Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements

Science in Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--Univeristy of Montana, 2014.

Argues that laws that had the potential to improve the well-being of people in Alaska were never fully realized due to the legislation's design and implementation.

Interview covers allocation of large areas of land to interviewee's father-in-law, and the subsequent sale of land by her husband.

Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence. Duration: 1:22:19.

Part one of Alan Corbiere lecture about warriors, war, customs and traditions. Duration 32:19. Part 2.

Outlines procedures for the process the parties will follow regarding membership voting on whether or not to ratify he Agreement.

2004 Agreement between the Beausoleil First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation and Moose Deer Point First Nation, the United Anishnaabeg Councils and the Crown (Canada). Purpose is to establish intergovernmental relations and structures for operation.

Annie Richard talks about traditional lifestyle and shares her memories of childhood in the bush.

Includes: primary (legislation and jurisprudence case law) and secondary sources.

Brief list focuses on grey literature.

Includes definition of bylaw, discussion of powers under the Cree Naskapi and James Bay Northern Agreement Act and Kwanlin Dun First Nation agreement, brief list of websites and sample residency bylaw.

Current as of 1999. Includes some material pertaining to Canada as a whole.

Examines the power of US tribal courts, the Indian Reorganization Act and the arguments for judical review.

Plaintiffs asked for three judicial declarations: that Métis and non-status Indians are considered "Indians" in the Constitution Act, 1867, that federal Crown owes a fiduciary duty to the two groups, and that they have the right to be consulted and negotiated with by the federal government.

Historical overview of major issues leading up to under representation of the American Indian at public institutions of higher education.

Explains that the Native Title Act 1993 now requires that all claims be lodged to the Federal Court of Australia before being referred to the National Native Title Tribunal.

Examines the social, cultural and political issues surrounding the repatriation of historical materials, sacred and significant objects, and human remains.

Interview includes stories about a ghost priest and a non-existent camp. Also included is a story of how a lame boy's skill as a medicine man won him a chieftainship and a wife.

Interview with Antoine Lonesinger, who tells stories of escapes from Blackfoot and the use of spirits and evil powers.

Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.

Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.

Interview relates entirely to the loss of treaty status by this particular family.

Examines the reserve system and the need to abolish this system of segregation within Canada.

Lists of cases cited in body of work as well as summaries and interpretations of several individual judgments.

Defines "remote", discusses transfer of health services control, impact on nursing, band-employed nurses, and educational preparation. Scroll to p. 126.

Highlights documents produced by the Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, United Nations and the UN Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Excerpt from the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada regarding principles to be considered in determining sentencing. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Author draws on Vine Deloria Jr.’s work on the role that a difference in worldviews plays in communication to examine the distance between what Indigenous peoples mean by self-determination and what policy makers mean by it.

The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, examines the Alaskan model of settlement claims and suggests that this model would be useful with Yukon and Northwest Territories claims, but not with southern Canadian claims, because of the dense population and existence of a reserve system. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.

Discusses various aspects of appropriation: historical and modern methods, justifications given, political implications, current legal framework and proposals for protection.

Loss of treaty status due to mistaken identity.

Argues that tribal historic preservation methods provide insight for all cultural heritage managers. Uses the approach and findings of the Grand Ronde Land Tenure Project as an example of repurposing archival documents in the interests of the Indigenous peoples.

Discusses the role archival material plays in common law and the consolidation of state power, and questions whether this circumscribes the courts’ ability to address historical injustices. Uses the case of R v Van der Peet to illustrate two different approaches to the question of Aboriginal title. Refers to cases: R v Van der Peet Delgamuukw v British Columbia

Article describes the Arctic Counsel as a “high-level international intergovernmental forum founded by the Ottawa Declaration of 1996” and examines its role in supporting and contributing to international laws that pertain to the arctic.

Looks at some of the challenges associated with energy development in the Arctic which include environment, underdeveloped infrastructure and legal issues surrounding consultation.

Discussion of ramifications of climate change, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Arctic Council, prospects for economic development in light of falling oil prices, cooperation, diplomacy and maritime disputes. Duration: 21:31.

Argues that the values, approaches and conclusions grounded in traditional knowledge, should be incorporated into the negotiation and implementation of international agreements and decision-making processes.

Book review of: The Arctic Promise by Natalia Loukacheva.

Presents a review of succcessful negotiations on land claims and self-government agreements, in Canada, to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.