Land

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.

Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2012.

Virtual exhibit covering history of ranching life, community stories including Wood Mountain biographies and transition to rodeo.

Uses two court cases involving protection of the sacred San Francisco Peaks from ski-resort development to highlight how phrases in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act lend themselves to judicial interpretations which undermine protection of sacred sites.

Looks at the results of the conversion of Nisga's First Nations lands to individual ownership.

Discusses negative attitudes and response by the colonists towards First Nations people during the smallpox epidemic.

Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2017.

Discusses a confrontation between the Haida and loggers in British Columbia. Duration: 3:29

Examines the current status of the Mackenzie Gas Project; and Aboriginal issues pertaining to the construction of the pipeline including the environmental impact assessment and current socio-economic issues.

Provides an integrated system of land and water management in the Mackenzie Valley, NWT.

Author examines The American Prairie Reserve’s (ARP) proposal for reintroducing bison in Montana in the context of shifting American identities, competing economic interests, and a push to restore and preserve the natural ecosystems of the region.

Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2011.

Looks at agreement signed between the Sustainable Development Institute at the College of Menominee Nation (CNM) and Galen University of San Ignacio to foster collaborative research in sustainable development.

Outlines the policy for environmental protection and any liability issues relating to mine closures located in the Northwest Territories.

Explores indigenous womens relationship with the land.

Analysis of the movie Noho Hewa by Anne Keala Kelly.

Enviromental Design Thesis (MEDes)--University of Calgary, 2000.

Looks at the conflict of city planning with settler claims to Indian reserves in Vancouver, and discusses the municipal governments decisions regarding land-use planning, land claims, and their attempts to acquire and control the Kitsilano and Musqueam reserves.

Looks at the arrest and detention of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman, during the 1990 Oka Crisis. Duration: 29:50.

Discusses North Battleford 's reluctance to approve a service agreement for the Red Pheasant First Nation's land proposal.

Looks at the two approaches to economic development that are key to the Harvard Project: the Standard approach and the Nation Building approach.

Article provides and overview of some of the environmental issues current facing Indigenous peoples and communities in what is now the United States.

Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.

Discusses barriers preventing Aboriginal participation in the planning process including large amounts of plans to look at, native world view, inappropriate use of public meetings, and communication styles.

Examines issues of native land claims affected by different projects like the Bennett Dame in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area.

Outlines the main elements of the environmental protection regimes for Cree and Inuit lands under the Agreement.

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.

Dispels the myths surrounding Aboriginal title and the effect Aboriginal title will have on the land tenure systems.

Book review of: Natural Resources and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada edited by Robert B. Anderson and Robert M. Bone.

Discussion of public domain trust allotments, a class of specific lands, for individuals, created by the General Allotment Act of 1887 and the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act (NIFRMA).

Examines the connection between sustainable rural development and the social economy; and looks at the role of social enterprises in key natural resource sectors, including non-timber forest products, local and organic agriculture, fisheries and shellfish, renewable energy, and ecotourism.

First hand accounts describe the devastating effects caused by the forced destruction of tribal livestock

Mining Engineering Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.

Discusses texts by Thomas King, Gerald Vizenor, and Leslie Marmon Silko and the way in which they engage the practices and results of neoliberalism, globalization, and extractive resource-based economies.

Describes the pressures the Innu face when there is a demand for mining, logging, and drilling on their lands.

Book review of: New Owners in Their Own Land: Minerals and Inuit Land Claims by Robert McPherson.

Overview of student experience includes learning from members of the community on a wide range of topics including the boarding school era.

Highlights the challenges facing northern transportation that result from higher costs, limited capacity and a harsh climate.

Looks at the effectiveness of environmental assessments in the north and addresses research gaps.

Focuses agriculture, and the planting of corn at Netley Creek, south end Lake Winnipeg in 1805.

Looks at a strategy to identify and share information to support strategic planning for Nunavut’s economic development; and looks at issues related to the land, people and communities in addition to more traditional economic concerns.

Presents a research paper that illustrates how oil and gas activities on Inuvialuit land will transform the lives of the people.

Focuses on the social, economic and political issues surrounding the oilfields of Russia. To access this article, scroll down to page 48.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.

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Presents the results of a Canada-wide survey, which attempts to address a gap in the knowledge of partnerships by gathering data directly from the companies and First Nations involved in them.

Discusses how Pasquatinow was a productive hunting and trapping ground for the Red Earth Cree until the late 1930s when the provinicial government and the Hudson's Bay Company began to place restrictions on land use.