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Ensuring Equitable Distribution of Land in Ghana: Spirituality or Policy? A Case Study From the Forest-Savanna Agroecological Zone of Ghana

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Paul Sarfo-Mensah
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-18
Study explores dual system used in land tenure distribution and management that faces policy making.
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The First Investigation Report of the Norwegian Finnmark Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Øyvind Ravna
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 20, no. 3, 2013, pp. 443-457
Analyses key findings of report submitted in 2012 by the Finnmark Commission who investigated the extent of land rights held by Sámi and other groups.
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First Peoples, Late Admissions: Recognizing Indigenous Rights

Alternate Title
Beyond the Republic: Meeting the Global Challenges to Constitutionalism
Beyond the Republic: Modernising the Autralian Constitution
Fullbright Symposium ; 1999
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Helena Kajlich
Chapter from Beyond the Republic: Meeting the Global Challenges to Constitutionalism edited by Charles Sampford and Tom Round.
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Focus: 'Making Native Space': A Review Symposium (Book Review)

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Ripmeester
Jeanne Kay Guelke
Frank Tough
Peter J. Usher
Evelyn J. Peters
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 75-87
Book review of: Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance and Reserves in British Columbia by Cole Harris.
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Getting Back to Basics: The Victor Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Scoping Process and the Issue of Family-Based Traditional Lands Versus Registered Traplines

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Daniel D. McCarthy
Graham S. Whitelaw
Jessica McEachren
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 29, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 37-47
Examines whether the approved environmental assessment for the Victor Diamond Mine in northern Ontario was properly scoped using criteria identified by the Government of Canada.
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Gilakas'la: A Sustainable Tourism Strategy for the Da'Naxda'xw/Awaetlala First Nation

Alternate Title
Gilakas'la*: A Sustainable Tourism Strategy for the Da'Naxda'xw/Awaetlala First Nation
Gilakas'la1: A Sustainable Tourism Strategy for the Da'Naxda'xw/Awaetlala First Nation
Gilakas'la1: A Sustainable Tourism Strategy for the Da'Naxda'xw/Awaetlala First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy J. McGrady
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2006.
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Governance in Nunavut: Capacity vs. Culture?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham White
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, p. 57
Discusses the basic structure, operation, and initiatives of the Government of Nunavut.
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Governance, the Territorial Approach and Indigenous Peoples

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pedro García Hierro
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 8-13
Summarizes issues most problematic with territories of the Amazonian Indigenous peoples in the Andean area. To access this article, scroll to page 8.
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Government-to-Government Negotiations: How the Timbisha Shoshone Got its Land Back

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Haberfeld
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 127-165
Discussion of the 1933 removal of the Timbisha Shoshone from Death Valley and then the 1994 legal requirement of the Department of Interior to study the ancestral lands within and outside of Death Valley National Park with the purpose of identifying lands suitable for a reservation.
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Governor's Letter

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George S. Mikelson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 26-29
Letter from the Govenor of South Dakota to Bill Bradley addressing and outlining reasons why the Sioux Nations Black Hills Act should not be put forward and passed.
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Historian's View of S. 705: The Sioux Nation Black Hills Bill

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 55-59
Investigates the history behind the Black Hills land dispute between the residents of South Dakota, the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
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Historic Change in Western Shoshone Country: The Establishment of the Western Shoshone National Council and Traditionalist Land Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elmer R. Rusco
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 337-360
Article details the formation of the Western Shoshone National Council and their role in resisting the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission that the Indian title on their traditional territories was extinguished in the late 19th century.
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History, Law, and Indian Claims: An Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Jill Martin
Journal of the West, vol. 39, no. 3, 2000, pp. 8-9
Comments on the changes in Western Indian history and the shift of perspective that has given value to to the region's unique past.
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How Norms Affect Policy: The Case of Sami Policy in Norway

