Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

Looks at the movement which calls for the right of all peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food and the right to define their own food and agricultural systems.

Discusses ongoing knowledge about seasonal ecological conditions and how Gwich'in harvesters check the land, interpret change of species and landscapes and how the berry resources are shared.

Examines the interactions between coastal Aboriginal nations in British Columbia, Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) around the West Coast herring fishery as a site cultural resurgence, nationhood, solidarity, and Indigenous sovereignty.

Looks at gap between legal protection and its implementation, role of organizations such as the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, and case law dealing with fishing rights.

Discusses the socioeconomic outcomes from Indigenous commercial fishing in Canada & New Zealand; and identifies the need for Australia to rethink its policies to ensure that the same rights and benefits accrue to Indigenous Australians.

Modern Languages for Communication and International Cooperation Thesis (M.A.)--Università degli Studi di Padova, [2018]

Broadcast discusses after-effects of ruling in the Donald Marshall, Jr. case and concerns about aggressive lobster fishing. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 7:30.

Presents an example of how local and scientific knowledge can be integrated to form a workable system for fisheries management.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of Manitoba, 2004.

Frank Halcrow, aged 59, describes: taking of Treaty 8; establishment of reserves at Lesser Slave Lake; current problems due to small size of these reserves. Also tells story of a moose hunting expedition at time of great food shortage.

Editorial introduction to the issue on Northern resource development, discusses history of Northern resource extraction practices and Indigenous perspectives around those practices. Examines contemporary discourses surrounding extractive resource practices in the North and ties issue articles to this discussion.

Provides an introduction to this issue which pertains to resource-related aspects of Aboriginal peoples history in British Columbia.

Environment and Sustainability Thesis (M.E.S.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

"This paper outlines two applied northern strategies for the investment of large pools of trust capital and concludes by proposing a model natural resource trust fund for northern Canada".

Describes the system in place in 1939 and evaluates the land use, land holding in common or in severalty and aboriginality of it.

Looks at conflict between Federal fishery officers fought against the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Esgenoopetitj, or Burnt Church, New Brunswick during the summer of 2000. Duration: 96:31. This film contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

Anthropology and Geography Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2013.

Discusses the case US v. Washington regarding fishing rights of the Puget Sound Indian tribes and nations.

Text of the agreement which deals with territorial and financial issues.

Mr. Mustus, aged 78, is the grandson of Mustus, the first chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve. This is an unusual interview in that he displays fairly positive feelings about the treaty. Also talks of generosity of the H.B.C. storekeeper, sharing problems with white settlers, learning from them, etc. Shows little or no animosity to whitesociety.

Summary of a series of interviews with four elders in which they are asked to tell how they understand the treaties.

John Testawich, former chief of the Peace River Crossing Reserve, discusses the different attitudes of Indians and non-Indians to fishing and trapping.

Gives Indian words for a variety of English terms. Explains significance of dance cycles.

An 85-year-old member of Fort McMurray band describes promises of reserve at Waterways, and the breaking of treaty promises regarding fishing and hunting rights.

Mr. Gladue, aged 86, describes the discovery of Trout Lake, Alberta; the abundance of buffalo in the area; his life as atrapper. He gives a detailed and graphic account of a winter journey from Wabasca to Yellowknife and back, including his attendance at a Chipewyan funeral and feast.

Book Three: Northwest Territories Nunavut Settlement Area Lands

Looks at Aboriginal title with focus on the Supreme Court of Canada decisions in R. v. Marshall and R. v. Bernard.

Book Review of: Kiumajut (Talking Back) by Peter Kulchyski and Frank James Tester

Book review of, Kiumajut (Talking Back): Game Management and Inuit Rights, 1900-70 by Peter Kulchyski and Frank James Tester.

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of community session transcripts, historical documents, maps, excerpts, correspondence/letters, submissions and Final Report in English and French. Commissioners include: Phil Fontaine, Sheila Purdy, and Alan Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Case regarding the shooting of a deer during closed season. This case deals with the Wildlife Act of 1966 and the Indian Act of 1970.

Comments on an incident where a Wampanoag fisherman appears before a town council to appeal for the right to fish without restrictions.

Article explores the unique structure of land tenure developed within the Penobscot Nation; this dual land system allowed for both private lots and land held in commons, it also allowed married Indigenous women to own property in the 1800s.

Book review of: Lament for a First Nation: The Williams Treaties of Southern Ontario by Peggy J. Blair. This book discusses the R. v. Howard court case. (R. v. Howard [1994] 2 Supreme Court Reports 2999).

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2004.

Book review of: Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves and Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849-1924 by Douglas C. Harris. Scroll down to page 138 to read review.

Book review of: Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves & Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849–1925 by Douglas C. Harris.

Describes genre of painting created for sport fishermen who leased salmon rivers in Atlantic Canada; these leases removed First Nations fishing rights.

Study found that changes in bison size where due to environmental conditions and not due to human hunting.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1992.

Launch of legal action by the Tsuu T'ina Nation against the Province of Alberta concerning the South Saskatchewan River Basin Water Management Plan.

Website contains links to treaties covering the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet people in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. These treaties did not involve cession of land, but dealt with hunting, fishing, trading rights with the British, and continuation of customary and religious practices. The website also lists rulings by the Supreme Court for the period 1990-2000.

Contaminants in wild animal organs and tissue harvested in 1994 and 1996 indicate risk for human consumption.

Analyzes Indian Agents' responses in 1897 about administrative decisions and confrontations about fishing places, gear, licences and "closed-season" fishing by First Nations; argues Agents conserved fish for settlers and assimilated First Nation fishers into state management practices and extending so-called privileges.

Discusses the impact of the Boldt decision in the United States, which allocated Aboriginals a share of the salmon fishery, and what this may mean in Canadian terms.

Discusses his life as a guide and a trapper.