Political Process

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

Polar Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Cambridge, 1989

Argues that failure to recognize the importance of culture and traditions in matters of child custody has resulted in the racism in child welfare law.

Memorial to a knowledgeable, witty, and intelligent writer who struggled to achieve national sovereignty for First Nations peoples.

Social Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Regina, 1997.

Argues that the current federal vision of self-government is unacceptable and that any attempt to renew the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society, must be established as Nation to Nation relations.

History Thesis (Ph.D)--McGill University, 2008.

Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2018.

Advocates for a higher Aboriginal voter turn-out in the federal election, giving reasons why voter turn-out on reserves is higher than in urban areas.

Argues that the proposed program is an off-loading, cost saving exercise for the Department of Indian Affairs and will hurt already underfunded reserve schools.

Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2008.

Report investigates the best methods to address the issue of on-reserve matrimonial real property.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kentucky, 2014.

Book review of Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law by John Borrows.

Provides brief overview of the movement. Scroll down to page 20 to read article.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.) University of Oklahoma, 2019.

The meaning of the settlement claims of the James Bay Cree and the Inuit of Northern Quebec.

Chronicle of the last 34 years of struggle to settle claims between the Penobscot Nation and the State of Maine.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1992.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.

Considers Potawatomie’s address at the 1893 World’s Fair, in which he used the platform to expose the realities of the U.S. Government Indian policy, as a rhetorical strategy of resistance and an attempt to garner sympathy from the public at large. Discusses the implications and potential fallout of Potawatomie’s move.

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.

Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2018

Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Uses the increasingly wealthy U.S Native Americans, due to the gambling industry, as an example of growing political strength.

Explores the intersection of political, legal and economic aspects in the context on Aboriginal-Crown relations.

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

Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2013.

Argues that colonial powers need to compensate Indigenous peoples for the wrongdoings of colonialism; that gestures of compensation “should be authentic and meaningful by emanating from and operating within the determination of the aggrieved Indigenous communities, and not of the colonial power.”

History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2009.

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

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Article identifies and examines the social and geopolitical factors and questions which contribute to the prominence of the idea of an international Arctic governance treaty over time; author traces the evolution of the Arctic treaty debate from 1970 to the current moment.

Author examines the multiple factors at play in defining the term indigeneity. Considers the right of people to self-identify, the legal implications and complications that result based on the definition, and the gap between the legal definition and the sociocultural practice thereof. Discuss both United States contexts and global ones.

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.

Author explores the United States Government’s termination movement and the resulting resistance from the Menominee people situating the response within the context of the American Indian Movement (AIM), the Red Power Movement, and the social upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Criticizes Aboriginal leaders for a lack of adequate consultation at the community level before engaging in political talks.

Examines of the ambiguity of s. 35 of the Constitution Act and attempts to define the term "Métis".

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 1999.

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.

Law Thesis (M.LL.)--University of Victoria, 2018

Journalism Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006.

Book review of: William Cooper Gentle Warrior by Barbara Miller. Scroll down to page 193 to read review.

Explains the purpose of "Idle No More" and the Omnibus bill and other bills that are removing First Nations rights. Duration: 20:14.

Public Policy Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2015.

Looks at barriers and impediments that female Native American women face in politics.

Discusses the role the Bank has assumed in "promoting compliance with human rights norms and the adoption of social and environmental standards".