Property (Real, Intellectual, Cultural)

Presents an introduction to Aboriginal title and how it is a collective right by an Aboriginal group for the exclusive use of occupation of land which may, or may not, be traditional use.

Bad Man gives an account of the arrival of white men, acceptance of treaty by Bloods, and subsequent lease of land by Mormons.

Author explores the consequences of imaging the nation in a fantasy way by reading the formative Australian cases through which Native jurisprudence developed in Australia.

Describes the sale of part of the Louis Bull Reserve.

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.

Book review of: Beyond Intellectual Property by Darrell A. Posey and Graham Dutfield.

Author discusses his experience in working with the Hopi tribe, and the development of culturally sensitive dispute-resolution services and legal systems.

Book review of: Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights by Thomas Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara, and André Le Dressay.

Book review of Beyond the Indian Act by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara and Andre Le Dressay.

Looks at the least prosperous demographic group in Canada. Introduction from: Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara, Andre Le Dressay.

Book review of: Beyond the Indian Act by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara and Andreé Le Dressay.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2016.

Comments on studies that use a community-based participatory research approach and are designed to address the community needs first and the research needs second.

Organized by articles, conference papers, organizations' publications, and information on legislation and case law. International in scope. Revised version.

Books and articles published in academic journals.

Gives the legislative history of Bill C-37; legislation that facilitates land claim settlements, particularily those resolving treaty land entitlement and specific claims.

Brief description of background and contents of the proposed Bill, which would amend the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act to enable participating communities to request that the government make regulations involving establishment and operation of a system replicating the provincial land title or registry system. Identical to Bill C-63 which died on the Order Paper when Parliament was prorogued.

Brief description of background and contents of Act, which involves provision for First Nations' power to enact laws relating to use, occupation and possession of family homes and the division of value of rights and interests held by spouses or common-law partners. Revised version.

Brief description of background and contents of Act, which involves division of property when a conjugal relationship breaks down. Provisional rules in the bill apply until a First Nation has enacted laws of its own. Revised version. Originally published April 1, 2010.

Argues that the Bill has several flaws that should be addressed before passage and makes recommendations for improvements.

Interviewee recounts stories told to him by his father about the signing of Treaty #8;denial of Indian requests for reserve; and traditional lifestyle.

A brief account of the treaty negotiations at Fort MacKay and of the subsequent failure to obtain a reserve at Peace Point.

Looks at the success or failure of laws and policies that were meant to protect community rights, culture, and material resources and the use of community protocols as tools.

Comments on concept that combines nature and culture and aims to protect Indigenous resources holistically and more effectively.

Law Thesis (LL.M)--The University of British Columbia, 2000.

Emphasizes the need to provide immediate, short and medium-term benefits, rather than waiting the 8-10 years it may take for monetary reimbursement, when new plant derived therapeutics based on Indigenous Knowledge are being explored. The article uses examples of initiatives taken by Shaman Pharmaceuticals and the Healing Forest Conservancy.

Author presents a case study of Indigenous people and biodiversity from Papua New Guinea. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.

Public Policy and Public Administration Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2003.

Discusses the Bradley Bill as it relates to the Black Hills land dispute between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) about whether a clerical error by the federal government resulted in 440 acres of mineral-rich land being taken without consent or compensation. No determination by ICC as parties agreed to negotiate a settlement under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Carole T. Corcoran. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Looks at the validity of surrender of reserve land and the nature of the duty of the Crown prior to surrender. Supreme Court Reports at page 344 to 409. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Consists of an interview where he gives the legends behind various geographical features.

Discusses the history of collecting skeletal remains and associated objects for study or display purposes and the Indigenous movement to have scientific or cultural institutions return them to their nations for proper funeral and burial rights. Looks at the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and similar State-enacted legislation.

Review of: Aroland is Home: An Incomplete Victory in Applied Anthropology by Paul Driben.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2010.

Report includes: explanation of methodology (report largely based on surveys), review of services available, Canadian Justice system, community care and social workers, summary of the extent of the problem in Ontario, proposals for action.

Statute providing for settlement of land claims relating to property set aside before 1916 and referred to in the McKenna-McBride Agreement.

Author describes the dual identities that artifacts hold: archaeologic subject and cultural object. Addresses how American archaeologists are forced by repatriation legislation to address these issues and to consult and collaborate with Indigenous peoples to bridge the gap between these perceptions of artifacts.

Evidence given by Camoose Bottle, aged 71, including an account of the taking of Treaty #7 following a deterioration in Indian life after introduction of alcohol; allocation of lands to various tribes and later loss of part of the Blood Reserve.

Discusses various uses of art today and the possibilities for copyright laws to accommodate this artform.

Contains copies or extracts of representations to the Secretary of State and/or the Colonial Office, on behalf of the settlers on the Grand River, and allegations of squatters on Indian Lands, in Upper Canada.

Includes treaties and land claims, secondary sources, sources of case law digests, legal periodical indexes and computer databases up to 1990.