Property (Real, Intellectual, Cultural)

Argues that First Nations people, living on reserves, need to develop wealth creation by means other than real estate, in order to increase their net worth.

Discusses the ramifications of a dispute between the band and its tenants over rent increases.

Report finds there are legal and economic problems with resource sharing resulting from natural resource exploration.

Argues that recognition of Indigenous cultural rights is at the heart of the reconciliation process.

Responses based on consultations with 42 First Nations women regarding options presented by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

Explains the current role of the archive in terms of showing engagement between white settlers and Indigenous people and also to assist with the recovery of family and stories that have been lost through colonization in Australia.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, explores the issues facing First Nation witnesses presenting oral testimony in Courts and use of ethnocentric biases and technical rules in Treaty and Aboriginal title cases. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.

Article asserts that excluding traditional knowledge holders creates ineffective existing or projected legal agreements.

Looks at the issue of cultural tourism conflicting with local heritage values.

Right to consent, or not to, regarding the extraction of resources on Indigenous lands are discussed.

Dispute Resolution Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Examines how efforts to manage global salmon resources reinforce the concept of nation-state sovereignty.

Argues that compensation should be integrated into the research phase of project rather than after completion. The article gives the example of a participatory research project conducted in Ecuador.

Discusses an Aboriginal style guide written to give guidance as to when approval is needed to use certain dances, songs, motifs, etc. and in what settings. Article located by scrolling to page 16.

Comments on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation and expansion of the city of Calgary upon the reserve, and a 1960s road through the reserve.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.

Discusses the Walpole Island fair.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.

Describes the usefulness of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a support tool to help resolve Native American property rights cases.

Conflict Analysis & Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Looks at historians who have played an important role in the preparation and conduct of litigation.

The interview is an account of Ron J. Camponi's life.

Interview includes a general account of Rose Bertha Fleury's life.

Final Report concludes that Canada (the Crown) did not breach Treaty 1 when it permitted a surrender of the Band's reserve land. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Claim for refund of taxes sold in village gave rise to a dispute as to whether or not it constituted a reserve since it was not created by treaty.

File contains an individual presentation by Sharon that recommendes that "within the Aboriginal self-government infrastructure within the constitution of Canada, there should be an Aboriginal copyright law or a mechanism parallel to the Canadian copyright law." Its intent would be to protect Aboriginal culture.

Discusses the history behind the occupation by activists from Six Nations Territory in Caledonia, Ontario and some of the misconceptions held by the general public in Canada. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association 2012.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.

Explores the role of water spirits in the belief system of Africans and the ramifications of environmental threats to sacred pools. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.

Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.

Accepted offer from Canada to for negotiation and requested the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) conclude its inquiry. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Discussion of various topics: traditional life and the changes brought about by the treaties; Crowfoot and the taking of Treaty 7; alcohol, and the problems it has brought; the surrender of reserve land.

The former chief of the Beaver Lake Reserve tells what he knows of the history of the reserve.

Reports on a panel discussion regarding how Massachusetts law and policy, enabled tribal lands to be lost.

Web page provides links to 18 original documents regarding case which addresses gender discrimination in the Indian Act.

Discusses the information about the settlement of the prairies that can be gleaned from the homesteading records held by The Saskatchewan Archives. Some discussion of the Métis’ occupation of the land and river lots system (pp 27-29). Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 10.

Analyzes Maori intellectual property rights pertaining to graphic works and their use in the fashion industry.

Mr. Wellier describes the signing of Treaty #8 in the Lesser Slave Lake area. Tells how he understood the promises.

Two presentations: "Métis Scrip and Alberta Métis" and "Understanding the Legacy of Métis Scrip: The Alberta Métis Perspective" followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:27:15.

Uses one woman's fight to obtain title to her land as an illustration of the Aboriginal response to colonization.

Historically Aboriginal title has been justified by the need to protect Aboriginal peoples from European settlers, but inherent paternalism has undermined Aboriginal title today.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California Riverside, 2003.

Related material: 'We’re a Dreaming Country': Guidelines for Interpretation of Aboriginal Heritage (2012).

Archaeology Thesis (M. A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1993.