Political Process

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2006.

Looks at traditional Maori systems of governance, effects of colonization, responses and political activism, and ramifications of The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

Discusses the enfranchisement of eastern First Nations by Macdonald’s Electoral Franchise Act in 1885, the participation of Indigenous voters in the Brant South and Haldimand ridings in elections between 1886 and 1897, and their disenfranchisement when the Electoral Franchise Act was repealed by Laurier’s government. Also considers conflicting perspectives on enfranchisement within the First Nations community.

Historical background, analysis and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether the federal government breached its fiduciary obligation when it conducted a surrender of part Reserve 73. ICC ruled 2 to 1 that a settlement should be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2003.

Article discusses philosophical underpinnings of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) noting that the Declaration favours Western cultures, hierarchical rankings of rights, and focuses on the rights of individuals rather than communities and fails to consider the rights of the land itself.

Book review of: Crooked Paths to Allotment by C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa.

Argues that the Native Americans persistent wish to preserve culture and identity proved to be the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) best tool in the right to a separate ethnic identity.

Analyzes and identifies tangible gaps and deficits in the consultation and accommodation policies in various jurisdictions across Canada.

Overview of the unique legal and constitutional position of Aboriginal peoples in Canada from the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to 2002. Revised version. Originally published August 2000.

Author explores the ways that historical conservatism shapes the inclusion of Sámi people and communities in the national narrative of Finland. Argues that the Sámi remain marginalized, and that their agency, sovereignty, and inclusion is minimized by the mainstream discourses of history.

Examines some of the root causes of mental illness among marginalized, disenfranchised and poor populations.

Examines three court cases in 2002 that discuss provincial authority in relation to Aboriginal culture: Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture), Ross River Dena Council Band v. Canada and Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada.

Discusses the use of several political tools, including languages and cultures, that can serve as a force de resistance against political subjugation.

Discusses cases from Calder to Sparrow, but suggests that Van der Peet is a step backwards in the fight for the right to self government.

Discusses the evolution of Aboriginal rights, concepts of identity and culture, theory of group rights, and consequences of the cultural test adopted by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1994.

Examines the issues and argues that Indigenous peoples must reclaim indigenous legal traditions from the State.

USE FIREFOX FOR BEST VIEWING AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS RECORD. Consists of historical documents, submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, treaties, legal documents and the Final Report in English and French. [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.]

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of 22,080 acres of reserve land. ICC concluded that Canada is responsible for the loss of use of the land since 1891, breach of Treaty and fiduciary duty, and recommends negotiation of settlement under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Author combines academic theory and personal experience at the Oceti Sakowin, Standing Rock water protectors' camp to discuss the phenomenon of protest camps and their social, political and educational characteristics.

Advocates treaty rights for Canada's Dakota First Nations.

Book review of: This is Not a Peace Pipe by Dale Turner.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Oklahoma, 2003.

Film about Conferences on the Constitutional Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada. Duration: 57:18

Film about the 1980s Canadian constitutional negotiations and self-government. Duration: 50:08.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2001.

Discusses Malcolm Norris and his political views, his involvement with the Neestow Project, his visions for the future, his family, his frustrations and short-comings.

Looks at the allotment policy, the decline of agricultural productivity, and the implication of land privatisation.

Discusses the lack of existing government documentation, regarding federal Indian law, that would provide the knowledge necessary for Native Americans to negotiate on an equal level.

Calls for a national day of action stemming from the failure of the government to implement the Kelowna Accord.

Reports on an investigation by Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, into the deaths of four children in British Columbia which questions the child welfare system.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

Challenges the Harper Conservative government on their failure to fulfil Canada's obligations to our First Nations and Aboriginal People and the dismissal of the Kelowna Accord. (7 minutes)

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.

Declaration contains recommendations created at the Special Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations. To access this article scroll down to page 10.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Editorial introduction to issue focusing on Palestine and decolonization.

Examines the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) case presented in front of the fourth Russell Tribunal on the Rights of the Indians of the Americas in Rotterdam in 1980. This tribunal meeting coincided with the Constitution Express movement.

Article highlights trends in Australian archaeology, focusing on how language is used to disempower Indigenous Australians, Indigenous cultural sovereignty and the results of treating research as shared property.

Looks at how the logic of "identity" has been shaped by Canadian political science.

Reports on the longest Aboriginal land claim trial in Canadian history. The court found that the difficulty faced by First Nations was not due to the unlawful dispossession of lands.

Comparison of governing styles of western democratic governments and traditional First Nations.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2005.

Chronological and analytical history of the political organization located in the Northwest Territories.

Sums up Anishinaabe mix blood Dennis Banks' trial in regards to his participation at the occupation at Wounded Knee in 1973.

Examines appeals involving lands and resources to determine whether outcomes changed during the self-determination era.

Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Environmental Science Thesis (M.E.Des.)--University of Calgary, 2007.

Discusses the development of Aboriginal rights from the outlawing of the potlatch to the rejection of anthropological evidence given at the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en land claim.