International

Reports on research on current state of swidden agriculture in upland villages and the adaptations employed by locals in response to state pressure on land use. To access this article, scroll down to page 6.

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.

Discusses reasons for including Indigenous people in the REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) strategy process.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of British Columbia, 1988.

Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2013.

Website has links to conferences, books and articles related to indigenous languages world wide.

Paper presented at the Stó:Lǀ Nation Justice Conference held in Mission, BC, March 22-24, 2004.

Discusses the impact of decolonization on policing and public order, and argues that it was not just a series of programs negotiated between and implemented by colonial governments and anti-colonial nationalists.

Law Thesis (D.Jur.)--York University, 1981.

Looks at the history of urban migration and discusses livelihoods and tribal people dealing with situations encountered in a new environment. To access this article, scroll down to page 42.

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.

Article introduces the special edition on the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas; the author examines the way that international definitions of genocide actively work to exclude Native Americans and works to redefine the term from a Haudenosaunee perspective.

Literary criticism article that explores the underlying themes at work in the Autobiography of Delfina Cuero. Discusses bi-culturalism, borderlands theory, ethnocriticism, and transculturation.

International Affairs Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1986.

Describes coping strategies used by pastoralist communities. Recommends a policy framework to address the negative impacts of environmental change.

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.

Reports the Philippine government lacks the political will to enforce the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act. To access this article, scroll to page 20.

Discusses the three most significant aspects of the SGA: the right to mineral resources, the recognition of Greenlanders as people in international law, and the prospect of independence.

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.

Concludes the powerful story of the Haisla and their efforts to repatriate a totem pole after 77 years of being in the Swedish Museum. Accompanying Study Guide. Duration: 24:04.

Film about the attempt to repatriate the G'psgolox totem pole which was stolen, housed in Sweden and claimed to be the property of the Swedish Government. Accompanying Study Guide. Duration: 70:00.

Report draws on the findings of 28 knowledge synthesis reports, and insights from exchanges between researchers and leaders from Indigenous communities and the public, private and non-profit sectors. Results are listed under six themes: Indigenous research; arts, language and culture; teaching and learning; community and social well-being; economic self-determination and business; self-governance, Indigenous law and resource rights.

Section on Aboriginal women deals with right to property and culture, registration under the Indian Act, and unequal access to power and decision-making.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

Provides a legal and policy framework that allows participation by Indigenous local communities (ILCs) to access the economic potential of traditional knowledge.

Text in Russian and English.

Looks at water and land rights of the San people. To access this article, scroll down to page 36.

Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of British Columbia, 2012.

This literary criticism article considers Vizenor’s body of work as a whole and discusses his attention to historical moments and his use of fiction to overturn colonial knowledge of those moments and to disrupt contemporary understandings of transnationalism.

Discusses the oral understanding involved in making treating six at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)-The University of British Columbia, 1998.

Essay identifies the domestic and international legal principles that control data governance. Discusses how tribal sovereignty is impacted by these principles and argues for a critical look at the structures for data governance and the need for intergovernmental cooperation.

Discusses the importance of The Paris Agreement to Indigenous peoples and how it is a step closer to the recognition of their rights in international law.

Discusses the lack of attention given to gendered human rights problems by the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Canada and South Africa.

Discusses territorial rights and the need for increased community based control of forest resources.

Discusses main problems facing Twa women. To access this article, scroll down to page 14.

Discusses the substanial problems facing indigenous peoples living near international borders.

Explains transitional justice and the application to Indigenous injustices, decolonization and resurgence, and Canada's role.