Property (Real, Intellectual, Cultural)
Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights: The Responsibilities of Maintaining the Oldest Continuous Culture in the World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Morris
Indigenous Law Bulletin, no. 19, 1997
Description
Illustrates problems with Indigenous intellectual property rights and how they take evolving cultural traditions and freeze them to a specific time.
Indigenous Issues 101
Alternate Title
âpihtawikosisân
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Description
Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.
Indigenous Knowledge and Library Work in Sierra Leone
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Abdul Kargbo
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, vol. 38, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 71-78
Description
With particular reference to Sierra Leone, article discusses the role of Indigenous knowledge in sustainability, issues involving intellectual property and the role of librarians in this field.
Indigenous Knowledge of Biological Resources and Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Anthropology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen B. Brush
American Anthropologist, vol. 95, no. 3, New Series, September 1993, pp. 653-671
Description
Anthropology has been key to the definition and description of Indigenous knowledge and in the debate over the application of intellectual property rights to culturally specific information.
Indigenous Knowledge, Peoples and Sustainable Practice
Alternate Title
Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change
Social and Economic Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Douglas Nakashima
Marie Roué
Description
Chapter in book: Social and Economic Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Volume 5 edited by Peter Timmerman.
Part of Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change edited by Ted Munn.
Indigenous Peoples' Ownership and Management of Mountains: The Aotearoa/New Zealand Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacinta Ruru
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 111-138
Description
Illustrates how legislation has historically, and currently, grappled with the rights of Maori, in terms of the right to participate in the ownership and management of mountains.
Indigenous Planning and Community Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ted Jojola
Description
Discusses how communities are reformulating planning practices and incorporating traditional knowledge, cultural identity, and stewardship over land and resources. Includes a case study of the Oneida Tribal Nation of Wisconsin’s Turtle School.
Indigenous Repatriation Handbook
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jisgang Nika Collison
Sdaahl K’awaas Lucy Bell
Lou-ann Neel
Description
A manual to support communities and museums that are in the beginning stages of planning for the return of cultural properties to their home nations in BC and at national and international levels. Includes case study of repatriating Haida ancestral remains.
Indigenous Research, Publishing, and Intellectual Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth D. Madsen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 89-105
Description
Describes how working closely among the Tohono O'odham has altered the authors views on Native American topics.
Indigenous Rights in Traditional Knowledge and Biological Diversity: Approaches to Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Davis
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 4, no. 4, 1999, p. 1
Description
Explores the relationships between indigenous knowledge in biological resources, and intellectual property rights systems.
Indigenous/Traditional Knowledge & Intellectual Property Law
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Description
Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.
Indigitization: Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
University of British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections
Museum of Anthropology
Oral History and Language Laboratory
UBC iSchool ]
Description
Project is a collaborative initiative between communities and organizations, and institutional partners to facilitate conservation, digitization, and management of communities' cultural heritage.
Individual Property Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves: The Historical Emergence and Jurisprudence of Certificates of Possession
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2003, pp. 391-424
Description
Discussion, including case law, about several property systems including the certificates of possession (CP) system.
Intangible Property within Coast Salish First Nations Communities, British Columbia: Presented at the WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization] North American Workshop on Intellectual Property and Traditional
Knowledge, Ottawa, September 9, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Thom
Description
Discusses customary rights and responsibilities with respect to three areas: private advice-/knowledge, inherited ritual/ceremonial property (rituals, songs, stories, etc.) and House property (hereditary names, songs, stories).
Intellectual Property and Aboriginal Peoples: Conflict or Compromise?
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Aboriginal Peoples and Intellectual Property Rights
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mira T. Sundara Rajan
Description
Discusses rights to traditional culture including skills, arts, beliefs, and knowledge of the environment and makes suggestions on approaches to the property debate.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Intellectual Property and Biological Resources: An Overview of Key Issues and Current Debates
Alternate Title
Wuppertal Paper ; no. 151
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carolina Lasén Díaz
Description
Brief history and evolution includes discussion of the ecological, social, and cultural factors surrounding the international governance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights.
Intellectual Property and the Ethical/Legal Status of Human DNA: The (Ir)Relevance of Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daryl Pullman
George P. Nicholas
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 143-164
Description
Authors feel that relationships themselves between researchers and community members should take precedence over the status of DNA itself.
Intellectual Property Issues
Alternate Title
Oxford Companion to Archaeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
George P. Nicholas
Description
Discusses who has rights to use, benefit from, or control knowledge and information about the past.
Chapter from Oxford Companion to Archaeology (2nd ed.) edited by Neal Asher Silberman.
Intellectual Property Issues in Heritage Management. Part 1: Challenges and Opportunities Relating to Appropriation, Information Access, Bioarchaeology, and Cultural Tourism
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane E. Anderson
George Nicholas
Catherine Bell
Kelly Bannister
Sven Ouzman
Description
Outlines the general nature of intellectual property in the realm of cultural heritage, and recommends readings and web sites dealing with management issues.
Part 2: Legal Dimensions, Ethical Considerations, and Collaborative Research Practices.
Intellectual Property Issues in Heritage Management. Part 2: Legal Dimensions, Ethical Considerations, and Collaborative Research Practices
Alternate Title
Legal Dimensions, Ethical Considerations, and Collaborative Research Practices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George Nicholas
Catherine Bell
Rosemary Coombe
John R. Welch
Brian Noble ... [et al.]
Heritage Management, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 117-147
Description
Identifies sources of information useful to archaeologists, cultural and archaeological resource managers, and other heritage stewards.
Part 1: Challenges and Opportunities Relating to Appropriation, Information Access, Bioarchaeology, and Cultural Tourism.
Intellectual Property Rights: A Focus on Photography of Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wiggins
Nebraska Anthropologist, vol. 13, no. 1, 1996-1997, pp. 1-6
Description
Argues that while all photographs cannot be reclaimed, a legitimate case can be made for the return of those taken of private religious ceremonies.
Intellectual Property Rights and Indigenous Peoples: Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Scott Jerome
Description
Divided into seven sections: Legal Frameworks and Analysis; DNA and Property Rights; Historical and Theoretical Accounts of Intellectual Property Rights; Case Studies; Biological Resources and Ethnomedicine; Websites on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues; and Organizations.