Constitution

"Illustrated the ambiguity of the provincial government's position regarding consultation with Aboriginal people in the context of resource developments".

Court considered whether registration provisions, which determine eligibility for status, in the Indian Act continued to discriminate against women and their descendants and limited their ability to pass on status, as compared to men. Found that several sections infringed on rights found in section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, declared those sections inoperative, and gave Canadian government 18 months to enact new legislation.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1938.

Discusses the differences in acquiring interest on land on a reserve compared to lands located off reserve.

Political Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 2004.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2007.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Discussion of the Delgamuukw v. British Columbia Supreme Court case of 1997.

Looks at why Aboriginal women and girls are most susceptible to trafficking, what Canada is doing in response and current policies. Also provides recommendations and argues for decriminalization of prostitution.

Discusses problems in protecting women's rights if self-government is allowed to supersede the provisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Law Thesis (LLM)--University of Toronto, 2015.

Defines the level of consultation that the Crown is responsible for when dealing with a treaty First Nation and the obligations to implement treaty promises.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 1993.

Discusses the right of Aboriginal title and duty to consult. Presents examples where Aboriginal people and the Crown have come together to reach an agreement. Duration: 7:30.

Overview of the development of Aboriginal rights beginning with the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and general discussion of consultation practices in Canada.

Environmental and Resource Studies Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2015.

Comments on the four sources rights of consultation for Aboriginal Peoples in Canda with the strongest and most extensive being the principle of honour of the Crown Entire journal on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's decision that the federal government's jurisdiction over First Nations and Inuit people extends to the Métis.

Examines treaty federalism as a relationship and not just an idea, also argues for consolidation of treaty federalism and provincial federalism.

Discusses effects the creation of Lake Hannington Games Reserve has had on traditional culture and religious lifestyle of the Endorois people living by Lake Bogoria. To access this article, scroll down to page 47.

Law Thesis (LL.M.) University of Ottawa, 1992.

Focuses on the interpretation of Section 35 arising from the the Sparrow decision.

An interview with Ernest Debassigae who gives his opinion of the education of Indian people, the role of Indians in the Canadian military and in the Canadian constitution. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Ernest Debassigae who recounts the history of the Manitoulin Island Indians and problems with Indian agents. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

Looks at the development of Russian regional legislation pertaining to Indigenous small-numbered peoples in the Russian North, Siberia and Far East.

Examines the right of self determination in the United Nations Declaration and outlines two types of constitutive processes that should sharply reduce the human rights violations experienced by indigenous peoples.

Book review of: Exiled in the Land of the Free by Oren Lyons and Peter Matthiessen; foreword by Peter Matthiessen; preface by Daniel K. Inouye

Indigenous Nations Studies Program Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2008.

Traces the Lubicon's fight to become registered as Indians, be granted a land base and assert control over resource development on the promised reserve.

Contends that the basis for generating revenues from property relies on one of two sources: section 91(3) of the Constitution Act of 1867, or section 35(1) of the Constitution Act of 1982 and that the scope of power may depend on which source has been used.

Author highlights the ways that the United States’ Legal System has been used by the colonial state government to remove the land and rights of Indigenous peoples.

Author outlines a new approach which he calls Federal Constitutionalism, which he thinks will open up avenues for resolution of many legal issues.

Considers what change is possible within the existing constitutional framework, while setting aside s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 in this essay.

Comparison made on four bases: constitutional recognition of Indigenous population, provisions for self-government, special arrangements for representation in political institutions, and administrative jurisdictions. Looks at examples from around the world.

Discusses how the issue of First Nations and Aboriginal self-government, in Canada, can be resolved in a just and peaceful manner.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1993.

Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's tendency to characterize Aboriginal rights as arising from the Crown's fiduciary responsibilities, rather than being inherent.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1990.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.

Article examines some of the multi-dimensional aspects of the factors contributing to the coup. To access this article scroll down to page 52.

Comments on the feedback from discussions and the questionnaires for the final report.

Constitutional discussions on Aboriginal self-government.

Discusses Federal land claim policy and Indian title.

National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations discusses Saskatchewan's current resource-based boom, necessity for collaboration, and impact and benefit agreements with governments and companies. Duration: 2:00:34.

Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.

Identifies four goals as the basis for building understanding and nurturing appreciation: treaty relationships, spirit and intent of treaties, historical contexts of treaties and treaty promises and provisions.