Looks at development of two complementary governance structures: self-rule and shared rule. The Inuit approach has involved negotiating land claims agreements and in some cases, establishing amalgamated regional governments to administer programs; the Sámi approach has involved establishment of Sámediggi national parliament.

Arts Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2003.

Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.

Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.

Presentation from International Women's Day, March 8, 2014. Discusses recommendations from the report Invisible Women: A Call to Action. A Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

Interview with co-founder of Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry. Duration: 26:47.

Literary works discussed: Ceremony by Lesley Marmon Silko, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich, and The Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke.

Focus on four regimes: customary rights, certificates of possession under the Indian Act, First Nations Land Management Act, and leases.

Discussion, including case law, about several property systems including the certificates of possession (CP) system.

Explores the terms of individualism and collectivism as they relate to First Nations people.

Discusses tribal government's ability to exercise jurisdictional control. Sociology and Legal Studies Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

Discusses a Canadian case study that looks at the importance of judicial factors to the Indigenous land claims policy process and the uncertainty of government negotiating behaviour.

Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Links to summaries on a variety topics such as individual claims, Aboriginal title, frequently asked questions and funding.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Divided into nine time periods which highlight significant events such as the 1969 White Paper and the Constitution Act, 1982.

Commission came about due to numerous allegations of police misconduct towards Indigenous women in Val d'Or, Quebec. Its mandate is to investigate causes of systemic discrimination in the provision of police, correctional, justice, health and social services.

Looks at the interpretation of colonial archival records pertaining to contemporary Aboriginal rights.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2019.

Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks about questions that need to be answered when determining whether an inquiry would be effective and meaningful for those directly affected and Aboriginal people in general. Duration: 35:38.

Topics included Indigenous men's role in violence, activism around the issue, and international reports and Canada's duty to respond. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:38:19.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) whether Aht-Len-Jees I.R. 5 ceased to be a reserve by virtue of its dis-allowance by Commissioners Ditchburn and Clark, acting under the British Columbia Land Settlement Act. ICC recommended settlement be negotiated and fast tracked under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Economic Theory and Ethics Project (Ph.D.)--The Union Institute, 1996.

Historical background, submissions and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if population count for land entitlement was accurate at date-of-first-survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Discusses the impact of various legislation including the Jay Treaty of 1794, which assured border crossing rights, the 1891 Immigration Act deeming them neither USA nor Canadian citizens, and the Alien Registration Act of 1940 that classified First Nations as aliens.

Discusses project on Internationalization of Ingenious rights and governance and government accountability for a standard to advance the cultural survival and human rights of Indigenous people. Duration: 31:32

Outlines intellectual property legislation as it relates to Aboriginal peoples and overview of methods to protect traditional knowledge.

Brief history and evolution includes discussion of the ecological, social, and cultural factors surrounding the international governance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights.

Sources listed include articles, organizations, conference papers, legislation, case law and internet sites. Current as of 2002.

Divided into seven sections: Legal Frameworks and Analysis; DNA and Property Rights; Historical and Theoretical Accounts of Intellectual Property Rights; Case Studies; Biological Resources and Ethnomedicine; Websites on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues; and Organizations.

Document was created to provide background information for potential meetings of survivors. Includes self-assessment form and guide to interpreting results.

Summarizes recent and current initiatives undertaken by the federal government.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of Manitoba, 2004.

Members of the Internationalization of Indigenous Rights Research Group report on various aspects of Canada's failure to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Explores the "interpretive principle introduced by the Supreme Court of Canada"; analyzes rights in the context of and intent of Treaty and concludes the Court is affirming Aboriginal worldviews and diversity within the Constitution.

Reviews history of the BC governments' policies and legislation regarding the adoption of children and the options available to biological kin.

Looks at issues surrounding integrating Aboriginal healing practices with the mainstream Canadian health care system, such as who controls licensing, what standards should apply to healing practices and definition of what constitutes a healing practice. Paper from the Aboriginal Administrative Law Conference.

Five elders of the Sarcee Reserve (ages 48-63) discuss their understanding of Treaty #7.