Self-Government

Explores methodologies which seek to inform and persuade courts and legislators while encompassing Aboriginal concepts of rights.

Argues a code of ethics is needed for the development of a science policy.

Report draws on the findings of 28 knowledge synthesis reports, and insights from exchanges between researchers and leaders from Indigenous communities and the public, private and non-profit sectors. Results are listed under six themes: Indigenous research; arts, language and culture; teaching and learning; community and social well-being; economic self-determination and business; self-governance, Indigenous law and resource rights.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1996.

Looks at importance of development, jurisdictional issues, tribal authority, historical context and visions for the future.

Discusses how academic research and training can better meet the developmental needs of the community.

Looks at connections between Aboriginal self-determination, sustainable development, and use of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).

Geography, Planning and Environment Thesis (M.P.P.P.A.)--Concordia University, 2005.

Argues for using seven variables to measure success: self-government and land management agreements, certificates of possession, property tax, external financial management, payment of councillors, and own-source revenue.

Summarizes major conclusions and proposals regarding framework which would include four principal sections: statement of objectives, guidelines on major elements of a fiscal transfer regime, co-ordination mechanisms and agreements, and transition measures.

Theorizes the necessity and benefits of an Indigenous grounded analysis (IGA) as policy making framework. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 55.

Using the Sami people as an example, argues that political decolonization is important for realizing self-determination, reconnecting with culture, and becoming intellectually self-governing.

Law Thesis (J.D.)--York University, 1993.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2007.

Comments on the Nunavik Inuit Land Use and Ecological Mapping Project and the development of a useful database.

Presents an analytical tool that contains a series of criteria and related questions organized around five good governance principles that are based on work done by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Signed on July, 1998.

Discusses the late Justice Ken Lysyk's scholarship in Aboriginal law and the development of governance in the context of jurisprudence related to Aboriginal rights.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2000.

Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.

Study identifies challenges associated with the move to self-government and provides recommendations for skills and capacity development.

Looks at health services transfer, integrated community-based health services and self government and policy summaries. Handbook 2: The Health Services Transfer Handbook 3: The New Environment

Describes elements of the Community Health Plan (CHP) as well as the process, procedures and policies for transfer. Handbook 1 - An Introduction to Three Approaches Handbook 3 - The New Environment

Looks at the post transfer environment, accountability, roles and responsibilities and policy summaries. Handbook 1 - An Introduction to Three Approaches Handbook 2 - The Health Services Transfer

Agreement for addressing rights and title interests of First Nations.

Agreement between Aboriginal leaders, federal and provincial governments signed November, 2005. Goals included extending life expectancy, reducing suicide, diabetes and infant mortality.

Examines the relationship between socially constructed activism, feminism and Indigenous artists.

"examine whether our Nuuyum and its philosophical underpinnings can intertwine and have a productive relationship with contemporary forms of leadership and chief and council governance systems." Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 33.

Discusses importance of transnational autonomy in the context of the Indigenous people of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia and the non-Indigenous people living in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Examines arguments against the concept of Indigenous sovereignty and what all have in common, which is a refusal to relinquish power.

Research article highlights how Section 35 cases on pre-contact rights and activities challenge the goal of protecting the inherent right to self-government of Aboriginal peoples.

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.

Summarizes the various fora or tables used by government and First Nations to discuss treaty rights and/or jurisdictions.

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.

Comprehensive website intended as a resource for American Indian and Alaskan Native Nations and people, tribal justice systems, victims and tribal service providers, and the improvement of justice. Contains links to: tribal law, federal law, state law, and other resources.

Uses examples from the Seminole Tribe of Florida to examine tribal gaming and sovereignty. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Looks at the many and varied services provided by tribal governments and the tenacity, resourcefulness and political ability these governments have to survive.

Results from consultation talks by the Department of Education with Indian/Alaskan Natives in response to 2009 presidential memorandum. Concerns were expressed regarding funding shortages and fragmentation of the systems providing education.

Assists tribal governments create community based responses to violence against Native women. Includes examples of various tribal codes.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, [2008?]

Looks at the relationships between tribal, federal and state governments.

Discusses how federal Indian law has developed in the United States from the arrival of Columbus through to the self-determination era of today, and looks at the future of the Indian tribes.

Discusses progress made to overcome problems that face many tribal police officers within Native American communities.

Goal of research was to review history and current program of timber management as it relates to self-government.

Looks at the diversified developments made, at the Bay Mills reservation in Michigan, for economic improvement and the success gained by doing so.

Looks at the court case Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez, tribal governments and conceptions of sovereignty, and governmental responsibility.

Discusses government economic interference in tribal economies as a method of reducing sovereignty.

Discusses conference, Walking on Common Ground: Pathways to Equal Justice, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Overview of the various avenues explored by Aboriginal peoples for gaining meaningful self-government. Excerpt from: Becoming Visible - Indigenous Politics and Self-Government edited by Terje Brantenberg, Janne Hansen, and Henry Minde.