Journey to Economic Independence: BC First Nations' Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ted Williams
Terry Bootsman
Description
Examines the successes and struggles of First Nations communities in economic development and summarizes the key findings identified by participant First Nations that are making progress toward building and attaining sustainable economies in their communities.
Judicial Attitudes to Aboriginal Resource Rights and Title
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Bankes
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 13, December 1985
Description
Comments on several aboriginal title cases and provides a statement of facts for each case, followed by a review of the different tests applied.
Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christi Belcourt
Kim Anderson
Debra Leo
Beatrice Starr
Stella August
Beverly Jacobs
Sandra Lamouche
Ann-Marie Livingston
Sarah Hunt
Robyn Bourgeois
Michelle Good
Kelsey T. Leonard
Maya Ode'amik chacaby
Helen Knott
Alex Wilson
Robert Alexander Innes
Waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Darlene R. Okemaysim-Sicotte ...
Rita Bouvier
Pahan Pte San Win
Laura Harjo
Jenell Navarro
Kimberly Robertson
Maria Campbell
Description
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Crab Asthma in Four Communities of Newfoundland and Labrador
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Jong
Barbara Neis
André Cartier
Lise Horth-Susin
Dana Howse
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 337-342
Description
Study results found that most respondents felt there were health problems connected to crab plants.
Knowledge Co-production in Contested Spaces: An Evaluation of the North Slope Borough – Shell Baseline Studies Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan P. Kettle
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 43-57
Description
Examines a research agreement between the North Slope Borough of Alaska and Shell Exploration and Production Company (Shell Oil) and offers an evaluation based on: external factors, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts.
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
Description
Looks at influences regulating Inuit economic activities, the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, and new governance arrangements.
Land of Oil and Water: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for use with Land of Oil and Water a documentary by Warren Cariou and Neil McArthur about the issues surrounding the possible development of oil sands found in Northern Saskatchewan.
"Land Was One of the Greatest Gifts": Women's Landownership in Dakota Indian, Immigrant Scandinavian, and African American Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen V. Hansen
Grey Osterud
Valerie Grim
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2018, pp. 251-272
Description
Article discusses the way that landownership has been historically leveraged by women of different ethnic groups in the USA to generate income and support their families. Authors examine cases from the late 19th and early 20th century and compare the experiences of Dakota Sioux and Scandinavian immigrant women on the Northern Plains, and African American women in the South.
Leading by Example: Practices and Performance in Corporate-Aboriginal Partnerships
Alternate Title
Members' Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; April 1999
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 258-99]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stelios Loizides
Description
Looks at the challenges and opportunities Aboriginal leaders and corporations face in developing beneficial socio-economic plans.
Learn about Western Canada in the Early 1900s through the Art of C.D. Hoy: Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 7-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Canada Institute
Description
Hoy was a photographer who worked in Quesnel, British Columbia at the start of the twentieth century, when the Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Rushes were taking place, resulting in different cultural groups coming together in one location. Many of his portraits were of Indigenous people living in the area. Designed to complement the online exhibition Through the Lens of C.D. Hoy: How a Chinese Canadian Photographer Memorialized a Community.
Legal Counsel and the Navajo Nation Since 1945
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Iverson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1977, pp. 1-15
Description
An investigation of the evolving legal history of the Navajo Nation following the Second World War. The Navajo legal counsel provides legal opinions on land, resource development, employment, and the protection of sovereignty.
The Legal Fiction of the Lake Matchimanitou Indian School
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 13, no. 3, 2005, pp. 597-631
Description
Uses fictitious story of tribally-run school which eventually is taken over by non-Indians as an allegory for the European conquest of Indigenous peoples.
Lessons Learned: Settler Colonialism, Development, and the UN Regional Training Centre in Vancouver, 1959-62
Alternate Title
LESSONS LEARNED: Settler Colonialism, Development, and the UN Regional Training Center in Vancouver, 1959-62
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meren
BC Studies, no. 208, Winter, 2020/2021, pp. 45-72,162
Description
Discusses how settler colonialism shaped the creation of the UN Regional Training Centre at UBC to reinforce the capitalist international order.
