Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements
Backgrounder: Self-determination & Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Understanding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Backgrounder: Self-determination and Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Understanding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Description
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Bad Man Interview
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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bad Man
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Description
Bad Man gives an account of the arrival of white men, acceptance of treaty by Bloods, and subsequent lease of land by Mormons.
Balancing Individual and Collective Rights: Interpretation of Section 1.2. of the Canadian Human Rights Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bradford W. Morse
Robert Goves
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Presents overview of Bill C-21 and examines the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Aboriginal and treaty rights, and human rights law in the interpretation of Section 1.2. Looks at how First Nations communities should implement the legislation.
Barriers to Access to Health and Social Services for English-speaking First Nations Communities in Quebec
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[Appendix A: Portrait of the Situation for English-speaking First Nations: Accessing Health and Social Services in English in the Province of Quebec]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coalition of English-speaking First Nations in Quebec (CESFNCQ)
Description
Discusses broad issues and challenges as well as difficulties associated with residing in a predominantly francophone province and identifies key priority areas. Includes community profiles and results of survey of residents.
The Battle over Termination on the Colville Indian Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen A. Dahl
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, 1994, pp. 29-53
Description
Sums up the liquidation of reservation resources and argues that, for the Colville Confederated Tribes, sovereignty is the only path to follow.
'Battlin' For Their Rights': Aboriginal Activism and the Leper Line
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Scrimgeour
Aboriginal History, vol. 36, 2012, pp. 43-65
Description
Comments on the breach of legislation made by Australian Aboriginal people illegally crossing the twentieth parallel as form of activism challenging restrictive legislation.
BC Treaty Commission
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
Be Safe: A Cultural Competency Model for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians Toward the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fransing Daisy
Yvonne M. Davis
Betty E.S. Duran
John Lowe
Wesley K. Thomas
Description
Program is designed to help health care providers become comfortable in treating this group. Aimed at physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, Indigenous healers, etc.
Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard University
Description
Discusses the environmental damage that mining, including exploration, has caused the Takla Lake First Nation. The paper includes an overview of international and domestic Aboriginal rights law; analyzes the problems mining raises for First Nations; and concludes that structural, procedural, and substantive legal reforms are needed.
Being Idle No More: The Women Behind the Movement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Febna Caven
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the grassroots movement that is challenging the legislative onslaught upon Indigenous treaty rights, sovereignty, and the environment.
Beloved Women: Life Givers, Caretakers, Teachers of Future Generations
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Sharing our Stories of Survival: Native women Surviving Violence
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Agtuca
Description
Chapter 1 of : Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence edited by Sara Deer.
Discusses protection of American Indian women eroded by court actions.
The Benefits of Being Indian: Blood Quanta, Intermarriage, and Allotment Policy on the White Earth Reservation, 1889–1920
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Ellinghaus
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 29, no. 2 & 3, 2008, pp. 81-105
Description
Discussion on how the United States government used the intermarriage between Indians and non-Indians to undermine Indian control of their own lands and legal identity.
Bernice Granger Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Bernice Granger
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
A brief interview recounting how the interviewee (age 38 at time of interview) lost her treaty status at the age of 14.
Best Outcomes for Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Loa L. Porter
Patina Park Zink
Angela R. Gebhardt
Mark Ells
Michelle I. Graef
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 135-156
Description
Comments on a groundbreaking collaboration between The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center.
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah Askew
Corey Snelgrove
Kelsey R. Wrightson
Don Courturier
Alisa Koebel … [et al.]
Description
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
Beyond Listening: Lessons for Native/American Collaborations from the Creation of The Nakwatsvewat Institute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Justin B. Richland
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 101-111
Description
Author discusses his experience in working with the Hopi tribe, and the development of culturally sensitive dispute-resolution services and legal systems.
Beyond Physical: Social Dimensions of the Water Crisis on Canada's First Nations and Considerations for Governance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maya Basdeo
Lalita Bharadwaj
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-14
Description
Comments on the unaddressed water issues that persist despite funding initiatives and public awareness.
Beyond Section 35: Symposium Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Describes intent in the making of the section, what has occurred in terms of "Inherent Rights" agenda with respect to governance and self-government, and makes recommendations for further research.
Beyond the Blue and Green: The Need to Consider Aboriginal Peoples' Relationships to Resource Development in Labor-Environment Campaigns
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne E. Mills
Labor Studies Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, March 2011, p. 104–121
Description
Discusses the need for labor researchers to engage with Indigenous studies to advance social and environmental justice.
Beyond the Mandate: Continuing the Conversation: Report of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Description
Describes the process, findings and recommendations of the Commission which investigated whether Native American children continue to be disproportionately removed from their families and homes.
Beyond the Three R's: Troubling Reconciliation, Restitution, & Resurgence: A Conversation for Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Educators
Alternate Title
Annual William Walters Symposium on Urban Education ; 5th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ellen Gabriel
Taiaiake Alfred
Susan Dion
Description
Showcases three keynote speakers discuss issues connecting teaching and learning in an anti-colonial framework.
Showcases a film, dance, and drama by students. Duration: 2:49:36.