Natural Resources

"Joe Mercredi and trapped lynx" Fond-du-Lac, Sask.

"L. [Naey] with trapped beaver" [Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.]

"Eli Adam with trap in front of Beaver Lodge." [Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.]

"Joe Marten with trap in front of Beaver Lodge" Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.

"This essay analyzes Aboriginal and settler landscapes within what became the Treaty #3 area of northwestern Ontario, during the late nineteenth century and after, and the tensions that exist between those landscapes".

Lists specific expectations for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students in the subject areas of treaty relationships, spirit and intent of treaties, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions.

Discusses the similarities and differences of tribal and governmental approaches to treaty settlements in the United States and New Zealand, and outlines potential impacts to the environment. Access through table of contents.

Policy Studies Capstone Project (M.A.)--University of Washington Bothell, 2013.

The official cultural assessments of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians.

Describes campaign of direct actions, including Protect the Inlet and Tiny House Warriors, taken in opposition to the pipeline, currently under construction to carry oil from Alberta Tar Sands to the tide water port in Vancouver. Examines the conflict in terms of traditional cultural values, environmental activism, and discusses the use of art to build a culture of resistance.

Book review of: Trust in the Land by Beth Rose Middleton.

Focuses on the opposition of several First Nations groups to the construction of oil pipeline projects in Canada.

Discusses the shortcomings of the current natural resources management policy, which has resisted change; cites illegal logging as one reason for change.

Business Administration and Social Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Luleå University of Technology, 2006.

Comments on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the meaning of the right to free, prior and Informed consent to Indigenous people.

Considers what implementation of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) may mean in the context of current Canadian law and practice.

Topics covered include: overview of the duty, cumulative effects, accommodation, roles of tribunals, strength of claim, and industry's role in consultation. Duration: 53:43.

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.

Discusses the resource revenue sharing policy that will provide a process where one or more Aboriginal groups will receive a negotiated share of the mineral tax revenue from certain new mining projects.

Discusses UNDRIP's origins and evolution and how its key articles might interact with Canadian laws and policies. Looks at a selection of 46 articles.

Key conclusions and recommendations: advance planning of project development, creation of regional workforces, co-ordinated effort, better data, and diversifying employment opportunities through education and training. Includes mini-case studies of specific programs instituted by resource companies.

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.

Outlines the history of United States domination of Bolivia and the changes that have begun to take place to strengthen working economic and political alliances outside of direct United States influence.

Examines economic development by tribal reserves that provide employment to local non-Indian communities, thereby increasing cooperation with non-Indian local governments and businesses.

Looks at the proposed construction of coal gasification plants on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico in 1977, and how the interests of local residents were ignored.

Discusses the Stellat'en First Nations' position about the expansion of the Endako mine.

Regional Planning and Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 1997.

Discusses the negative opinions about the use of scientific research conducted in Nunavut and how this research may be in conflict with the needs of the Inuit.

Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia, 1995.

Discusses methods and results gained from land use and occupancy studies which was used for negotiating land withdrawals legally prohibiting new land sales, land leases, mineral staking, oil/gas exploration and timber cutting. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Marine Management Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2004.

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.

Social & Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2014.

Book review of: A Voice on the Land: An Indigenous Peoples' Guide to Forest Certification in Canada, by R. Collier, B. Parfitt, and D. Woollard.

Mixed methods study that examines the challenges and opportunities of waste management—including household waste and accumulations generated by military installations and extractive industries—in Nain and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Highlights an excerpt from a testimony to the Massachusetts legislature given by Grand Chief MathrewCoon Come of the Grand Council of the Cree regarding hydroelectric developments in Quebec.

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

Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2002.

Geomatics Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2005.

Looks at questions raised from the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Tsilhqot'in v. BC SSC 44.

Considers and describes the traditional harvesting practices of various Aboriginal communities in northern Alberta.

Reports on the potential impacts that the Chad-Cameroon pipeline will have on the Bagyéli Indigenous communities. To access this article scroll down to page 58.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2006.

Study uses 25 interviews with fisheries stakeholders to examine barriers, facilitators, and governance structures for restoring and reintegrating small scale commercial fisheries into the food systems in the Thunder Bay area.