International

Presenter discusses how the decision aligns with or fails to meet some of the standards set out in international law and human rights instruments, the issue of Indigenous self-definition and membership, and implications in terms of right to traditional lands, territories and resources. Duration: 49:23. Presentation is part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.

Phil Fontaine talks before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples and speaks on behalf of bill c292, An Act to Implement the Kelowna Accord.

Overview of residential boarding school history as an instrument of genocide and the lack of governmental response to this system.

Declaration adopted on August 13, 2016 by Shiprock, SW Diné Nation and "further endorsed and adopted by consensus of the 42nd Anniversary IITC Conference, September 11th, 2016, Waimanalo, Hawaii."

Discusses the rights and principles contained in the United Nations General Assembly's resolution and how they apply in Canada. Duration: 7:54.

Discusses the community resistance to a hydroelectric project in Guatemala, the death of a community leader, President Molina's response, and military retaliation to the conflict.

Examines the conflicting viewpoints in communities in Jharkhand between the British colonial system and Indigenous people regarding the definition of custom and tradition . To access this article, scroll down to page 44.

Looks at how it is a crime to destroy, damage or deface an Aboriginal place or object without consent in New South Wales, Australia.

Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Looks at the global perspective of Indigenous status. Includes the Americas, Oceania, Africa, Asia, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia and Latin America.

Effects of the resettlement between 2000 and 2006 on communities has shown increased mortality and morbidity, poverty, marginalization, food insecurity, social anomalies, disintegration, discrimination and loss of dignity. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Overview of issues involved in conducting research into Indigenous knowledge. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.

Outlines the five articles in this issue written by scholars working on the implementation of UNDRIP.

Reports on the threat of diabetes to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in all age groups. Recommends action be taken by NGOs, government, Indigenous organizations and families. To access this article, scroll down to page 12.

Report provides overview of the debate, evolution of standards, developments on the promotion and protection of rights and freedoms, study of Treaties, and cultural and intellectual property, and includes the 1993 Draft Declaration of Indigenous Rights

Reviews developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous populations. Forty-seventh session. Agenda item 14. 10 August 1995.

Reports on treaties, agreements and constructive arrangements.

Reviews developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous populations.

Discusses treaty's spirit and intent as described in oral traditions of the Cree and Sauteaux who entered into it, and the resulting definitions of rights, obligations, sharing and other features of the agreement.

Discussion of international legal principle created and justified by ideas of European superiority; doctrine provided newly arrived Europeans with automatic property rights and entitled them to exercise governmental, political, and commercial power over the original inhabitants. Panel discussion at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's closing events. Duration: 1:03:21.

Argues that Aboriginal title is entrenched in the doctrine by examining its inception and integration into Canadian law.

Discusses the history and the impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery. Duration: 30:56.

Decisions recommended by the Permanent Forum for adoption by Economic and Social Council.

Discusses how sentencing circles function in relation to abused women, and international law as it pertains to trafficking.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on developmental aid from a cultural point of view and examples of rights-based approaches. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to journal issue bringing together perspectives on development, self-determination and the role of customary law. To access this article, scroll to page 4.

Introduction to journal featuring articles on Indigenous people and education.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on the external social pressures which affect traditional gender structures and Indigenous women. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to journal articles raising awareness about Indigenous youth. To access this article, scroll to page 4.

Introduction to journal issue highlighting the organizations' work done for Indigenous people in different parts of the world.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on threats of logging to livelihoods of indigenous peoples and examples of innovative approaches that respect their rights.

Introduction to journal issue with a focus on policy framework, and REDD, a program for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to limit the impact of climate change and its impact on indigenous lifestyle, culture and communities.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles assessing the impact of the UN Decade of Indigenous Peoples on Indigenous peoples around the world. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles that present situation of Indigenous people in Africa and access to land. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on land use by Indigenous people called swidden agriculture or shifting cultivation. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to themed issue.

Discusses the right of San communities to access formal education in Nambia, Botswana and South Africa. To access this article, scroll down to page 27.

The Eighth Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents. Includes a map of the Nex Perce Indian Reservation located in present-day Idaho.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Examines the evolution and adaptation of customary law for use by African women in their communities to advance their own positions. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council in relation to May 2013 Universal Periodic Review of Canada.

Discusses effects the creation of Lake Hannington Games Reserve has had on traditional culture and religious lifestyle of the Endorois people living by Lake Bogoria. To access this article, scroll down to page 47.

Examines civil libertarian thought and the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Discusses emerging legal and ethical principles and the impact on both mega projects and Indigenous peoples.

Discusses the values of the United Nations Declaration that protects the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples. Scroll down to access article.

Looks the impacts of continuing colonialism on Indigenous rights.