Land Rights

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2012.

An examination of the short story written in 1925 and how the author uses the medium to shine light on sexual violence perpetrated against Cherokee women and to advocate sovereignty by challenging the U.S. allotment process.

Literary criticism article, discusses how in this narrative “the ethics of land” is the central focus of The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River; notes that this focus on land and ethics presents a different historical narrative than we are generally taught about Six Nations

Documentary investigates the resource boom's effects on the Indigenous people of Peru. Episode of The Nature of Things which aired July 7, 2011. Duration: 1:22:47.

Discusses developments in granting land title to indigenous peoples in Bolivia. To access this article, scroll down to page 18.

Historic decision by the High Court of Australia recognizes ownership of traditional territory that is has been continually occupied by Aboriginal people. Explains ten misconceptions surrounding the decision.

Describes historical evolution of aboriginal title via provincial and federal policies and the impacts on current political environments. Indigenous Governance Project towards (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2008?.

Book review of Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador edited by Colin H. Scott. Review in French.

Discusses : "indivisibility of Ndee[Apache] land and culture, the historical forces that operated unsuccessfully to alienate the Ndee from their land, and how the Ndee are returning elements of their geographical, cultural, and linguistic heritage to a central place of honour while addressing contemporary challenges..."

Examines Aboriginal title in terms of socio-territorial organization, property and management systems.

Shows how the occupation paved the way for future Indian activism and changed government policies.

Polar Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Akureyri, 2010. Focuses on the Sami.

History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Presents recommendations that would provide support for significant and sustained Aboriginal economic development and an immediate stimulus to address the current economic crisis.

Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.

Resource Management and Environmental Studies (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.

Book review of, Recording Their Story: James Teit and the Tahltan by Judy Thompson.

Canadian Heritage and Development Studies Program Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1997.

A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.

Presents overview of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) with an analysis of the challenges and opportunities to moving forward.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--McGill University, 2006.

Examines the problems involved in resolving the Black Hills land claim between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.

Looks at the history of mineral legislation, a new Mineral Act, and the Sami people's rights in Norway.

Investigates the defense offered by the Government of Canada that overlapping claims negate any exclusive claims and any obligation in regards to Aboriginal rights to those lands in question.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Western Ontario, 2016.

History of Consciousness Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 2000.

Authors discuss and provide examples of environmental repossession - the social, economic, and cultural processes Indigenous people are engaging in to reconnect with their traditional lands and territories, to assert their rights as Indigenous people and to improve their own well-being.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1996.

Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.

Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.

Author discusses the ways that settler colonialism intersects with Christianity to create a framework that allows colonists in New England and New France to view Indigenous peoples as less civilized and therefore less human.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Communication & Culture Program Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2006.

Comments on the rights and responsibilities towards land and links to personal and cultural history.

Looks at rural development policy based around "Community Renewal of the Agrarian Reform" establishing a model more in keeping with a process of socio-economic change enabling the state to gain more control. To access this article, scroll down to page 36.

Discussion on the first step in the engagement process to obtain input on how Aboriginal economic development programs may be renovated to better meet the needs of Aboriginal Canadians.

Looks at a reparations movement among Indigenous Peoples in the United States, and discusses land-based struggles, financial compensation, and the boarding school project.

Looks at the legal rights First Nations people have in Canada to be able to assert to own and to use carbon in trees, and focuses on how Aboriginal, treaty, and land title rights might be exercised so that they can sell credits to industry or government.

Urban economic development; different tax treatment of Aboriginal lands; and cost recovery for municipalities has lead to a more complicated relationship. Discusses principles and recommendations for provinces and territories to help local governments and First Nations evade conflicts.

Inquiry looked into the treatment of prisoners on Rottnest Island, where young boys were kept in a Reformatory section.

Access to: Vol. 1: Investigation and Findings; Vol. 2: Policy Analysis; Vol. 3: Inquiry Process; Vol. 4: Executive Summary. Purpose of the Inquiry was to investigate the death of Dudley George and make recommendations to prevent such violence occuring in the future.