Land Rights

Discusses historical Native land rights issues in these two novels.

Brief interview with Marcial Fabricano, President of the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of Eastern Bolivia, CIDOB. To access this article, scroll down to page 34.

Report in question asserted that the Council's claim to be a distinct Southern Inuit people was groundless and therefore the group was not entitled to a land base or benefits from the federal government.

Focuses on Standing Rock Sioux Water Protectors' fight against construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, United States v. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s defense of Blackbird Bend.

Includes 10 case studies.

Includes post-viewing, comprehension and discussion questions, and activities.

Includes post-viewing, comprehension and discussion questions, and activities.

Discusses the spiritual significance and history attached to the Black Hills.

Geomatics Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2005.

Guest speaker Clifford Paul discusses using a two-eyed seeing approach to moose management. Question and answer period about the land. Lecture begins at 22:03. Duration: 2:45:21.

Discusses the implications of the signing of the Nisga'a Final Agreement in August of 1998.

Comments on reserve land lost in British Columbia due to the 1916 McKenna-McBride Royal Commission and lists the Band, Reserve and acreage cut-off.

Basis of land claims in common law and International law.

Describes the experiences of Navajo relocatees in Pinon, Arizona, the largest forced relocation of American citizens in the United States since the World War II internment of people of Japanese ancestry.

Urban Planning Thesis (M.P.)--Ryerson University, 2012.

In speech, noted author uses a coyote story as a springboard for a discussion on European-Aboriginal relations throughout the history of Canada and United States. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 5. Duration: 54:22.

Overview of treaties, the treaty making process and the role of the BC Treaty Commission.

Brief review of recent judicial decisions involving land claims and select issues related to Indigenous mineral rights in Alberta.

Discusses the author’s experience of seismic and volcanic activity, while visiting Mexico to study the influence of Indigenous knowledge of volcanic topography on the outcomes of historical land/property disputes.

Creative piece that examines the relationship between Indigenous people and liberal Americans during the protests following the election of Donald Trump in the United States.

[Humanities and the Arts] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2005.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.

City Planning Thesis (MCP)--University of Manitoba, 2017.

Looks at concepts used to map indigenous territories for the purposes of land claims.

Book review of: Rethinking Social Justice: From 'Peoples' to 'Populations' by Tim Rowse.

Looks at Aboriginal property rights, Australian law and the Mabo case.

Explains why history is the foundation for native title in Australia and how current use, possession, custody or power is insufficient ground for native title.

Discusses how names give tribes identity.

Explores evidence that suggests that the Teme-Augama Anishnabai did not sign the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850 and discusses the legal implications .

Book review of, Who Owns the Beaver? edited by Charles A. Bishop and Toby Mordants.

Discusses the internal political process the Norwegian government went through to support the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention (C169)

Identifies land area in 64 countries where national-level binding documents and regulations exist concerning land ownership or designation and looks at opportunities for reform.

Comments on the way tribal status was determined and depicts the historical background of the tribe which inhabited the eastern section of Long Island.

Contributors discuss the machinery of colonization and resistance movements, and comment on the possibility of reconciliation.

Examines the foundations and depth of Indigenous peoples’ claims to and resistance to seceding their traditional territories in British Columbia. Provides a venue for W̱SÁNEĆ and Mowachaht/Muchalaht communities to articulate their relationship to the land, each other, and their understandings of their sovereignty.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Helsinki, 2012. Examines Sami Paadar brothers settlement case.

Detailed lesson plan (one class period) for intermediate/senior level.

Explains how the concept of terra nullius (empty land) once underway was very difficult to reverse, while in North America the opposite occurred where Aboriginal people were recognized as owners of the land.

Looks at future public policy decisions regarding tourist use in designated wilderness areas that has raised concerns for Sami people.

Article extends Lorraine Brooke’s 1995 study of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) and its effectiveness in creating a wildlife co-management regime; concludes that little progress has been made since 1995, and the power relationships between Inuit and non-Inuit Government agencies remains problematic.

Reviews new legislation that will provide improved range land management and the possibility of further marginalization of pastoral people. To access this article, scroll to page 14.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2014.

Article uses the traditional Sámi practice of reindeer husbandry to examine the ways that digital tracking technologies can be used to provide irrefutable evidence of land use, and to assert Indigenous claims to sovereignty.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2008.

Book review of: Without Surrender Without Consent by Daniel Raunet. Scroll to page 64 to read review.

Book review of: Without Surrender, Without Consent: A History of the Nishga Land Claims by Daniel Raunet.

Related material: Community Guide.

Book review of: Words and Silences edited by Peggy Brock. Review located by scrolling to page 296.