Political Process
Organizational Change and Conflict: A Case Study of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 3-28
Description
Evaluates the effects of several reform movements that challenged Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) domination over Native American reservation communities in the 1970's.
Our Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
Out in the Open: Elected Female Leadership in Canada's First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora Voyageur
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 48, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 67-85
Description
Provides an analysis of the First Nations women who served as chiefs and councilors across Canada, and explores whether gender makes a difference in their experiences as leaders.
Out of the Woods: The Making of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean J. Kotlowski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 63-97
Description
Examines the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act signed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter with the Passamaquoddies and the Penobscots, signifing the first major success in their effort to reclaim land.
Painting the Vision
Alternate Title
Undefeated: Part III
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. M. MacDonald
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 4, August/September 1991, pp. 49-?
Description
Describes the process of transferring St. Peter's Reserve north of Winnipeg from the Ojibwe people to real estate speculators.
Partnerships Between Aboriginal Organizations and Academics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clément Chartier
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-11
Description
Contends that the outlook for the Métis nation is much more positive due to the partnership between university professors and the Métis community.
Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[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.]
Paul Indian Band Inquiry - Kapasawin Townsite Claim - Public Release - June 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [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.]
The Peace Process in Chiapas Has Suffered a New Setback
Articles » General
Author/Creator
[International Peace Service - SIPAZ]
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, p. 70
Description
Brief article provides an update on political developments in Chiapas, Mexico.
To access this article scroll down to page 70.
Peepeekisis First Nation, Files Hills Colony Claim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, legal documents, reports, correspondence/letters, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [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.]
Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry: File Hills Colony Claim (English)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the Crown breached its fiduciary obligation by allocating reserve land (IR 81) to people outside of the Band. ICC found Canada breached its obligations and recommended the claim be a negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
A People Without Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard B. Collins
Karla D. Miller
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2006, pp. 83-117
Description
Examines the history behind the relatively few number of lawsuits launched by Native Americans during the 1830-1968 time period.
Personal Politics: William Johnson and the Mohawks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Mullin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 350-358
Description
Article examines the ways that William Johnson conducted himself in relation to the Mohawk nation and how his adoption of Mohawk cultural practices allowed him success in his political dealings and negotiations with them.
Philosophy of an Indian War: Indian Community Action in the Johnson Administration's War on Indian Poverty, 1964–1968
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 71-102
Description
Explores the administration of President Johnson's Community Action Program (CAP) and how its philosophy served as the sign of things to come in terms of band or tribal self-determination.
Planning Around Reserves: Probing the Inclusion of First Nations in Saskatchewan's Watershed Planning Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warrick Baijius
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Results from a study which examines a dozen watershed plans indicates limited inclusion of First Nations in watershed plans created by the Saskatchewan Watershed authority.
PM's Committee Ponders $11b Proposal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 8, December 2001, p. 1
Description
Describes the strategies employed by First Nations National Chief Matthew Coon Come as he seeks to ensure First Nations issues be included in the federal government's upcoming Throne Speech.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.
Political Autonomy and Integration of Authority: The Understanding of Saami Self-Determination
Alternate Title
Political Autonomy and Integration of Authority: The Understanding of Sami Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Else Grete Broderstad
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 151-175
Description
Looks at the relationship between the Indigenous minority and the majority regarding the establishment of Sami Parliaments.
Political Ecology in North America: Discovering the Third World Within?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard A . Schroeder
Kevin St. Martin
Katherine E. Albert
Geoforum, vol. 37, no. 2, March 2006, pp. 163-168
Description
Explores the possibilities and pitfalls of doing political ecology in North America and in other First World settings.
Political Failure, Judicial Opportunity: The Supreme Court of Canada and Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirsten Matoy Carlson
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 3, CONNECT/Fulbright Canada—New Scholars Issue, 2014, pp. 334-346
Description
Discusses how the Court's decisions, vis-à-vis section 35(1) of the Constitution, influenced public policymaking.
The Political Geography of Indian Country: An Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Imre Sutton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 1-2
Description
Article briefly discusses the policy of legal and geographical separatism in the evolution of cross-cultural relations in the United States.
Political Mobilization and Conflict Among Western Urban and Reservation Indian Health Service Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney L. Brod
Ronald LaDue
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 3/4, 1989, pp. 171-214
Description
Comments on the rapidly growing Native American population, which accompanied by urbanization, creates service delivery challenges.