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Structures of Settler Colonial Domination in Israel and in the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johanna Fernandez
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-44
Describes and compares the politics of land, sovereignty, labour, race relations and law enforcement enacted in the two countries by settler governments. Details general practices and events which illustrate the politics described.
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Study of Passes for Indians to Leave Their Reserves

Alternate Title
Bennett, B., "Passes for Indians to Leave Reserves"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B. Bennett
Cites many letters between government officials, NWMP officers and Canadian Army officers regarding passes and concludes these passes certainly existed. Passes came into existence after the 1885 resistance. Evidence of their use was only found in Treaty 4, 6 and 7 territories, and it cannot be certain they were used in every agency. Author states evidence indicates passes were used as late as the 1930s, but no sources are given.
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Sub Committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee of Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons With Disabilities: Aboriginal Children and Youth Resident on Reserve

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Discusses some barriers facing Aboriginal children being placed in care including increased number of children being placed in non-Aboriginal homes and lack of funding for social service programs on reserves. Presents recommendations that are inline with the United Nations recommendations.
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Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Regarding the 5th Periodic Report of Canada

Documents & Presentations
Outlines the economic, social and cultural rights of First Nations peoples and the measures adopted by the government of Canada regarding the rights to self-determination, equal rights of men and women, right to work, right to social security, protection of the family, protection of mother and child, right to an adequate standard of living, right to physical and mental health,and the right to education.
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The Sui Generis Nature of Aboriginal Rights: Does it Make a Difference?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Leonard I. Rotman
Alberta Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, Symposium on Aboriginal Legal Issues, December 1997, pp. 9-45
Examines the development, use and impact of term sui generis (meaning of its own kind or genus being unique in characteristics) to describe Aboriginal rights.
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The Summer of 1990

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Reveals findings and recommendations from a hearing surrounding the events that took place at Kanesatake and Kahnawake during the summer of 1990. Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
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Survivors Organizing Government Position Under Attack

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 11, February 2004, p. 9

Commentary on the Canadian government's position that it won't compensate for the loss of language and culture of those who attended Indian residential schools. Some prominent survivors are organizing to form a national organization that will represent and give a voice to former students.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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The Systematic Dispossession of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Grand Council of the Crees]
A submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Reports Canadian government policy is in breach of basic fundamental rights and is keeping Aboriginal people living in poverty.
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Taking Aboriginal Justice beyond Gladue: Canadian Criminal Law in Conflict with Human Rights

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Nowlin
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 67, no. 1, 2004, pp. 59-96
Argues that some Aboriginal criminality has its roots in discrimination and advocates non-enforcement of some aspects of the Criminal Code, Alberta's Gaming and Liquor Act and Public Health Act against some Aboriginal offenders.
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Tamachek Women in the 21st Century

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Saoudata Aboubacrine
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 28-31
Examines the Touareg or Tamachek women and their loss of ancestral lands and control over decisions concerning well-being, economic, social and cultural lives. To access this article, scroll down to page 28.
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Teaching Indigenous Languages

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Northern Arizona University
Website has links to conferences, books and articles related to indigenous languages world wide.
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There Is No Longer Time: Mphatheleni Makaulule on the agency—and urgency—of women’s leadership

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colin Rosemont
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Describes the event for Indigenous women's participation in the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues. Comments on the role of leadership for women and the necessity of Indigenous knowledge for future generations.
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Thinking Place: Animating the Indigenous Humanities and Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Lynne Bell
Isobel M. Findlay
Len Findlay
James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 34, Thinking Place: The Indigenous Humanities and Education, 2005, pp. 7-19
Explores a research project at the U of S that presents examples of how the research team has endeavoured to clarify and exemplify what the Indigenous humanities are and what they can do to help reclaim Indigenous knowledges and pedagogies for education.
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"A Third-World Country Right In Our Own Backyard" (1/4)

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
bruyerey
Speech by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine to the Canadian Club in Ottawa about poverty, residential schools and how these issues are affecting the people today. 9 minutes.
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This Land Knows Me: Indigenous Land Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kristyna Bishop
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, Mining Indigenous Lands, Spring, 2001
Describes First Peoples Worldwide (FPW) and their mandate to ensure indigenous peoples have their basic human rights respected by national governments.
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This Seed Will Take Root and Flourish

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 122, no. 2, February 1996, p. 13
Argues that Indigenous peoples must be allowed to discern their own truth, in their traditions and symbols.
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The Threat Posed By Climate Change To Pastoralists in Africa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Ole Simel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, 2008, pp. 34-43
Describes coping strategies used by pastoralist communities. Recommends a policy framework to address the negative impacts of environmental change.
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Through My Eyes: Lessons on Life in Law School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Poitras
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 17, no. 1, 2005, pp. 41-44
The article depicts a law student's journey towards meaningful work on Indigenous issues.
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Thunderbirds, Thunder-Beings, Thunder-Voices: The Application of Traditional Knowledge and Children's Rights in Support of Aboriginal Children's Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Cook
William White/Xelimuxw
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 331-347
Issues surrounding Aboriginal children's right to a meaningful education, which includes traditional teachings.
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Tibet's Nomadic Pastoralists: Tradition, Transformation and Prospects

Alternate Title
http://www.iwgia.org/iwgia_files_publications_files/IA_3-09.pdf
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Isom
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 6-12
Focuses on changing political, environmental and climatic conditions effecting the future of Tibet's unique nomadic pastoralism. To access this article, scroll down to page 12.
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Token and Taboo: Native Art in Academia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alfred Young Man
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 14, no. 2, Autumn, 1999, pp. 55-66
Focuses on American and Canadian governments and post-secondary institution's reluctance to promote Native art.
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A Toolkit to Support Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Building Capacity and Sharing Knowledge for Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Development Programme
Documents sixteen case studies and highlights innovative tools and approaches developed to help local communities address critical challenges that affect their natural and cultural resources.
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Toolkit: Unlocking the Mystery of Media Relations

Alternate Title
Unlocking the Mystery of Media Relations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Comments on ways to communicate information to the media in a clear and confident manner.
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Toward Women's Equality: Canada's Failed Commitment

Alternate Title
2000 Alternative Report on Canada
Beijing + 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelagh Day
Section on Aboriginal women deals with right to property and culture, registration under the Indian Act, and unequal access to power and decision-making.
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Tracking Trajectories: Aboriginal Governance as an Aboriginal Right

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Borrows
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 2005, pp. 285-314
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.
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