Property (Real, Intellectual, Cultural)

Discussion of land solutions and how these must be developed by and for the community.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1998.

Text of letter protesting the misappropriation of land, failure to create treaties, and the policies of the B.C. government. Site also includes information on laws and customs, historical and political context, and timeline from 1763 to 2009.

Statement of grievances presented to the federal government by the Native Brotherhood on behalf of the Yukon people in 1973.

Statement of grievances presented to the federal government by the Yukon Indians in 1973.

Tom Yellowhorn, who is the son of Chief Yellowhorn -- Chief RedCrow was his uncle, describes cattle-raising on the Peigan Reserve.

Tony Wood was an employee of the Saskatchewan government and was associated with the school for prospectors. He was a friend of Norris and Brady.

Discusses: typical mechanisms, community-based justice models, and processes derived from Indigenous legal traditions; governance, community and participant considerations for discussion; and guiding questions and building blocks. Includes examples of existing models and how they function.

Brief summary of pertinent federal and provincial legislation, processes, and considerations and best practices.

Documents sixteen case studies and highlights innovative tools and approaches developed to help local communities address critical challenges that affect their natural and cultural resources.

Section on Aboriginal women deals with right to property and culture, registration under the Indian Act, and unequal access to power and decision-making.

Argues for using seven variables to measure success: self-government and land management agreements, certificates of possession, property tax, external financial management, payment of councillors, and own-source revenue.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.

Provides information on and evaluation of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms' positive and negative attributes.

Author discusses how oral tradition is not adequately protected by patent and copyright laws which allows industry to harvest traditional knowledge for profit; uses a case study of pharmaceutical companies to illustrate how this happens.

History Thesis (Ph. D.)--Queen's University,1997.

Discusses how limiting access to and use of Indigenous knowledge can be accomplished within current conceptualizations of public domain and intellectual property.

Series of brief documents which provide information on issues and topics relating to intellectual property, genetic resources, and traditional cultural expressions and knowledge.

Provides a legal and policy framework that allows participation by Indigenous local communities (ILCs) to access the economic potential of traditional knowledge.

Text in Russian and English.

Discusses the debate over traditional knowledge in terms of ownership and control of resources, and the clash of cultures between developed and developing countries. The uses neem, basmati rice and turmeric are used as specific examples.

Explores the ramifications of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in terms of intellectual property.

Library and Information Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2009.

Summary of discussions, during May and June of 2005, between the Department of Canadian Heritage and Aboriginal people to develop practical strategies for working in areas where the mandate, expertise and experience of the Department coincide with Aboriginal aspirations.

Incudes calls to restore Treaty-making authority, establish a Treaty Commission to make new Treaties, commission to review treaty committments and violations, consolidation of Indian's land, water, natural and economic resources.

Examines arguments against the concept of Indigenous sovereignty and what all have in common, which is a refusal to relinquish power.

Introduces the Local Contexts project and the corresponding Traditional Knowledge (TK) License and Label platform as a way to navigate Indigenous Intellectual property rights.

Essay identifies the domestic and international legal principles that control data governance. Discusses how tribal sovereignty is impacted by these principles and argues for a critical look at the structures for data governance and the need for intergovernmental cooperation.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 1997.

Anticipating the passage of the 1994 Death Valley National Monument Act, the Timbisha Shoshone passed a resolution calling for the establishment of 160,000 acres of reservation land, located both inside and near the Death Valley National Park.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2019.

Looks at trust responsibility and accountability in United States law; contemporary division of labour in Federal Indian programs; and applicability to Canada.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts, 2015.

Dispute over Aboriginal title in the part of the Cariboo-Chilcotin region defined as Tachelach'ed (Brittany Triangle) and the Trapline Territory.

Discusses the shortcomings of the current natural resources management policy, which has resisted change; cites illegal logging as one reason for change.

Examines a cross-cultural mediation process that could influence negotiations where conflict exist.

Discusses the increase in tourism the movie has brought to the town of Forks, Washington and the near by Quileute Indian Reservation and the appropriation of tribal cultural property.

Goal of study was to explore businesses' understanding of intellectual property, how they are utilizing it, it's impact on business performance, and it's potential for protecting traditional knowledge and cultural expressions.

Provides reasons why doing business on reserves is a challenge for lending institutions because it is Crown land.

Book review of: Unearthing Indian Land: Living with the Legacies of Allotment by Kristin T. Ruppel.

Criticizes academics who consider the book insufficiently "literary" or insufficiently "Indian" to be considered for serious analysis.