Land Rights

Highlights the principles laid down in Chief Justice Antonio Lamer's leading judgement regarding the case of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia.

"This article will address the question of establishing the geographic extent or legal boundaries of lands held under aboriginal title". Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 2.

Introduction to two articles in this issue of the newsletter that address the question of how the concept and principles underlying aboriginal title might be applied or transferred outside of British Columbia.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 1994.

Argues that determining the "extent to which title-holders have control over Aboriginal title lands," requires that the fiduciary responsibility of the Crown be considered as well.

Outlines a project that was developed to better understand the land-use planning opportunities and challenges faced by First Nations living in northern Ontario.

Discusses the meaning of the terms "sovereignty" and "self-determination", and the history of government/aboriginal interactions.

Provides analysis of the current challenges that forest governance systems face, and articulates options that might improve the systems and help them respond to current and future challenges facing the forest sector.

Examines the interactions between British Columbia's provincial officials and the Sliammon Indigenous group regarding their land rights and cultural interests in the Desolation Sound Marine Park.

Lists grievances which contributed to participation in the North-West Resistance.

Argues that environmental dispossession disproportionately affects the health of Aboriginal peoples, but what is not known is how its effects are sustained over time.

Reviews the manner in which energy projects on First Nations land and traditional territories have been controlled to balance risks and rewards.

Introduction to a special Issue which examines land claims settlements in Canada with an emphasis on long range planning and economic development.

Effects of the resettlement between 2000 and 2006 on communities has shown increased mortality and morbidity, poverty, marginalization, food insecurity, social anomalies, disintegration, discrimination and loss of dignity. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Outlines the five articles in this issue written by scholars working on the implementation of UNDRIP.

Looks at a transfer of jurisdiction and authorities to territorial or Indigenous self governments, from the federal government, and the importance of both power and revenue sharing among governments for promoting sustainable economic development.

Discusses how the Government of the Northwest Territories will be responsible for the administration and control of public lands and resources.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Vanderbilt University, 2006.

Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.

Focuses on the Tainui people's efforts to seek redress for the confiscation of their lands in the mid 1860s.

Book review of Discovering Indigenous Lands by Robert J. Miller, Jacinta Ruru, Larissa Behrendt, and Tracey Lindberg. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 167.

Discusses topics that are based on the need to develop First Nations institutions having the mandate and capacity to deal with environmental issues.

Discussion of international legal principle created and justified by ideas of European superiority; doctrine provided newly arrived Europeans with automatic property rights and entitled them to exercise governmental, political, and commercial power over the original inhabitants. Panel discussion at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's closing events. Duration: 1:03:21.

Book review of: Disposing of Wilderness by Mark David Spence and American Indians and National Parks by Robert H. Keller and Michael F. Turek.

The article discusses the dispute resolution process regarding comprehensive land claims in Canada and the power imbalance that exists between Aboriginal claimants and Euro-Canadian governments. (Part of an Australian Masters' thesis submitted by the author who is a Senior Case Manager for the Australian National Native Title Tribunal)

Looks at current policies and Ainu Indigenous rights in Japan.

Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002.

Discussion of the risk of loss of water resources in the western United States in light of several U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

Argues that Aboriginal title is entrenched in the doctrine by examining its inception and integration into Canadian law.

Discusses the history and the impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery. Duration: 30:56.

Information taken from sources such as historical records, government reports, statistics, academic literature, interviews with local residents, etc.

Discusses how Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk contextualizes the Battle of Bad Axe within previous conflicts between the U.S. government and Indigenous peoples of the Great Lake region over conceptions of landholding, diplomacy and trade.

Introduction and documents regarding Lake of Two Mountains Petition which speak to the social gulf, that by the mid-1870's, separated the Mohawks and Oka townspeople

Introduction and document discuss Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement.

Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.

Uses the ideology of manifest destiny to connect the policies and political practices of Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and Adolf Hitler; focuses on the removal of one people or race to make living space for another.

Book review of: Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country by Marsha L. Weisiger.

[Women's Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1999.

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [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.]

Deals with rulings issued by the courts stating that government and private companies must consult with communities when their actions could potentially affect Treaty or Aboriginal rights.

Discusses the right of Aboriginal title and duty to consult. Presents examples where Aboriginal people and the Crown have come together to reach an agreement. Duration: 7:30.

Environmental and Resource Studies Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2015.

Book review of: The Duty to Consult by Dwight G. Newman.

Discusses the relationship between "earth system governance" and indigenous rights.

Descriptive study traces the changes of both collective and private land control on a British Columbia reserve over the past 50 years.

Focuses on the Anishnaabe and changes they made in their negotiation tactics, away from a process dependant on ceremony, formal rhetoric and consensus decision-making, in order to remain on their land.

Book review of: Earth Beings by Marisol De la Cadena.