Sovereignty

Looks at the influence of Vermillion Kickapoos prophet Kenekuk and how he used acculturation as means to adapt the Kickapoo culture to resist outside threats to their land and sovereignty.

Discusses the nature of aboriginal law and Anglo-Canadian common law and how the two legal orders may interact in the modern Canadian state.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2008.

Discusses the spiritual values and traditions of the Kogi people, and their responsibilities to protect nature, ancient burial grounds, and sacred sites.

Political Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montreal, 2016.

Looks at influences regulating Inuit economic activities, the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, and new governance arrangements.

Article explores the unique structure of land tenure developed within the Penobscot Nation; this dual land system allowed for both private lots and land held in commons, it also allowed married Indigenous women to own property in the 1800s.

Author reflects on the international legal standards regarding the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty of Black Hills between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.

Describes the land- and culture-based healing program developed by the Cree Nation of Chisasibi which promotes personal, family and community wellness rooted in the Cree way of life. Participants spend two- to three-weeks at a bush camp located 500 km east the community.

Explores the cross-links between cultural resurgence, land claims and steps to exercising self-determination.

Landscape Architecture Thesis (MLA)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014.

Discussion about Deborah Spears Moorehead's art, and her views on sovereignty and cultural sustainability of Indigenous peoples.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1990.

Book review of: The Law of Nations and the New World by L.C. Green and Olive P. Dickason.

Author examines the financial successes the Pequot nation has achieved through the Foxwood Casino and other ventures; considers the strategies used by the nation and how those strategies have allowed for success.

Interview findings with 29 rural white Australians support changes to curriculum that includes Indigenous history.

Describes the economic, social and cultural history of the Pima ("River People").

Discusses flaws in the Crown's constitutional duty to consult process with First Nations.

An investigation of the evolving legal history of the Navajo Nation following the Second World War. The Navajo legal counsel provides legal opinions on land, resource development, employment, and the protection of sovereignty.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kentucky, 1997.

Comments on the historical context of the issue of sexual and racial discrimination, presents the flaws apparent in the design and implementation stages, and analyzes the basis for the differences between the evaluations presented by the government and those by the target population.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2012.

History of the Secwepemc people of British Columbia. Timeline links to information and audio for specific periods, with further links to more detailed information. Very useful for classroom instruction.

Introduction to articles based on presentation given at the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) forum held in Ottawa, May 19-20, 2015.

A playful creative non-fiction piece that uses humour as a means to articulate the roles that Indigenous writers can and do play in contemporary culture, in resistance and resurgence.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 1999.

Sustainability Framework report supports Indigenous rights to take part in decisions affecting land and resources.

Literary Criticism article that considers the nuanced and complicated relationships between story, land, and sovereignty in Silko’s novel.

Looks at the milestones of the Oka stand-off and the struggle for change

Comments on the difficulties faced by Coast Salish groups to cross the United States border particularly the Washington State-British Columbia border.

Author challenges the mainstream narratives about Lifta, a Palestinian village located in the Western corridor of Jerusalem, and advocates for its consideration as part of a larger Indigenous historical narrative of Palestine.

Book review of: Like a Loaded Weapon by Robert A. Williams, Jr.

Uses the cases Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832) to demonstrate how political issues, such state's rights, influenced judicial decisions.

Contains links to sovereignty issues, cultural property, legal resources, stereotypes, responses from the Indigenous peoples and resources.

Argues that the autobiography is the most prevalent form of literature used by Aboriginal people in North America. The article goes on to discuss how the autobiography has the potential to help communities build nations and reconfigure intellectual and cultural sovereignty.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Toronto, 2003. Discussion of how the totem system works, and the implications this has for land claims in the Canadian legal system.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2016.

Comments on the 2004-2006 debate concerning sovereignty in Native America.

Chapter from book: Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St. Hilaire.

Studies the interaction of Indigenous peoples, nation states and national parks. The article also discusses how new management models allow Indigenous influenced park policy.

A copy of the petition composed on behalf of the Inhabitants District of Lorne (which included the town of Prince Albert, and the Métis settlements St. Laurent and Batoche) in December of 1884 and delivered to Ottawa. Also included is letter from Nicholas Davin Flood, and an internal memorandum of the Department of the Interior by William Pearce. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 16.

Book review of: Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South: Race, Identity, and the Making of a Nation by Malinda Maynor Lowery.

Discusses the landmark Australian case, the Mabo decision in the historical context of race relations and reviews issues such as separation of powers doctrine, terra nullius, sovereignty, and Native title.

Chronicles some landmarks in the battle for Aboriginal title in Canada.

Examines controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions that deprived Native American nations of their sovereignty.

Examines the uncertainty and inconsistencies in regards to federal Native American law in the United States.