Rights

Provides overview of the history of rights negotiations and how the roles and responsibilities of Aboriginal governments relate to the territorial government. Includes specific information on each of the negotiations underway with the Inuvialuit, Gwich'in, Sahtu, Dehcho, Acho Dene Koe First Nation, and the Métis.

Overview of the UN Declaration includes topics of Aboriginal treaty rights, women’s rights, rights to education and employment, rights to self-determination, and rights to land.

Seven fact sheets on the following topics: treaties, land claims, Aboriginal rights, duty to consult, fiduciary duty, and self-government. Originally produced for the Truth and Reconciliation national event in Winnipeg.

Designed to help communities and their leaders: understand the environmental assessment process, how First Nations can be effectively involved, regimes under agreements and acts, and regulatory processes. Some information is specific to the British Columbia context.

Authors of this study examine the tensions, concerns, and cultural factors around dog management in a community in Nunavik, Quebec; following this community assessment they work to articulate an EcoHealth approach to this issue that will engage the myriad of factors surround the controversy. Text in French.

Looks at the how the Indian Act has affected Aboriginal women's status by isolating women from political participation within their communities.

Discusses concerns about the management and protection of World Heritage sites, and Indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and sovereignty.

Discusses some of the pressing issues facing the World Heritage Convention regarding the protection of cultural property, monuments and sites.

Discussion paper topics include Aboriginal participation in constitutional reform, the Constitution Act of 1982, and the issues likely to be raised at the 1983 conference.

Examines issues and implications related to the transfer of political authority to the governments of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Issues include autonomy, integration, responsibility, accountability and capacity.

Presents the declaration as adopted by the U.B.C.I.C. General Assembly held in Courtenay, British Columbia, May 17, 1976.

Comments on the unique situation faced by Hawai'i in terms of campaigns for indigenous people's rights.

Presents the resolution that was formulated and acted upon by the participants of the 30th American Indian Language Development Institute, Tucson, Arizona on the 2nd of July, 2009. Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.

Examines how the Declaration, if implemented, would influence day-to-day First Nations and urban Aboriginal governmental operations.

Article examines the challenges of discrimination and the exclusion of Aboriginal views from mainstream Australian society.

Discusses the initiatives of the Centre including the basic right to clean drinking water and proper sanitation. Duration: 34:29.

Focuses on policies which discriminate against Indigenous women and their offspring by denying them status and treaty rights.

Book review of: Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call by A. Manuel and R. M. Derrikson.

Management in Organizational Leadership Thesis (D.Mgt)--University of Phoenix, 2010.

Young environmentalist discusses her views and her song, Shallow Waters which highlights how an oil spill in the northwest coast could tragically end the traditional way of life for many coastal First Nations and devastate all marine and coastal life and habitat.

Looks at the research question "what does leadership mean to you as someone who is Deaf, Native American, and female?"

Looks at judicial case reports and Evidence Acts dealing with the claims on aboriginal rights.

Discusses the legal, social and cultural differences between Indigenous groups in Canada.

Explains free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the term "veto" by the Supreme Court.

Discusses the government's refusal to legalize community radio stations and the Indigenous communities fight for access to the airwaves.

Describes the impacts of violence, current policies, strategies, action plans, and presents recommendations.

Discusses a national action plan to address gaps in current policies, programs and services to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls and to fulfil Canada’s international human rights obligations.

Discusses case law pertaining to Section 5 of the Act, which prohibts practices which deny the right to vote as well as those that dilute the power of voters to elect representatives of their choice.

Discussion of the provision of services to Aboriginal women based on geographic location.

Podcast of interview with author about his book The Reason You Walk, the story of his father Tobasonakwut Kinew, and their relationship. Duration: 17:49.

Position paper discusses past treaties and treaty obligations and argues that the Federal government should renegotiate to redress past violations of Aboriginal rights.

Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge. Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.

Describes effective grant-making strategies to support sustainable and culturally appropriate development projects, planned and implemented by and for Indigenous communities.

Comments on the consequences of the exploitation of natural resources and makes recommendations for the revision of assessment processes.

Examines history of international Indigenous movement and the use of Indigenous identity as a valued significant status with a focus on the Sami peoples.

Looks at the exploitation of Sami reindeer herding through ethnographic tourism in Kola Peninsula, Northwest Russia.

Discusses the court hearing involving unlawful actions against the Samburu people and their fight to return to their lands.

Documentary about a landmark discrimination case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against Indian and Northern Affairs Development Canada in 2007 about the treatment of First Nations children. Duration: 2:42:53.

Noel Starblanket speaks at the general assembly of the National Indian Brotherhood.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2009.

Presents brief address from the President of Quebec Native Women recommending actions to take against Canada and other member states that do not support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Comments on Australia's decision to commit to the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples after opposing the declaration along with the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.

Discusses the implications of the signing of the Nisga'a Final Agreement in August of 1998.

Looks at the Mohawk Warrior Society, Red Power movement and the West Coast Warrior Society. Scroll down to page 4 to read article.

Looks at facts and myths relating to inherent rights.