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Explores methodologies which seek to inform and persuade courts and legislators while encompassing Aboriginal concepts of rights.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1988.

Presents an analytical tool that contains a series of criteria and related questions organized around five good governance principles that are based on work done by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2009.

Lists articles, books and book chapters, theses, online resources, and audiovisual collections under the following headings: Prehistory of the TRC, Human Rights Violations, Amnesty, Reparations and Rehabilitation, and Aftermath. Current as of November, 2006.

Discusses five traditional leadership principles: the will of the people, leadership training, protection of the land, leading by example, and continuously validated authority.

Looks at water and land rights of the San people. To access this article, scroll down to page 36.

Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.

Discusses social issues specific to child welfare decisions regarding Aboriginal children & communities, and the need to strengthen Aboriginal cultural identity.

Research article highlights how Section 35 cases on pre-contact rights and activities challenge the goal of protecting the inherent right to self-government of Aboriginal peoples.

Brief history of Jacob Bearspaw, Chief of the Southern Nakoda (Stoney) Nation at the time when Treaty 7 was signed.

Discusses historical and current understanding of education as a right negotiated between the Crown and First Nations in treaties 1 to 7.

Discusses the similarities and differences of tribal and governmental approaches to treaty settlements in the United States and New Zealand, and outlines potential impacts to the environment. Access through table of contents.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, [2008?]

National Park Service of the United States and their use, and consultation, of Indigenous knowledge. Issues of confidentiality and disclosure.

Main focus is the South African commission.

Author proposes a series of recommendations for law and policy changes with modifications or additions to present health initiatives to address the needs of children.

Concludes that Canada's position is out of sync with constitutional and international obligations and is undermining international human rights system.

Discusses concerns expressed by Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People and provides recommendations for improvements to situation of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Reports on the varying interpretations of the term 'indigenous' by Africans and how this impacts human rights progress. To access this article scroll down to page 36.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

Looks at Aboriginal rights and common law principles that operate uniformly across Canada.

Divided into themes covering the various areas of rights, each of which includes description of the rights, the articles of the Declaration that correlate, and examples that comply with its spirit and intent.

Law Thesis (LL.M)--McGill University, 2001.

Argues that the Declaration operates within the context of nation-states and citizenship rather than dealing with issues like self-government and territory.

Adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007.

Discusses a framework to assist the UN system to integrate Indigenous peoples' issues into country policies and programmes.

Outlines the history of the human rights ambassador and explains the complaint process. To access this article scroll down to page 32.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, raises implementation questions and suggests self-government transition could begin with institutional service-delivery to Aboriginal peoples being in the hands of Aboriginal peoples. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.

Explores the long term effect of denying First Nations schools the resources they need.

Describes the upheaval suffered by Greenlanders when they were relocated to accommodate the United States military. To access this article scroll down to page 45.

Chronicles how Indigenous organizations have played a role within the workings of the United Nations, by using international human rights procedures. To access this article scroll down to page 26.

Memorial to a knowledgeable, witty, and intelligent writer who struggled to achieve national sovereignty for First Nations peoples.

Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2008.

Discusses the economic history of Aboriginal people exchanging labour for compensation and the confusion it causes for the resolution of claims.

Report investigates the best methods to address the issue of on-reserve matrimonial real property.

Recounts the military history in Kenya and the violation of basic human rights. To access this article scroll down to page 54.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 1999.

Discussion of legal issues arising from various cases including, the Oliphant decision that concluded that Indian Nations do not have jurisdiction over non-Indians in criminal cases.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.

Discusses how OMAK (The Organization of Aymara Women of Kollausyo, Bolivia) works to improve communication among rural Bolivian women. To access this article scroll down to page 26.

Looks at facts and myths relating to inherent rights.

Looks at the inaccurate renderings of Pueblo history and culture.

Author offers an in-depth critical analysis of American Indian Law Deskbook, asserts that the text fails to offer any Indigenous content and only acts to summarize Anglo-American precedence.

Looks at Aboriginal property rights, Australian law and the Mabo case.

Two senior Aboriginal health workers explore and explain how Australian Aboriginal desert principles operate.