Resources

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

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

Discusses a unique sustainable development program with Aboriginal community partners to address traditional knowledge and capacity building.

Proceedings of a conference held May 12-14, 1994, in Bkejwanong, Ontario.

Presents a comparative analysis of two projects; findings indicate greater transparency, flexibility, and Indigenous ownership, decreased resistance encountered.

Argues that while many First Nations were eager to enter into Treaty as they looked for alternative economic activities when the fur trade economy faded, the government negotiated with them only when it was to its own advantage.

Highlights the treaty talks between the First Nations people and the provincial government in British Columbia.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.

Book review of: Economic Development Among the Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Robert Brent Anderson.

Article discusses the different understandings of property and ownership that exist in United States law and in the treaties with Indigenous peoples; examines the different implications of property rights and how they are exercised with regards to mineral rights and hunting and fishing rights.

Brief article discusses the issues surrounding water allocation to First Nations and the difficulties in resolving the problem due to conflicting jurisdictions.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

Introduction to journal featuring articles on Indigenous people and education.

Introduction to journal issue highlighting the organizations' work done for Indigenous people in different parts of the world.

Introduction to journal featuring articles on land rights issues. To access this article, scroll to page 4.

Introduction to journal issue with a focus on policy framework, and REDD, a program for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to limit the impact of climate change and its impact on indigenous lifestyle, culture and communities.

Meeting held to discuss Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.'s request to search for uranium on the Fond du Lac Reserve.

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

Discusses some concerns by Aboriginal communities with the duty to consult policy framework in Saskatchewan.

Uses the example of an agreement between the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations and British Columbia to demonstrate linkages between environmental and socio-political aspects of natural resources.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1992.

Describes how a community tracked well-being through a number of community-engaging activities.

Explains how First Nations can use customary resource management practices and participate more fully in resource development projects.

Examines the discourse around two different contested pipeline projects; discusses rhetorical elements including the difference between “claimed” and “government sanctioned” spaces, and whether the perspectives are consistent with or counter to mainstream perspectives. Highlights the differences in worldviews, understandings of cause and effect, and conceptualizations of time and space and the role these differences play.

Indian Claims Commission Final Report which examines whether the Crown has obligations relating to damages sustained by the construction of the dam, French language version. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.

Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.

Aménagement Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 1997.

Canadian Heritage and Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2000.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Discusses reasons to exercise governance over environmental issues to protect the environment and natural resources that are integral to Aboriginal peoples’ culture.

Studies the existing process and suggests a more appropriate system for Aboriginal participation in environmental and resource management that takes into account the traditional world view.

Discusses the values of the United Nations Declaration that protects the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples. Scroll down to access article.

Uses Elizabeth Archuleta’s (Yaqui) “ethos of responsibility” as a framework for considering the #NoDAPL Movement; discusses the relationships between Indigenous women water protectors, Indigenous feminisms, Indigenous rhetorics, and Dakota/Lakota/Nakota history and worldviews.

Urban and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2002.

Article examines Australian policies around the land rights of Aboriginal Peoples considering the benefits and downsides of individual programs; considers how successful the these initiatives are in moving towards implementing the rights set out in United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Traces the Lubicon's fight to become registered as Indians, be granted a land base and assert control over resource development on the promised reserve.

Introduces the themes of this special issue and points out that while the focus is on Canada the themes apply to indigenous peoples globally.

Looks at the decision making process for the Gwichyaa Gwich's shift from a reliance on fossil fuels to more traditional knowledge based wood-to-energy project and how this change contributes their goal of self-determination.

Culture and Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Umeå University, 2017.

Author highlights the ways that the United States’ Legal System has been used by the colonial state government to remove the land and rights of Indigenous peoples.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 1994.

Essay situates the #NoDAPL movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), within the historical context and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin resistance against the trespass of settlers, dams, and pipelines across the Mni Sose, the Missouri River, and into Sioux territory.

Examines current provincial policies and identifies changes needed to improve relations between municipalities and Aboriginal communities.

Replaces the Government of Saskatchewan Interim Guide for Consultation with First Nations and Métis People.

Study determines there is a 20-year supply of valuable underwater logs that could create employment for 12 people.

Agreement concerning Aboriginal rights and title and settlement lands.

National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations discusses Saskatchewan's current resource-based boom, necessity for collaboration, and impact and benefit agreements with governments and companies. Duration: 2:00:34.

Provides information on land and carbon rights, carbon offset regimes, Indigenous carbon rights, and land-based carbon accounting from a broad international perspective.

Comments on treaties concerning resource rights, resource revenue and duty to consult.

Suggests that a resource revenue agreement between Saskatchewan and First Nations could produce positive economic outcomes.

Looks at the structure and function of grassland ecosystems in British Columbia from pre-European contact through the present; and discusses grassland restoration ecology from a First Nations perspective.

Communications Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1997.