Human Rights

Modern Languages for Communication and International Cooperation Thesis (M.A.)--Università degli Studi di Padova, [2018]

Argues that Indigenous participation and consent are proceedures and objectives that promote human development.

Looks at ineffective layers of arctic governance which includes local governments, central governments, indigenous councils and the international Arctic Council.

Discusses the nature of an Indigenous scholar’s journey of self-­discovery and reconciliation of colonial injustices.

Overview of international Indigenous rights movement and the the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Book review of: Indigenous Struggle at the Heart of Brazil by Seth Garfield.

Discusses the need to protect, preserve and provide for the fair use of traditional knowledge.

Reviews the background to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and examines the role of the Permanent Forum.

Discusses start of forestry reform process and the successful lobbying by Indigenous groups, civil society organizations and international partners.

Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.

Looks at Bilingual Intercultural Education (BIE) in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and proposals for teacher training curricula. To access this article, scroll down to page 21.

Presentation from International Women's Day, March 8, 2014. Discusses recommendations from the report Invisible Women: A Call to Action. A Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

Examines the evolution of the Sami women's movement and how they have overcome various challenges. To access this article scroll down to page 38.

Looks at the dynamics of being or becoming Indigenous in a digital age.

Discusses project on Internationalization of Ingenious rights and governance and government accountability for a standard to advance the cultural survival and human rights of Indigenous people. Duration: 31:32

Speaks about unique challenges faced by Ingenious people and and the role of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Duration: 32.33.

Brief history and evolution includes discussion of the ecological, social, and cultural factors surrounding the international governance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights.

General information about complying with intellectual property (IP) laws for participants and people attending the festival.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 2009.

Suggests three efforts towards improved mental health care: enhancing understanding and trust, promoting mental health in the context of holistic health, and linking mental health to its human rights determinants.

Excerpts from author's talk discussing Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group's complaint against Canada before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and his book Savage Anxieties. Duration: 55:17.

Excerpt of the declaration issued at the 5th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which took place in Cancun, Mexico in September 2003. To access this article scroll down to page 39.

Comments on the fundamental human rights violations and physical and sexual violence experienced by Aboriginal girls.

Examines the inequities faced by Indigenous women in comparison to their male counterparts and non-Indigenous women.

Looks at the treatment of prisoners and the management of prisons in Australia.

Looks at the rise of international migration and the implications on policy and human rights.

Examines the right to health in international law and Canada's obligation to implement that right for Indigenous people.

Members of the Internationalization of Indigenous Rights Research Group report on various aspects of Canada's failure to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Brief biography of Duane Champagne and his views on the problems Native American Indians are facing to restore political and cultural autonomy.

Introduction to this volume of the Native Studies Review, which focuses on research strategies that support Native rights and claims.

Introduces this issue of the journal; stresses the issue’s focus on settler colonial discourses which racialize, regulate and dismiss Indigenous cultures, ontologies, social/spiritual practices, and bodies. Notes the resulting effect of dispossession and depoliticization of Indigenous peoples.

Introduction to special issue on Nicaragua. Looks challenges, rights, sovereignty and safeguarding human rights of Indigenous women.

Introduction and three archival items dealing with case of four brothers charged with offences under the Quebec Parks Act after a spiritual excursion into the forest. Documents highlight historical guarantees, a treaty of peace and friendship, and land use rights.

Introduction and document concerning the draft declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Study project on Native peoples forgotten history in the state, the government's official denial, and their efforts to get state recognition.

Discussion of the legislative gap in protecting a spouse's right to equal division of matrimonial real property on-reserve and other human rights issues which leave Aboriginal women at economic and social disadvantage.

Looks at the development of an Aboriginal justice strategy to allow for Aboriginal control of justice in comparison to the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Series of six lesson plans geared toward students in Grades 10 to 12. Accompanying PowerPoint.