Let the Journey Continue ...
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Colleen Seymour
Kathy Michel
Dodie Eustache
Leah McNabb
Ken Thomas ... [et al.]
Description
History of the Secwepemc people of British Columbia. Timeline links to information and audio for specific periods, with further links to more detailed information. Very useful for classroom instruction.
A Life Vest for Hudson Bay's Drifting Stewardship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nunavut Hudson Bay Inter-Agency Working Group
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, 2008, pp. 35-47
Description
Discusses the use of scientific and Inuit knowledge to understand the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the Arctic marine ecosystem and the collaboration needed to unify the coastal and marine governance in the eastern Canadian Arctic.
Linking Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and Western Science in Natural Resource Management: Conference Proceedings
Alternate Title
SIFERP series ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeanette Armstrong
Dick Cannings
Fred Fortier
Lauretta Prince
Ken Lertzman ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses perspectives regarding natural resources and working toward common principles of sustainability based on Indigenous and western approaches.
Lost in Translation? Exploring Outcomes of Nunavut’s Resource Development Training and Employment Policies for Inuit of Northern Baffin Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Hodgkins
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 31-57
Description
Examines the Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (MRIIBA) and discusses causes for the disparity between the intent and results of the Agreement with a focus on the communication gap between community members and other stakeholders. Uses Mittimatilik (Pond Inlet) as a case study.
The Mackenzie Gas Project and Its Impact on the Aboriginal Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ronnie Yu
Description
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.
Making Place for Space: Land Use and Occupancy Studies, Counter-Mapping, and the Supreme Court of Canada's Tsilhqot'in Decision
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas McIlwraith
Raymond Cormier
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 35-53
Description
Looks at traditional land use research in areas that have known Indigenous interests but unknown location of activities and how the court decision effects site-specific research and practices.
Making the Grade: A Guide to Success for Corporate-Aboriginal Initiatives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laureen Whyte
Description
Report commissioned by the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business to assist in developing and building effective relationships. The report uses case studies of corporate and Aboriginal partnerships and successful initiatives garnered in British Columbia and Yukon.
2nd ed.
Man and Resources of the Canadian Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. O. Kupsch
Prairie Forum, vol. 9, no. 2, Fall, 1984, pp. 181-201
Description
Outlines the progression of mineral resource use in the Canadian Plains, from surface minerals, to buried deposits such as oil, gas, coal, potash, sodium, sulphate and sulphur.
Manitoba Hydro: How to Build a Legacy of Hatred
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Canadian Dimension, vol. 38, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 24-39
Description
Describes the hydroelectric development that, due to planned flooding, relocated the entire non-reserve community of South Indian Lake. The article argues that having concluded Treaty 5, left the Cree community in no position to negotiate Aboriginal title.
Mapping the Economic Potential of Canada’s North
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2010
[Publication (Conference Board of Canada) ; 11-092]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for the North
Conference Board of Canada
Description
Examines the current and potential economic contributions of the oil and gas, mining, forestry, fishing, utilities, and construction industries in the Northern Regions of Canada.
Marshall and Bernard: Treaty Rights and Treaty Table
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John McEvoy
University of New Brunswick Law Journal, vol. 55, 2006, pp. 105-119
Description
Examination and interpretation of the "truckhouse" clause in the Peace and Friendship treaties by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Martyrdom of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Activities of Multinational Oil Companies in the Ogoni Region of Nigeria
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vincent Idemyor
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, 2003, pp. 23-27
Description
Chronicles the promises made by Shell Oil to the residents regarding oil development and the negative environmental impact it has had on the region.
To access this article scroll down to page 23.
Mashpee Wampanoags of Cape Cod, the Whalefishery, and Seafaring's Impact on Community Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark A. Nicholas
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 165-197
Description
Article re-examines the relationship of the Mashpee Wampanoag to the post American Revolution whalefishery and how that relationship affected that Indigenous community.