International

Look at a symposium on Indigenous knowledge and the need for legal protection of Indigenous cultures and cultural expression.

Theology Thesis (Ph.D.) and (Th.D.)--University of Ottawa, 1992

File containing various news clippings and reports regarding Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Includes a proposal by John Diefenbaker for the establishment of an Inuit force, 500 strong, to patrol Canada's arctic. Also includes a newspaper article on the Canadian Rangers.

Focuses on the Sami and the Roma.

Addresses how both emerging and established international human rights of participation are treated in the Ontario mining sector.

Looks at effectiveness of transnational Indigenous action networks and how Indigenous movements have become mainstreamed in the United Nations structure.

Discusses pastoralism as a viable livelihood. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Discusses Bill C-15, which is an attempt to establish a process for the domestic implementation of UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) and it's implications for government actions to empower First Nations with respect to economic development.

Overview of the United Nations' Permanent Forum whose mandate is to provide advice and recommendations on Indigenous issues to the UN's agencies. To access this article, scroll to page 20.

Overview of the historical development of Indigenous peoples organizations in the Amazon.

Submission by the Inuit Circumpolar Conference.

Law Thesis (LL.D)--Université de Montréal, 2007.

Book review of: Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America by Shelagh D. Grant.

Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2003.

Law Thesis (JD)--University of New South Wales, 2018

Author contends that due to the Mabo court decision the legal equation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians has changed.

Chapter 12 of: Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision, edited by Marie Battiste.

Human rights advocates discusses her views on the rights of Indigenous peoples to own, develop and benefit from their traditional lands and natural resources.

Compilation of business practices and initiatives which respect and support Indigenous peoples' rights. Each example is mapped to the relevant article in UNDRIP.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--McGill University, 1997.

Outlines issues that face Inuit women, their children, elders and communities, and presents some of the ways Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association is responding to the challenges.

Law Thesis (LL.M) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2002.

Examines interaction between indigenous peoples and corporations and identifies hotspots for potential conflict.

Assertion that Aboriginal peoples have legitimate claims for a place in international law to protect them and to help restore lost rights.

Discusses the Constitution, the Restitution of Land Rights (Lands Claims Commission) and the Richtersveld Claim. To access this article, scroll down to page 26.

Comparative Law Thesis (LL.M.)--McGill University, 2003.

Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.

Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act

Discusses government's strategy for environmental conservation and protection of the land by evicting pastoralists from grazing lands. Recent cases are described. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Investigates the marginalization of Indigenous peoples in the eyes of international law by reason of a colonized status.

Argues that efforts to achieve progressive change in United States Aboriginal law and policy can be strengthened and promoted by increased participation at the United Nations.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of British Columbia, 1997.

Polar Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Akureyri, 2010. Focuses on the Sami.

Explores some of the international law-making efforts with respect to indigenous and tradition environmental knowledge.

Discusses the use of human rights law in the conservation of sites which contribute to protection of species and habitats.

Discusses both the technical and common meanings of the term “recognition”, and examines a number of ways in which the existence, history and contributions of the Aboriginal people of Manitoba could be recognized by the Manitoba government.

Comments on reports released by two UN Special Rapporteurs that condemned the Government of Canada for specific inadequacies and failures with regards to Indigenous policies.

Presents the case for establishing an Indigenous-led organization that can address gaps in legislation and policy, and support initiatives in Indigenous communities which will achieve measurable goals which would ensure that cultural heritage can be managed, protected and revitalized in meaningful and substantive ways.

Political Science and International Relations Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2006.

Representative from Amnesty International speaks about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian government's refusal to sign it. Followed by brief question and answer period. Duration: 23:29.

Author examines three case studies of vandalism from different countries; argues that the use of red paint by Indigenous peoples to mark colonial structure is an attempt on the part of Indigenous people to create a transnational act of decolonization.

Presents overview of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) with an analysis of the challenges and opportunities to moving forward.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--McGill University, 2006.

Discusses historical cases of massacres, state-sponsored bounties, and mass deaths in government custody of Aboriginal people occurred.

Discusses achievements, challenges and opportunities facing the network with the greatest being mobility. To access this article, scroll down to page 54.