Land Rights
Sharing Canada's Prosperity - A Hand Up, Not A Handout: Final Report: Special Study on the Involvement of Aboriginal Communities and Businesses in Economic Development Activities in Canada
Alternate Title
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerry St. Germain
Nick G. Sibbeston
Larry W. Campbell
Lillian Eva Dyck
Aurélien
Leonard Gustafson ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses aspects of economic development in Canada as they relate to Aboriginal communities, including barriers to success, factors that contribute to success and a need for new approaches.
The Silver Creek Surrender of 1892 and 1898: Gamblers Indian Band
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger Townshend
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1989, pp. 128-161
Description
Article reports on the factors during the 1870-1890 period surrounding the sequence of events leading to two significant land surrenders.
The Situation of the Sami People in the Sápmi Region of Norway, Sweden and Finland
Alternate Title
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Anaya
Description
Outlines legal and policy framework and areas of concern, and makes recommendations.
Addendum to main report.
Situation Report: Indian & Inuit Affairs 1982
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
D. Snedden Management
Description
Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.
Six Miles Deep
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sara Roque
Lea Marin
Katharine Asals
Stan Barua
Description
Documentary about the role clan mothers played in the conflict that took place near Caledonia, Ontario over a proposed housing development on Six Nation traditional territory.
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Duration: 43:24
Six Miles Deep: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[National Film Board]
Description
Developed to accompany the National Film Board documentary Six Miles Deep which deals with the conflict that took place over land development near Caledonia, Ontario.
Social Welfare and North American First Nations: A Socialist Political Economy Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Brent Andell
Judith M. Dunlop
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2001, pp. 333-353
Description
Argues that the creation of government social programs have failed to generate either compliance or autonomy.
Soils, Seeds, and Secrets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Philip J. Davis
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the devastating effects of settlement on Zuni tribal lands in northwestern New Mexico and the current land restoration plans.
Sovereignty's Alchemy: An Analysis of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 1999, pp. [537]-596
Description
Suggests that the while the case has somewhat changed the law to protect Aboriginal title, it has simultaneously sustained a legal framework that undermines Aboriginal land rights.
Spirits of the Forest: Cambodia’s Kuy People Practice Spirit-Based Conservation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Neal Keating
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, 40 Years of Advocacy, June 2012, p. [?]
Description
Examines the economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual aspects of the forest and local concerns about the sale of lands and natural resources.
Story People: Stó:lō-State Relations and Indigenous Literacies in British Columbia, 1864–1874
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Harvey
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 1, 2013, p. 51–88
Description
Discusses the earliest forms of Indigenous writing, the development of new cultural literacies, and the shift in settler-Indigenous relations.
Strengthening Indigenous Communication in Abya Yala
Articles » General
Author/Creator
María del Rosario Sul González
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the efforts to create a permanent space for Indigenous media to share experiences, challenges and aspirations in the field of communications.
Structures of Settler Colonial Domination in Israel and in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johanna Fernandez
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-44
Description
Describes and compares the politics of land, sovereignty, labour, race relations and law enforcement enacted in the two countries by settler governments. Details general practices and events which illustrate the politics described.
Struggling For the Right to Return:The Residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve vs. The Government of Botswana
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diana Vinding
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 20-25
Description
Looks at background history of the court case and appeal case filed by Negotiating Team regarding the San and Bagkalagadi people.
To access this article, scroll down to page 20.
A Study of Comparison Media Coverage Between Mainstream News Website The Star and Alternative News Website The Malaysian Insider on Indige[n]ous Group Issue in 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Loh Chye Moi
Description
Focuses on news coverage of religious and land issues to make the study more specific.
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in Communication Journalism (B.A.)--Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2011.
A Study of the Impact of Oil and Gas Development on the Dene First Nations of the Sahtu (Great Bear Lake) Region of the Canadian Northwest Territories (NWT)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo Paul Dana
Robert Brent Anderson
Aldene Meis-Mason
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 94-117
Description
Discusses long-term environmental and social impacts of building a pipeline in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.