Sovereignty

"This paper argues that there has been a mildly positive trend in the recognition of Aboriginal land rights in Australia, along with an ever-increasing demand for sovereignty, as demonstrated by the proclamation of the Republic of Murrawarri."

In webinar, representative from the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) discusses organization's development and purpose, the issue of data sovereignty, the principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession) and their implications for researchers. Duration: 49:31.

Canadian Studies Thesis (MA)--Carleton University, 2020.

Discusses how historically both countries shared motivations and educational goals for residential schools and looks at contemporary responses. Scroll down to page 9 to read article.

"This article explores the reappropriation of the English and French languages within First Nations contemporary literatures, specifically how literary texts enable the retelling and reclaiming of Indigenous People's histories and rights for sovereign governance". Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 117.

The author explores the contradictions in the different narratives about place—Indigenous and Mormon—surrounding the town of Lā'ie on O’ahu. Works to problematize the oppositional relationship between Indigeneity and modernity. Explores sites of resistance occupied by Kanaka Maoli members of the Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS).

Brief look at the WAI 262 claim (also known as the Native or Indigenous Flora and Fauna Claim) and the Tribunal Report.

Looks at the struggle for sovereignty through the right to self-determination and the claim to ancestral lands and resources.

Comments on attorneys and judges, outside of the tribal courts, who have a lack of knowledge or understanding of Indian culture.

Comments on the length of time it took for the Band to be re-recognized as a sovereign nation.

Author sees reconciliation as a half-hearted measure and instead contends that massive forms of compensation including land, transfers of federal and provincial funds are needed. Essay is adapted from the author’s discussion of reconciliation in Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom. Chapter from Speaking My Truth edited by Shelagh Rogers.

Discusses the conflict between the State of Maine and the Passamoquoddy people over their inherent right to fish.

Introduction to issue dedicated to the resurgence of Indigenous nations.

Discusses the Mushkegowuk people’s relationship to water and how it has been ruptured in the interests of extractive industries and economic development. Also discusses efforts to reconnect with and protect waterways.

Describes how the organization has tried to shift focus from military security to issues of Inuit human security and self-determination.

Argues for the reform of Sioux government that would accommodate two essential elements of the traditional political culture: the tiyospaye and consensus decision-making.

Books reviewed: A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada by Dan Russell, Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec edited by Colin H. Scott, Prospering Together: The Economic Impact of the Aboriginal Title Settlements in B.C. edited by Roslyn Kunin, Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Study in Decolonization edited by K.P.

Researchers assess peer-reviewed research and government gray literature to determine the current level of knowledge regarding the effects of, and conflicts between aircrafts and traditional subsistence harvesters and their communities in Alaska. Findings indicate a data gap that will require cooperation between rural communities, aircraft users, and decision-makers. Supplementary Appendix 1 contains a table of literature search results and bibliography of the relevant literature.

Book review of: Red Pedagogy by Sandy Grande.

Book reviews of: Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 edited by Gary Clayton Anderson, Alan R. Woolworth. Abstracts of Native Studies, Volume 1. Abstracts of Native Studies, Volume 2 edited by R. C. Annis. Fools Crow by James Welch. The Seminole by Merwyn S. Garbarino. The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West by Patricia Nelson Limerick. Southeastern Pomo Ceremonials: The Kuksu Cult and Its Successors by Abraham M.

Book reviews of: Captive Arizona, 1851–1900 by Victoria Smith Caring and Curing: A History of the Indian Health Service by James P. Rife and Alan J. Dellapenna Conversations with Sherman Alexie edited by Nancy Peterson Documents of Native American Political Development, 1500s to 1933 edited by David E. Wilkins Encounters on the Passage: Inuit Meet the Explorers by Dorothy Harley Eber Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight by Shannon D. Smith Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750 by William B.

Book reviews of: 2000 Years of Mayan Literature by Dennis Tedlock. Child of the Fire: Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History’s Black and Indian Subject by Kirsten Pai Buick. Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples by Mark Dowie. Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation by Brice Obermeyer. Demons, Saints, & Patriots: Catholic Visions of Indian America through The Indian Sentinel (1902–1962) by Mark Clatterbuck.

