Land Rights

Discusses the artwork of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun and what it reveals.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2000.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia,1992.

Human rights advocates discusses her views on the rights of Indigenous peoples to own, develop and benefit from their traditional lands and natural resources.

Book review of the first four chapters of Making Native Space by Cole Harris.

Materials prepared for a conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted by Pacific Business & Law Institute, April 7th and 8th, 2011.

An experimental video/art poem and accompanying text that examines issues including land rights, resource extraction, environmentalism, the Occupy Movement and the activism of Indigenous peoples.

Overview of the autonomous system in Nicaragua after twenty-five years.

Final Report concludes that Canada (the Crown) did not breach Treaty 1 when it permitted a surrender of the Band's reserve land. (French language version). Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [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.]

Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [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.]

Some of issues discussed are women's rights and circumstances, resource extraction, lack of legal-political structures for self-determination and Sweden's Race Biology and eugenics programs.

Presentation requests that Canada honour treaty commitments and lawful obligations.

Presentation focuses on the content of the Bill and the process used to move the legislation through the system.

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, in northwestern Montana, and how their land is protected by the State Historic Preservation Office.

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.]

1 file containing a document with House of Commons Debates (Pages 1301,1305,1306,1308); debate questioning a statement the Prime Minister made about native titles to land.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of British Columbia, 2006.

Author examines and compares different social narratives around property ownership with close attention to the differences and similarities between Indigenous and mainstream-liberal societies.

Looks at the districts of Ri Bhoi and Mawbuh. To access this article, scroll to page 45.

Examines the Mi'kmaq land of Abegweit, the terra nullius concept of unsettled land, and whether English law came to the Island in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 or earlier.

Focuses on how anthropologists can best represent First Nations given the experience of the Delgamuukw court case.

Explains the background and operation of the Scrip system which as put in place by the federal government as a way of extinguishing the Métis' Indian title and dealing with the land grant provided by the Manitoba Act, 1870. "41st Parliament, 1st Session (June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013)"

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2009.

Argues that since land claims force Aboriginal peoples to deal in the European concept of property, it has the effect of undermining the very principles that claimants are trying preserve.

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.

Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Concordia University, 2011.

Author challenges assumptions regarding the history of Canada's definition of Indian

Discusses how to achieve a postcolonial legal consciousness, recognize Indigenous law, and better protect Indigenous people's rights.

Examines interaction between indigenous peoples and corporations and identifies hotspots for potential conflict.

Case study examines the alliance between Indigenous nations and organizations, the National Parks Service, and various religious organizations during the litigation surrounding the use of the Devil’s Tower formation during the Sun Dance season.

Discusses the Constitution, the Restitution of Land Rights (Lands Claims Commission) and the Richtersveld Claim. To access this article, scroll down to page 26.

Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001. Discussion of the James Bay Crees fight, called the Great Whale Campaign (1989-1994), to keep a dam from being built in their territory.

Book review of: Protest, Land Rights and Riots by Barry Morris. Scroll down to page 215 to read the review.

Book review of: Protests, Land Rights, and Riots by Barry Morris.

Explores legal mechanisms for implementing the transfer of land and the range of options for the way in which legal title can be held.

Culture, Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oslo, 2013.

Discusses government's strategy for environmental conservation and protection of the land by evicting pastoralists from grazing lands. Recent cases are described. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Authors articulate the relationship between Indigenous resistance to state appropriation of lands and anti-Indigenous violence enacted by the public.

Looks at the consultation that brought about some positive legislation in terms of land rights.

Book review of: The Quest for Justice edited by Menno Boldt and J. Anthony Long.

Discusses how members of the Maliseet and Mi’kmaq First Nations were charged in New Brunswick with unlawful possession or unlawful cutting of Crown timber.

Looks at burial sites desecrated by settlers, how these acts represent an attempt to erase Indigenous and Black existence, and how these communities have pushed back by reclaiming and reconsecrating their scared places.

Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.

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. French language version. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [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.]

Argues that non-Aborignal peoples should have a voice, but not a veto, in land-claims talks with four Quebec Innu communities.

Examines the applicability of the term "internal colonialism" to Canada's northern territories.