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Collaborating for Indigenous Rights 1957-1973

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of Australia
Website covers the fight for civil rights and struggle for land rights in Australia with links to the people, maps, resources, timeline, and organizations.
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A Commentary on the Indian Act: Prepared for the Members of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
H. M. Jones
Analysis includes sections dealing with: application of the Act; definition and registration of Indians; reserve lands (ownership, trespass, surrenders, lands taken for public purpose, and management); estates; management of Indian moneys; election of Chiefs and Councilors and powers of Councils; enfranchisement; and taxation.
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Commentary: Tribal Implementation of GIS: A Case Study of Planning Applications With the Colville Confederated Tribes

Alternate Title
Tribal Implementation of GIS: A Case Study of Planning Applications With the Colville Confederated Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. Marchand
Richard Winchell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 4, 1992, pp. 175-183
Paper presents a case study of critical issues in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within the tribal government of one of ten demonstration projects selected.
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Common Law Origins of Aboriginal Entitlements to Land

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Donovan
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2003, pp. 289-341
Examines the ramifications of Aboriginal peoples' prior occupancy in terms of the legal system brought by the settlers themselves.
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Common Sense and Plain Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce G. Miller
BC Studies, no. 92, Anthropology and History of the Courts, Autumn, 1992, pp. 55-65
Contends that the Delgamuukw decision employed a type of argumentation in which over simplification of language and common sense resulted in a decision based on faulty grounds and inadequate versions of history.
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Commons, Enclosure, and Resistance in Kahnawá:ke Mohawk Territory, 1850–1900

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Rueck
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 352-381
Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.
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Comparative Governance Structures Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Alternate Title
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Schulze

Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.

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A Comparison of CVM Survey Response Rates, Protests and Willingness-to-Pay of Native Americans and General Population for Fuels Reduction Polices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Armando González-Cabán
John B. Loomis
Andrea Rodriguez
Hayley Hesslen
Journal of Forest Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, May 15, 2007, pp. 49-71
Findings did not reflect a statistical difference between Native Americans and Montana's general population initially, but in-depth interviews later revealed variations.
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Compensation for the Plundering of $18 Billion of Sioux Gold, Silver and Other Natural Resources from the Black Hills is Unjust and Unacceptable

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phillip J. Stevens
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 49-50
Argues that the United States government did not properly compensate the Sioux Nation for taking $18 Billion worth of natural resources, negatively affecting future generations.
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Compensatory Justice

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence M. Hauptman
National Forum, vol. 71, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. [31-33?]
Looks at the Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990 that compensated for the failure of the United States federal government to carry out trust responsibilities and to protect interests.
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Conspiracy of Legislation: The Suppression of Indian Rights in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Mathias
Gary R. Yabsley
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991
Cites examples of both federal and provincial legislation which aimed at eradicating First Nations through restricting or impairing their ability to act.
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Constituent Assembly: Bolivias's Third Constitutional Moment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carlos Romero Bonifaz
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 50-56
Committee structure is centred around four themes: country vision, structure of public power, land-territory and natural resources, and development model. To access this article, scroll down to page 50.
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Consultation with First Nations and Accommodation Obligations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John J. L. Hunter
Paper written for conference "Impact of the Haida and Taku River Decisions". Sponsored by the Pacific Business and Law Institute held January 26-27, 2005 in Vancouver. Summary of court decision and clarification of Aboriginal Rights.
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Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environment Regimes: Origins, Problems, and Prospects: A Report Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
Land, Resource, and Environment Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter J. Usher
Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
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Contesting Scientists' Narrations of NAGPRA's Legislative History: Rule 10.11 and the Recovery of "Culturally Unidentifiable" Ancestors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clayton W. Dumont
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 5-41
Discusses the conflict between anthropologists & archaeologists and Indigenous peoples on the rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains in the possession or control of museums or Federal agencies.
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Controlling Land: Historical Representations of News Discourse in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-92
Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.
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Cook v. British Columbia (Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation) 2007 BCSC 1722

Alternate Title
Semiahmoo First Nation v. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Argues that other First Nations have overlapping claims to Aboriginal title within the Tsawwassen First Nation Agreement and consultation with them should take prior to signing the final agreement.
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