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Loss of Land Could Threaten Health of Sámi People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Morris
Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 4, 2009, pp. 15-16
Description
Brief article discusses the implications of thawing permafrost and increased industrial activity for Sami traditional way of life and culture.
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Louis Riel: One Life, One Vision

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre du patrimoine
Description
Presents Louis Riel's (1844-1885) biography; includes his battles for Métis rights, letters, ancestors, the Riel House, and information on his death and funeral services.
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Lubicon Court Actions, 1973-1988

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marine Le Puloch
Description
Deals with aboriginal rights within the context of Canadian law and the court actions of the Lubicon.
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Mabo: The Native Title Revolution

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Strelein
Description
Presents key legislative elements of the 10 point plan surrounding the Mabo legal regarding native title to land in the Torres Strait.
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Making Claim

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olive P. Dickason
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 1, February/March 2000, p. 38
Description
Chronicles some landmarks in the battle for Aboriginal title in Canada.
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Manitoba First Nations Oral History Survival Booklet

E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC)
Description
Provides guidance to those wishing to record Elders' remembrances including interview tips, and suggested questions about personal information, and home, bush, prairie, social and political, and spiritual-religious life.
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The Marginalization of Pastoral Communities in Ethiopia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melakou Tegegn
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 32-37
Description
Looks at regional governments' lack of recognition of pastoralism and attempt to assimilate pastoralists into society and a sedentary lifestyle. To access this article, scroll down to page 32.
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Market Citizenship in Eastern Nicaraguan Indigenous Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Finley-Brook
AlterNative, vol. 8, no. 4, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 393-409
Description
Looks at state policies that are in conflict with Indigenous subsistence rights by examining three case studies of disputes involving protected areas.
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Marshall and Bernard: Treaty Rights and Treaty Table

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John McEvoy
University of New Brunswick Law Journal, vol. 55, 2006, pp. 105-119
Description
Examination and interpretation of the "truckhouse" clause in the Peace and Friendship treaties by the Supreme Court of Canada.
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The Mataatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission of Prevention of

Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indigenous Populations 19-30 July 1993

Alternate Title
International Conference on the Cultural & Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples ; 1st, 1993
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First International Conference on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Description
Conference held to discuss significant issues including Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, biotechnology, environmental management, arts, music, language, and spiritual and cultural issues.
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Matrimonial Real Property Solutions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Bastien
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, pp. 90-93
Description
Describes the process employed in an attempt to resolve the issue of disposition of assets when a marriage/common relationship is dissolved, as provincial/territorial laws do not apply on reserves and the Indian Act gives no direction.
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MDGs, Globalization and Indigenous Peoples in Africa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Crawhall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 6-13
Description
Outlines Millennium Development Goals, the UN's role, and examines the threat to cultural survival of the African Indigenous peoples. To access this article, scroll down to page 7.
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Measuring Attitudes Toward the Rights of Indigenous People: An Index of Global Citizenship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald L. Rubin
Adam C. Landon
Michael Tarrant
Lee Stoner
Logan Mintz
Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education, vol. 5, no. 1, September 2016, pp. 1-16
Description
Reports on statements used from the United Nations' 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to evaluate preservation of culture, lands and resources, self-governance, restitution, and services and representation.
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Metis Land Claims

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Rick Olmstead
Description
17 images (6 shown here) of a conference on Metis land claims held in Saskatoon on May 26, 1981.
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Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Presentation

Alternate Title
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:28:35.
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Métis Land Rights and Self-Government

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Describes the role the scrip system played in eliminating the Métis land base, lists Métis political organizations and discusses current activity aimed at recovering their land base, which would enable a move toward self-government.
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Métis Lands in Manitoba

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Diane P. Payment
Prairie Forum, vol. 17, no. 2, Native Studies, Fall, 1992, pp. 356-358
Description
Book review of: Métis Lands in Manitoba by Thomas Flanagan.
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Militarization and the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chandra Roy
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 14-19
Description
Article chronicles the military occupation of the mountainous area of Bangladesh. To access this article scroll down to page 14.
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