how Todd Downing appropriates and refigures Mexico's Indigenous history and culture to reveal evidence of the modern Indigenous people obscured by Indigenismo discourse. The article also anticipates the anticolonial discourses of the American Indian civil rights movement.

Looks at reasons the MCRI would have a negative effect if passed.

Two letter comments in response to the article Effects of Racial/Ethnic Misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives by P. Stehr-Green.

"Briefing Paper for Thematic Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 144th Period of Sessions, March 28, 2012."

Judgment involving the Mohawks of Akwesasne's right to bring goods across the St. Lawrence River for trading purposes without paying customs duty.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.

Description of the current context followed by discussion of policy responses at the international, federal, provincial, and municipal levels, and Indigenous social housing. Includes two case studies: British Columbia's housing strategy and the Lu’ma Native Housing Society in Vancouver.

Comments on the debate initiated by Adam Kuper's article The Return of the Native and includes the authors' reply.

Discusses two cases Neskonlith Indian Band v Salmon Arm (City) and Wahgoshing First Nation v Solid God Resources Corp both involving failure to consult with First Nations by a municipality and a private business.

Looks at the complexities of the ongoing debate between feminists and nationalists saying that feminist theories need to integrate issues of race, lands, sovereignty, and colonialism.

Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2004.

Objective of document is to help local governments understand Aboriginal rights, opportunities for engagement, and obligations when there is a duty to consult. Case studies: Teston Site Ossuary, town of Midland, Common Ground Working Group with Abitibi-Consolidated, Elliot Lake--Serpent River First Nation Memorandum of Agreement, and Belle Island and Kingston.

Author discusses his beginnings, achievements, and use of art to raise awareness of the social and political realities of life in Papua New Guinea.

Looks at Indigenous rights and international law.

Explores involvement with the Nagoya Protocol which governs access to genetic resources and the equitable sharing of the benefits.

A brief history of Native American Indian and United States relations; examines the similarities between the historical experiences of Native Americans and Palestinians; and discusses the movement to recover the objects and remains of their ancestors.

Analyzes an essay published in the 1965 special issue of the Midcontinent American Studies Journal entitled "An American Indian Renascence?" by Nancy Oestreich Lurie. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Outlines key positions and legislation regarding Native education.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 1992.

Book review of: Native Acts by Joanne Barker.

Discusses federal and state laws regarding same sex marriage in the Cherokee and Navajo Nations.

Comments on the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) and the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)

Reviews land use disputes in Stein River Valley, British Columbia and offers an assessment of some of the larger lessons to be learned from this forestry/wilderness conflict.

Discusses Indigenous rights in northern Canada in a historical context dating back to the Spanish Conquest.

Introduction to themed issue on changes to cross-cultural relations over the last decade and the societal structure Aboriginal people operate in.

Book review of: Native Rights in Canada (Second Edition) edited by Peter A. Cumming and Neil H. Mickenberg.

Three 1970s agreements between Indigenous peoples and governments are compared: the Alaska Native Claims Settlement of 1971, the James Bay Settlement (1975) and the Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE) Agreement-in-Principle (1978).

Intended to provide a structure to uphold the fundamental right to spiritual freedom for Indigenous inmates. Includes historical overview and implementation issues.

Compilation of readings from various sources. Can be used in conjunction with Native Studies 20: Case Studies and Readings Package.

Briefly discusses interrelated issues such as sex education, HIV/AIDS, sexual identity, and violence against sex trade workers.

Special issue of Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007.

Answers the question, "Are Māori peoples with rights, or individuals with needs?".

Book review of: Negotiating Aboriginal Self-Government by David c. Hawkes. Erratum: In vol. 2 no.2, the author of the review of David Hawkes's book, Negotiating Self-Government was mistakenly identified as Mark Stevason. The correct spelling is Mark Stevenson.

Describes how the contemporary Métis of Canada endeavoured to have their collective identity recognized by the government Canada and its legal system.

Comments on the passing of the Declaration, in 2007, and the need to produce enforceable nation policies in line with the Declaration.

Report examines the effect of discrimination on Indigenous children in Australia. For someone born female, disabled or Indigenous, a life of disadvantage is the probable outcome.

Brief article describes resources addressing human rights, diabetes, and medical practitioner cultural awareness in Australia.

Examines historical background of the Federation of Newfoundland Indian (FNI) Aboriginal status rights case and land claim.

Discusses a proposed Indigenous educational theory centering on Niitsitapi ways of knowing to reappropriate the curricular space.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Los Vegas, 2016.

Discusses contrast between representations of settler-Indigenous relations put forward by countries hosting the games and reality of governments' denial of Aboriginal rights.

Documentary about the formation and process of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Duration: 47:28.

Focuses on the Duroobe in Burkina Faso, the vulnerability of nomadic pastoralists and negative stereotypes and makes recommendations for improvement. To access this article, scroll down to page 48.

Outlines the historical background of Aboriginal populations; describes New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council's organizational structure, representational capacity and track record of advocacy, with particular reference to membership recognition and representation through programming, in litigation, and policy development; analyzes demographics and options for representation of four groups: Status Indians residing off reserve; non-Status Indians; General List Indians of the Harquail Clan (Sickadomec); and never-registered populations.