Indigenous Legal Orders & Traditions

Book review of: The Mikmaw Concordat by James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson.

Examines, from a linguistic perspective, the effect of post-colonial order on the Aboriginal land rights of the Crown's oldest ally, the Mikmaw Nation.

To accompany graphic novel developed to illustrate concepts of Indigenous law.

Explores the relationship between Nêhiyaw ceremony and Nêhiyaw laws and uses the sweat lodge ceremony to demonstrate the nature of Cree law and how it is rooted in the sacred.

Discusses and summarizes new movement in Indigenous communities that presents as an alternative to the global crisis. To access this article, scroll down to page 60.

Nine indicators were used: recognition of land/title, self-government, customary law, and culture; legal affirmation of distinct status, support/ratification for international indigenous rights instruments, affirmative action, upholding and/or signing new treaties, and guarantees of representation/consultation in central government.

Nine indicators used: recognition of land/title, self-government rights, cultural rights, and customary law, upholding historic treaties and/or signing new treaties, guarantees of representation/consultation in central government, affirmation of distinct status, support/ratification for international instruments, and affirmative action. 2nd edition.

Discusses the principles of sentencing circles in Dene and Métis communities and uses the Dene mythic hero Swan to illustrate the principles in relation to several recent cases.

Explores involvement with the Nagoya Protocol which governs access to genetic resources and the equitable sharing of the benefits.

Book review of: Nation Iroquoise edited and translated by José António Brandão with K. Janet Ritch; with original French documents reproduced opposite the translation.

Book review of: Nationhood Interrupted by Sylvia McAdam.

Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.

Book review of: Native Title and the Descent of Rights by Peter Sutton. Review located by scrolling to page 279.

Authors speaks about experiences with family members and drug abuse and looks at banishment as a form of punishment in the Lummi Nation tribal community.

Defines Pimicikamak Okimawin as a body politic and corporate under Canadian municipal law and uses archival research and oral history analysis to address inquiries by the Government of Manitoba.

Book review of: Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance by Raymond D. Austin.

Book review of: Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance by Raymond D. Austin.

Speech entitled Sentencing: The Judicial Response to Crime at the American Judicature Society, presented by Chief Justice Yazzie to the 1997 National Symposium, San Diego, California. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Discusses the perceptions and attitudes of those trying to pacify the Navajo during 1868-1900.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Toronto, 2000.

Topics discussed by Nisga'a Tribal Council Chairman, include Aboriginal title, ownership, courts, rights, and customary law. Interview first published in Multinational Monitor, vol. 13, no. 9, September, 1992.

Looks at case law involving customary law, human rights and gender equality.

Discusses the Indian Child Welfare Act and suggests how to be culturally responsive in child welfare practices.

Book review of New Treaty New Tradition by Carwyn Jones and Fragile Settlements by Amanda Nettelbeck, Russell Smandych, Louis A. Knafla, and Robert Foster. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 156.

Tradition from Maori community discussed and perspectives on its use and adoption in justice institutions and policies in Canada. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Explores Aboriginal requests for citizenship and compares the Puebla Panama Plan

Folder containing a letter entitled "Indians Beware" by Andy Paull, President of the Native American Brotherhood, warning of the Federal Government's plans to assimilate Indigenous peoples into white society. Also, correspondence from Paul regarding taxation of Indigenous people living on reserves, amendments to the Indian Act and assistance. 2 issues of The Thunderbird.

Author’s personal reflections and commentary on the practice of Canadian law in Northern communities. Discusses issues of dislocation from local languages and peoples, and the general transience of law professional working in the North.

Law Thesis (D.Jur.)--York University, 2001.

Video by Northern Public Affairs Magazine introducing content in volume 4, number 2 edition. Duration: 6:28.

Explores the high incarceration rates among Aboriginals in Canada and compares and contrasts the Western and Indigenous concepts of justice.

Professor Val Napoleon, of the University of Alberta, advocates the blending of Indigenous and Western knowledge to settle Canada's outstanding land claims with Aboriginal peoples.

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

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

Looks at program developed to help control juvenile crime and improve the justice system in American Indian communities.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.

Book review of On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 185.

Sheds light on the question of customary law as a factor in the current Aboriginal political strategy.

Looks at the Aboriginal law system using various court cases as examples such as Tsilhqot'in Nation v. BC.

Looks at the restrictions of the rule of law within the context of Indigenous land dispute cases with specific examples.

Argues that common law could help First Nations prove their title by showing occupation of the land when the Crown asserted sovereignty.

Examines how customary law or Aboriginal law has not been historically recognized in Australia and looks at how articles 8 and 9 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) have tried to correct this.

Interdisciplinary/Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2013.

Looks at use of Cree traditional law in relation to sexual diversity, regulation of Cree two spirit people by government and the church, and the Idle No More social movement. Accompanying interview. Accompanying presentation.