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Discussion of the cost difference between Northern communities and the rest of Canada plus the First Minister's accord on health care renewal in February, 2003.

Investigates the history behind the Black Hills land dispute between the residents of South Dakota, the United States government and the Sioux Nation.

Looks at historical aboriginal property relations between two Tsimshian villages, pre-contact use of land and resources and Tsimshian social structure.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing a range of historical and contemporary events. 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.

Contends that government political will and First Nations political action are required to ensure Indigenous children have access to education that prepares them for living lives strong in cultural and spiritual identity.

Discusses the protest actions of the Gitksan and the Wet'suwet'en Nation and their appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Law Thesis (LLM)--University of Saskatchewan, 2014

Argues that detaching specific cultural objects from their landscape and protecting these objects will undermine Indigenous institutions.

Discusses how Bill C-21 demonstrates the differences between First Nations and the federal Conservative government. It also explores group rights as opposed to individual rights.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner and member of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, sets out a human rights approach in order to achieve health equality for Indigenous Australians within 25 years.

Reports of the human rights situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea as well as Canadian business interests. To access this article scroll down to page 48.

Discusses issues raised by Indigenous peoples on crimes against humanity.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2009.

Discussion of the issues of 'Indian status' and blood. In this way the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake examines who should belong, be a member and have citizenship.

American Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2002.

Looks at increasing prejudice and discrimination towards the Pygmy people living in the high altitude forests of Central Africa.

Discusses the impact of the ongoing warfare and oppression on the Pygmy people. To access this article scroll down to page 18.

Fisheries Resource Management, Marine Studies Thesis (M.M.S.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, considers the authority and role federal, provincial and Treaty orders play in Canada and these three orders must work together for positive change to occur. 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.

Author examines the failure of the United States government to recognize the tribal status of the Samish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Steilacoob, Cowlitz, and Chinook Nations of western Washington, and consequently their rights to their ancestral lands.

Discusses how "Blood Run" exposes the limitations of repatriation legislation, most significantly, how NAGPRA's current definition of American Indian identity falls short of sovereign tribal conceptions of identity and tribal responsibility for the repatriation of ancestral remains.

Discusses blood samples ostensibly taken from the Nuu-chah nulth tribe for arthritis research, later used for other purposes without subjects' consent.

Examines the Indian Act in light of the Canadian Bill of Rights, the access to status by a non-Aboriginal woman when marrying a status Aboriginal man, and the old section 12(1)(b) about permitting the protest of status on the illegitimate child of a status woman.

Poster of 30 portraits of American Aboriginal leaders of the 18th-19th century. Subtitle: 1898 Indian Congress - Omaha, Nebraska / The Conquest of Indian America / in memory of all Indians who died and suffered in the defence of their rights and country.

Argues that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act strives to cultivate good relations with Native Americans.

Discusses the ramifications of Bill C-31, which amended the Indian Act, and the policy options available to the Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs to deal with the inequities that have arisen in terms of children having status.

Chronicles how the interpretation by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada deprives Aboriginal children their rights.

Argues that there were eight themes in the story of Alcatraz which anthropologists ignored, and these are: self-determination, unity, equal educational opportunity, cultural revitalization, mutual assistance, changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ecolog, and the land base for Aboriginal self-sufficiency.

Author asserts that self-determination is a liberal principle better suited to founding Indigeneity's political significance.

Argues that, based on New Zealand models, principles of Indigeneity or an Aboriginal sensitive approach, is both necessary and overdue as a practice for Canadian policy making.

Marine Affairs Thesis (MMA)--University of Washington, 2013.

Book review of: Indigenous Children's Education as Linguistic Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity?: A Global View by T. Skutnabb-Kangas and R. Dunbar.

Discusses environmental laws and the norms and practices that Indigenous people follow in their relationship with other species and the environment.

Looks at current logging trends and the threat of loosing special knowledge Pygmy people have in forest resources.

Discusses how to effectively service Aboriginal people's needs, encourage good governance when exercising self-government, and incorporate respect for human and civil rights into governance structures while remaining culturally sensitive.

Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Montreal, 2014.

Editors of the special issue, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, introduce the issue and discuss the movement towards international Indigenous solidarity.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.

Presents results of a workshop, held in November 2009, aimed at exploring the interrelation between indigenous rights and peacebuilding.

Analyzes the Danish government's aid policy which emphasizes indigenous people's right to self-determination. To access this article scroll down to page 40.

Examines the controversy and thinking behind Mikmaq Grand Council's viewpoint regarding the universality of human rights as stated by the United Nations.

Book review of: Indigenous Peoples and the Law edited by Benjamin J. Richardson, Shin Imai and Kent McNeil.

Book review of: Indigenous Peoples and the Nation-Stateedited by Noel Dyck.

Examines Roque Roldán Ortiga’s six criteria for judging the quality of a particular land and resources rights regime with regards to Indigenous governments; and looks at how those criteria can be used to measure the degree to which Aboriginal peoples in Canada have been successful with their struggle to have of their land, resource and other rights recognized.