Sovereignty

Book review of Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador edited by Colin H. Scott. Review in French.

Book review of: Indian Government: Its Meaning in Practice by Frank Cassidy and Robert L. Bish.

A list of Indigenous-related theses and dissertations 1997, & 2002-2003, alphabetical by author.

[Environment and Geography?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2018.

Article advocates for the restructuring of Diné (Navajo) governance, self-determination, and sovereignty based on the calls from Diné scholars to restructure tribal governance in a way that returns to traditional philosophies and frameworks

Provides background and potential resolution to struggles of the Anishinaabe of Wisconsin which emerged in 1910-1953 and have continued over rights and control their lands and resources.

Presents plan for Indigenous people to administer health, housing and social programs using their own organizations.

Explores the issues surrounding treaty and co-management structures for the shared administration of natural resources in traditional territories. Bachelor of Laws (Honours) dissertation.

Shows how the occupation paved the way for future Indian activism and changed government policies.

Polar Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Akureyri, 2010. Focuses on the Sami.

Book review of: Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States edited by Amy E. Den Ouden and Jean M. O'Brien.

Book review of: Recognizing Aboriginal Title: The Mabo Case and Indigenous Resistance to English-Settler Colonialism by Peter H. Russell.

Political Science and International Relations Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2006.

Speaker argues that in the context of the violent history of dispossession in State-Indigenous interactions, the residential school truth and reconciliation process privileges only one form of violation, and allows for absolution without accountability for crimes or true changes in government behaviour. Duration: 1:22:38.

Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.

Author defines conciliation and reconciliation and argues that neither will be possible until the situation changes and Aboriginal peoples are treated as equals, rather than someone to be subjugated. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Book review of: Reconciling Sovereignties by Felix Hoehn.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--Queen's University, 2009.

Looks at the issues surrounding multiculturalism and multicultural education.

Author explores the premise that the denial of binarism silences Indigenous narratives and discourse that oppose the settler state, and calls for an acknowledgement of those discourses that are situated as binaries. [Issue 3-4]

Article provide biographical information from historic sources and articulates Sagoyewatha’s (Red Jacket’s) role as an activist for Indigenous sovereignty; focuses on his participation in the Ogden Council of 1819 and his appropriation of the Republican rhetoric of the time.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Iowa, 2012.

Author examines three case studies of vandalism from different countries; argues that the use of red paint by Indigenous peoples to mark colonial structure is an attempt on the part of Indigenous people to create a transnational act of decolonization.

Article is the transcript of a round table discussion the authors participated in at the Native American Literature Symposium at the Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, NM, on Thursday March 17, 2016. Panelists were discussing Glen Sean Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition.

Reprint of a pamphlet originally from Labor Challenge, February 23, April 6, April 20, 1970 issues. Includes an added 2005 introduction. Original material presents exploration of developing movement of aboriginal people for self-determination and self-government within Canada.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2011.

Looks at the changes within the "Five Civilized Tribes" black-Indigenous relations prior, during, and after the US Civil War.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Gives a brief history of Hawaii, explains how the United States deprived an independent people of their right to self-determination, and discusses why Hawaii was used as command headquarters by the United States Pacific military forces.

An excerpt of Constitution Express' organizer Vuntut Gwitchin Elder Mildred Poplar unpublished memoir about the struggle for sovereignty in response to Section 35 of the Constitution Act.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 1998.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Western Ontario, 2016.

Book Review of: Reimagining Indian Country by Nicolas Rosenthal.

Literary criticism article considers author Blake Hausman's Riding the Trail of Tears arguing that the text harnesses the science fiction genre to criticize not only the historical “Trail of Tears,” but also the ongoing romanization of the narrative in the United States.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.

Uses oral and historical accounts to show how culturally grounded practices including dreaming, dancing, singing physical distancing were used in response to epidemics. Small pox, Spanish Flu, and COVID-19 time periods are discussed.

Author discusses the ways that settler colonialism intersects with Christianity to create a framework that allows colonists in New England and New France to view Indigenous peoples as less civilized and therefore less human.

Communication & Culture Program Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2006.

Explores the political, social, and cultural significance the Chief raising ceremony had on the identity of the Oneida in 1925, as seen through the eyes of media.

Provides insight into the challenges facing First Nations people and the ability to demonstrate effective governance that would lead to responses and decisions that could minimize climate change impacts.

Urban economic development; different tax treatment of Aboriginal lands; and cost recovery for municipalities has lead to a more complicated relationship. Discusses principles and recommendations for provinces and territories to help local governments and First Nations evade conflicts.

Experiences of urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and issues that effect urban Aboriginal Peoples in Toronto, Ontario.

Details the proceedings of a two-day workshop held in Australia that brought together scholars and policy practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Canada and the United States in July of 2015. The workshop examined the implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) for collection, maintenance, and use of data related to Indigenous peoples and the potential effects for Indigenous sovereignties.

Article attempts to "clarify the various functions that Indigenous electoral representation can and cannot be expected to perform."

Looks at different meanings of sovereignty and how it applies to Tribal Nations and individuals.