Political Process

Beth Cuthand argues that politics not law will determine the future of First Nations.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

Theorizes the necessity and benefits of an Indigenous grounded analysis (IGA) as policy making framework. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 55.

Article draws on a multi-year collaborative community study to articulate Indigenous understandings of and perspectives on the practice of FPIC in a Canadian Context.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2007.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 1996

Discusses the late Justice Ken Lysyk's scholarship in Aboriginal law and the development of governance in the context of jurisprudence related to Aboriginal rights.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.

Incudes calls to restore Treaty-making authority, establish a Treaty Commission to make new Treaties, commission to review treaty committments and violations, consolidation of Indian's land, water, natural and economic resources.

1972 workshop at the Cote Reserve where elderly people spoke about their loss of rights.

Reviews the history behind the signing of the treaties in Canada and determines they were negotiated on site and First Nations wishes were taken seriously.

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of annotated index, historical documents, reports, legislation, and the Final Report in French and English.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.]

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Argues tripartite boards that make decisions about land claims, land-use planning, wildlife management and environmental regulation are unique institutions with considerable independence. The influence of Aboriginal perspectives on the decisions is uncertain.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2001.

Brief history of Jacob Bearspaw, Chief of the Southern Nakoda (Stoney) Nation at the time when Treaty 7 was signed.

Brief history of Chula, or Bull Head, who was the Chief of the Tsuu T’ina (Sarcee) First Nation when Treaty 7 was signed. Bull Head is remembered as an outstanding leader and pivotal player in Tsuu T’ina history.

Identifies the areas where geographic data and techniques are used in claim settlements.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Simon Fraser University, 1998.

Questions a referendum proposed by B. C. treaty negotiators, arguing that the rights of a minority (First Nations) were being placed in front of a majority (constituents) and that some questions asked address rights already affirmed in Canadian courts and the Constitution.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

Provides historical background to Treaty 7, and discusses the perspectives of both sides.

Describes significance of gathering by Treaty Elders, Chiefs and Councils, and Technicians in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Discusses how federal Indian law has developed in the United States from the arrival of Columbus through to the self-determination era of today, and looks at the future of the Indian tribes.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 1996.

Examines whether the rejected claim was properly resolved. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and Alan C. Holman. [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.]

National Park Service of the United States and their use, and consultation, of Indigenous knowledge. Issues of confidentiality and disclosure.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Western Ontario, 2016.

First urban treaty and first modern treaty negotiated under the British Columbia Treaty Commission process.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2007.

Takes a second look at celebrating the arrival of Columbus, an event that led to five hundred years of the dismantling of Aboriginal cultures and land expropriation.

Argues that Indigenous nations bring a diversity to the dominant society that is unique and contingent upon the integrity of political boundaries within the United States. The article discusses the challenges within this framework.

Article defines “plenary power” and examines its roots and use by the United States Government against Indigenous peoples in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Discussion on the injustice of the federal government's actions regarding Indian land rights and the class action lawsuit regarding the federal government’s failure to fulfill its fiduciary duty for assets held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2014.

Discusses the resource revenue sharing policy that will provide a process where one or more Aboriginal groups will receive a negotiated share of the mineral tax revenue from certain new mining projects.

Self-determination allows for the setting of standards and to set the goal of what is trying to be achieved, for the next, sympathetic era.

Presents the Declaration for young audience by explaining rights of protection by governments around the world.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2015.

Examines economic development by tribal reserves that provide employment to local non-Indian communities, thereby increasing cooperation with non-Indian local governments and businesses.

Argues that the Federal government knew about the state of First Nations living conditions and budget shortfalls prior to its latest budget.

Discusses the history, demographic composition, social problems of the area and the community groups that seek to address these issues.

Uses the work of Will Kymlicka and Patrick Macklem to discuss the legal protection or entrenchment of Indigenous rights. An unfinished draft paper for a presentation at the Oxford Jurisprudence Discussion Group.

Looks at the proposed construction of coal gasification plants on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico in 1977, and how the interests of local residents were ignored.

Analyzes the evolution of and the differences between two Native American communities.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, raises implementation questions and suggests self-government transition could begin with institutional service-delivery to Aboriginal peoples being in the hands of Aboriginal peoples. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.

Argues that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples don't address all the needs of First Nations people living in urban Saskatchewan.