Traditional Territories

In the Matter of the Joint Review Panel ("Joint Panel" ) Established to Review the Site C Clean Energy Project ("Project") Proposed by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("BC Hydro").

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 1998.

Tracks population size and spatial configuration of traditional lands in northern Sweden using archival documents.

Discussion of Wayne Suttles' work on Northwest Coast cultures, including an analysis of marriages, that has become the predominant theory of the region's social organization.

Discusses the system of tenures at the time of settlement and how it was misunderstood to include Aboriginal occupied land.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. French language version. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [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.]

Social Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2005.

Historic decision by the High Court of Australia recognizes ownership of traditional territory that is has been continually occupied by Aboriginal people. Explains ten misconceptions surrounding the decision.

Shows how the occupation paved the way for future Indian activism and changed government policies.

Book review of: Recognizing Aboriginal Title by Peter H. Russell.

Looks at the history of mineral legislation, a new Mineral Act, and the Sami people's rights in Norway.

Paper presented at the 2011 American Anthropological Association Annual meeting in Montreal, Quebec, November 19, 2011.

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

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC)regarding Horse Island. ICC recommends that the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) write to all the First Nations whose claims were rejected because of the policy against the pre-Confederation claims so they can be reconsidered. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Describes the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and sets out the legal framework for the Sencot'en Alliance First Nations' involvement in the planning and management of the park.

Overview of Aboriginal title and conflicts arising over Aboriginal land and resource use.

Looks at the location, size and geology of the area, federal jurisdiction, economic benefits of mining development, ecosystem sensitivity and infrastructure, and initiatives by the federal and provincial governments. "Revised 29 May 2014."

Report finds there are legal and economic problems with resource sharing resulting from natural resource exploration.

Presents some of the institutional and ideological factors that continue to influence the way in which lands and resources are managed by First Nations in the Yukon.

Historical overview of land management, ownership and programs for villages and discusses new opportunities for pastoral communities arising from land policy and legislation. To access this article, scroll down to page 38.

File contains Opening Remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Davis Inlet, Labrador, on Tuesday, December 1, 1992. Commissioner Georges Erasmus explains the mandate and goals of the Commission, as well as giving a summary of what the first round of hearings accomplished. Commissioner Mary Sillet discusses the Commission and some issues specific to the Innu Nation, as well as Davis Inlet.

File contains a presentation by Mgr Gerard Drainville, Bishop of Amos, Roman Catholic Diocese. Drainville discusses the territory for which he is responsible in the context of Aboriginal-Non-Aboriginal relations. Drainville reads a pastoral letter delivered originally by the Quebec Assembly of Catholic Bishops. Drainville discusses colonization, rights, land, tensions, spirituality, and related matters in relations between the two groups. The assembled Commissioners comment on and discuss the presentation with Drainville.

Act outlines the rights of the Sioux Nation related to economic development, self-determination, traditional religion, and preserving the sacred Black Hills.

Describes how the two First Nations view their connection to the land as going back lifetime before lifetime, which has motivated their challenges in the Canadian legal system.

Signed at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories, on September 6, 1993. Volume II. Land Selection Descriptions, Schedule 1 (Appendix E to the Agreement).

Discusses debate over land right obligations of Norwegian State towards the Sami people after the ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 in 1990.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.

Discusses the five realities of self government: historical reality, legal reality, political reality, economic reality, and one First Nation's reality.

Philosophy and Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1997.

Examines the lack of legal protection for traditional burial sites within the city of Edmonton.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

Presents concerns voiced by Doig River, Halfway River, Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations to the Site C Clean Energy Joint Review Panel regarding the Project and consultation about the environmental assessment.

Book review of:The Spirit in the Land by Gisday Wa and Delgam Uukw. Scroll down to page 92 to read review.

Discusses Staking a Claim,a documentary about the completed claims agreements in Labrador; includes interviews with 10 key Inuit participants in the negotiations.

Second edition.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1995.

Overview of ecological and management principles and challenges such as wildlife groups and their habitats and ideas of stewardship and sustainability. [Master of Environmental Sciences Research Project (MES)]--University of Guelph, 2014.

Book review of: Take My Land, Take My Life: The Story of Congress's Historic Settlement of Alaska Native Land Claims, 1960-1971 by Donald Craig Mitchell

Recalls struggles, both in the past and currently, to retain local Pueblo control of what is considered the source of all Taos life.

Looks at ways to enhance teaching and learning approaches that are culturally responsive, locally relevant and supportive of community-driven visions for change. To access article scroll to p. 29.

Reports the Philippine government lacks the political will to enforce the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act. To access this article, scroll to page 20.

Examines changes in herding and husbandry from an intensive system to a modern market economy.

Rebuttal to Dr. Robert Irwin's critique (BC Studies, Autumn 2000, Issue 127, 83-101) of the author's article, "Treaty 8: An Anomaly of the First Nations History First Nations History of British Columbia" (BC Studies Autumn 2000 Issue 127 p.83).

Brief article on Zoatze-Tapitapiw, or Sitting on Eagle Tail Feathers, who was Chief of the Piikani when Treaty 7 was signed. Zoatze-Tapitapiw was an advocate for the retention of Piikani traditional territory.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2005.

Reviews the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia in which the Zeni Gwet'in Tsilhqot'in have Aboriginal Title to much of their traditional territory.

Brief discussion of Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia in which the Zeni Gwet'in Tsilhqot'in have Aboriginal Title to 200,000 hectares of traditional territory in northern B.C. and rights to land use.

First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2014.

Brief updates on developments on negotiations, judgments and court cases including Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en land title claim, aftermath of Oka conflict, James Bay controversy and more.