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Julie Semb
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 177-222
Examines the role international norms play in shaping Sami policy and possible future repercussions.
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Implications of Tenure Insecurity for Aboriginal Land Use in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Clifford G. Hickey
Mark Nelson
Susan Davis
Human Organization, vol. 68, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 245-257
Discusses how First Nation members remain concerned that their traditional territories are susceptible to the interests of others.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1995)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Includes reports for Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry, the Fond du Lac claim, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations; Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band Inquiry and claim, Young Chipeewayan Inquiry, claim regarding Stoney Knoll Indian Reserve No. 107, Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Inquiry, claim to Horse Island, Chippewas of the Thames Inquiry, Muney Land Claim.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1996) 5 ICCP Special Issue on Treaty Land Entitlement Reports

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Report include Treaty Land Entitlement reports for Fort McKay, Kawacatoose, Lac La Ronge Indian Band and a short history of Treaty Land Entitlement by Donna Gordon. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 10 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Report and responses for: Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry, Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease Claim; Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry, Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Collins Treaty Claim; Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry, 1958 Enfranchisement Claim; and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennet Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 Claim. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, and Carole T. Corcoran.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 6 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 6
Includes a number of treaty land entitlement inquiries including: Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Kahkewistahaw First Nation, Lucky Man Cree Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation and Fishing Lake First Nation. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 7 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 7, p. 1998
Reports include 'Namgis and Nak'azdli First Nations and the Mamaleleqala Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Enox Band McKenna-McBride Applications Inquiry. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2000) 12 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 12
Reports include the Blood Tribe / Kainaiwa Inquiry, Duncan's First Nation Inquiry, Long Plain First Nation Inquiry and the Bigstone Cree Nation Inquiry. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2000) 13 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 13
Reports include the Key First Nation Inquiry, the Walpole Island First Nation Inquiry and the Carry the Kettle First Nation Inquiry. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2001) 14 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 14
Reports include the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Inquiry, the Peguis First Nation Inquiry and the Cowessess First Nation Inquiry. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2002) 15 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 15
Reports include the Esketemc First Nation Inquiry, the Fishing Lake First Nation, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Inquiry and the Mistawasis First Nation Inquiry. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Indian Land, White Man's Law: Southern California Revisited

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Imre Sutton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 265-270
Argues that a consistent, fair, and equitable policy of land restoration, in the United States, is the only way to resolve Indigenous land claims.
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Indians, Archaeology and the Changing World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eldon Yellowhorn
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 23-50

Examines the past and present relationship between academics and the Aboriginal community and discusses the issue of repatriation of cultural property and human remains.

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Indigenous Land Rights, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development in Canada: "Opting-in" to the Global Economy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Leo Paul Dana
Teresa E. Dana
Journal of World Business, vol. 41, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 45-55
Looks at three case studies to explore business development derived from Indigenous land rights: The Inuvialuit in the Arctic, The Osoyoos Band in British Columbia and The Lac La Ronge First Nation in Saskatchewan.
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Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Native Title

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Howden
University of NSW Law Journal, no. 12, 2001
Looks at traditional knowledge as a living system of information management which has its roots in ancient traditions, and looks at how the Western legal traditional knowledge is virtually unprotected.
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Inquiry into the McKenna-McBride Applications Claim of the Mamaleleqala Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Enox Band

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if this claim fell within the Specific Claims Policy, and whether Canada breached its fiduciary obligation to protect the Band’s settlement lands by allowing the lands to be alienated when timber leases and licences were granted. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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The Key First Nation Inquiry 1909 Surrender Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final Report examines whether the claim of the Key Lake First Nations discloses a breach of Canada's "lawful obligations" to the First Nation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Kluane First Nation, Kluane National Park and Kluane Game Sanctuary Claim, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of community session transcripts, historical documents, maps, excerpts, correspondence/letters, submissions and Final Report in English and French. Commissioners include: Phil Fontaine, Sheila Purdy, and Alan Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Kwebeh: Building Institutions to Manage Mineral Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2012, pp. 151-152
Comments on a working group that meets to hear the plans of mining and exploration companies, build and implement Impact Agreements and report back to the Chiefs.
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Lakota Efforts in the International Arena

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Trink
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 39-48
Author reflects on the international legal standards regarding the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty of Black Hills between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
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