Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

Lead lawyer in the Marshall and Bernard cases speaks about past court decisions as they pertain to the negotiation process taking place in Nova Scotia. Duration: 1:19:47.

Discusses Míkmaw treaty hunting, fishing and trading rights and self regulation of fishing.

Mass Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1998.

Examines food sharing systems of a Nunavut community in Baffin Island.

Discusses resource development, blockades and social problems.

Text of the Convention in English (unofficial translation).

1 file containing: An Introduction to the Geography of the Canadian Arctic. Chapter VI, Pages 75-86, discusses the way of life of the Canadian Inuit including: population and distribution; social organization; hunting and fishing; language, art and religion; and regional groups. -"The Awakening North", an excerpt from the annual report of Seagrams Ltd. including a portfolio of pictures of the north, several of which are of Inuit peoples.

Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2004.

Reproduction of archival document which depict concerns over fisheries issues from a Aboriginal perspective. Includes introductory material by Frank Tough

Includes brief history and description of Nunavut, political description of the territory and the issue of intersection of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rights.

Describes developments leading to the creation of the territory of Nunavut. To access this article scroll down to page 42.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1996.

Promotes three measures to resolve existing problems including increasing the transparency of decision-making regarding land allocation.

Outlines the importance of fishing by examining economic, political and other factors that lead to the demise of most Native fisheries in the region.

Contends management policies, jurisdictional disputes and uncontrolled development led to the destruction of sturgeon fisheries.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.

Authors contend that Hansen's, paper which contends that fishing promises made to the Ojibway in1873 are the same as in Treaty 3, cannot be translated literally in spoken Ojibway.

Article examines how the Anishinaabe of Lake Superior' act of asserting Nation/Statehood as an assertion of sovereignty continues to affect contemporary relations and sovereignty movements.

Examines jurisprudence on Aboriginal issues with focus on recent Supreme Court cases and their aftermath. Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association held in Washington from August 31 to September 3, 2000.

Looks at the framework for developing and evaluating options for First Nations to take charge of economic development in the commercial fishing industry. This article also examines five commercial operations to ascertain how some of the principal concepts and ideas actually ‘work’ in practice.

Extract from the book, Stone-Age Economics by Marshall Sahlins in which he argues that in the hunter-gathererer society, with few material wants and their needs met, were not just subsisting but could be considered affluent.

Looks a definitions for reserve, the Indian land policy, the Indian Reserves Commission, the McKenna-McBride Commission, what is a Cut-off, the Cut-off lands, and the first Cut-off.

Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.

Author speaks to both commercial and food fishers from the Ahousaht and Namgis First Nations to learn about their experience of the effect of the salmon farming industry.

An exploration of Seneca's battle to their assert sovereignty over their lands in the face of challenges, historically by progressive conservatism and now by modern environmentalism.

Provides a review of the culturally important relationship the Mi'kmaq share with the American eel, including for food, ceremonial practices, medicinal purposes, and traditional relations of reciprocity.

Article evaluates current Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) scholarship, and then examines some past uses and interpretations. Options for adressing concerns with inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in resource management participation are explored.

Commentary on developments regarding issues surrounding the West Coast salmon fishery.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts, 1990.

Political Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2000.

Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E.

Introduction to articles in special edition.

Examines newspaper coverage of Aboriginals in the Skagit Valley of Northwest Washington State during the treaty-related dispute over salmon fishing.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E. James Prentice.

Examines how the structure of native institutions and property rights provided a relatively high standard of living in the mid eighteenth century and for part of the nineteenth, then was unable to experience modern rates of economic growth and provide avenues for further development.

Background to the formation of the Northern Fur Conservation Area Trappers Association Inc.

Marine Management Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2012.

Looks at the rights of Indigenous customary owners to their coastal lands and traditional fisheries, and examines how the proposed Qoliqoli legislation would impact urban populations.

Looks at changes in hunting, fishing and gathering patterns and speculates about the future of this way of life while there are also significant weather, technology, nutrition and dietary changes occurring.

Court proceedings regarding 2 individuals charged ,under s. 61(1) of the Fisheries Act, with attempting to fish without the proper licence.

Case involved Treaty 8 Aboriginal man who killed bear in self-defence and later sold the hide. He was charged with unlawfully trafficking in wildlife, but argued that he was within his hunting rights.

Determines whether the 1923 Williams Treaty extinguished the Hiawatha Band's fishing rights on the Otonabee River in Ontario.

Ruling concluded that there is no existing right to trade in the Treaties of 1760-61 to exempt Donald Marshall from the Federal fisheries regulations.

Case involved treaty rights exempting individual from compliance with federal fishery regulations.