Book review of: Becoming Two-Spirit: Gay Identity and Social Acceptance in Indian Country Brian Joseph Gilley. Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes. Canyon Gardens: The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest edited by V. B. Price and Baker H. Morrow. The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War by Clarissa W. Confer. Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country edited by Tiya Miles and Sharon P.

Book reviews of: Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America edited by Brian Swann. Building on a Borrowed Past: Place and Identity in Pipestone, Minnesota by Sally J. Southwick. The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature edited by Joy Porter and Kenneth M.

Book reviews of: American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations edited by Eric D. Lemont. American Indian Rhetorics of Survivance: Word Medicine, Word Magic edited by Ernest Stromberg. Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice by Lawney L. Reyes. Black Silk Handkerchief: A Hom-Astubby Mystery by D. L. Birchfield. The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red Jacket edited by Granville Ganter. Elias Cornelius Boudinot: A Life on the Cherokee Border by James W.

Book reviews of: An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians by Fray Ramon Pané, José Juan Arrom et al. American Indians in the Marketplace: Persistence and Innovation among the Menominees and Metlakatlans, 1870-1920 by Brian C.

Book reviews of: American Indians in World War I: At War and At Home by Thomas A. Britten. Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child. Choctaw Genesis, 1500-1700 by Patricia Galloway. Daily Life on the Nineteenth-Century American Frontier by Mary Ellen Jones. Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformation by Jamie Sams. The Great Peace: The Gathering of Good Minds (CD-ROM) by Raymond Skye et.

Book reviews of: American Indians and National Parks by Robert H. Keller and Michael F. Turek. Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archeology of the Unknown Past edited by Richard F.

Book reviews of: The Alabama-Coushatta Indians by Jonathan B. Hook. American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking of Justice by David E. Wilkins. The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich. Apocalypse of Chiokoyhikoy: Chief of the Iroquois by Robert Griffin and Donald A. Grinde. Dissonant Worlds, Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree by Earle H. Waugh. Early Native American Writing edited by Helen Jaskoski. Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Inc. by Mick Gidley. A Grammar of Bella Coola by Philip W.

Book reviews on: Coast Salish Essays by Wayne Suttles. Phoenix Indian School by Robert Trennert. The Good Red Road: Passages into Native America by Kenneth Lincoln with Al Logan Slagle. The Indians of Texas: An Annotated Research Bibliography by Michael L. Tate. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains by John C. Fremont. Among the Sioux of Dakota: Eighteen Months' Experience as an Indian Agent, 1869-70 by D. C. Poole. Sovereignty and Symbol: Indian-White Conflict at Ganeinkeh by Gail H.

Looks at the progress and recommendations since the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) final report in 1996.

Discusses the failure of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in 1927 to consider the perspectives of the Inuit, Innut, and Algonquian peoples when resolving the question of the border between Newfoundland and Quebec in the Labrador region. Highlights this practice as a reflection of Canada’s colonial past and how the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge would have changed the process.

Looks at the social, historical and political contexts in the novel Power.

Book review of: Rez Life by David Treuer. Review located by scrolling to page 195.

Looks at two aspects of self-government; internal self-determination and collective self-determination.

Law Thesis (LLM)-University of Victoria, 2013.

Comparative Law Thesis (LL.M.)--McGill University, 1987.

Summarizes seven key points which define the rights of Indigenous people as they relate to the constitution.

Law Thesis (M.L.)--McGill University, 1985.

Examines how efforts to manage global salmon resources reinforce the concept of nation-state sovereignty.

Polar Law Thesis (LL.M)--University of Akureyri, 2010.

Study interviews 20 Indigenous and non-Indigenous medical leaders in health and health policy to determine what constitutes meaningful involvement of Indigenous peoples in health policy making. Results suggest that attention to the underlying power dynamics and decolonization of the system itself is a necessary step. Authors use the results to develop a framework for meaningful involvement.

History Thesis (Ph.D)--Stony Brook University, 2007.

A tribal matriarch discusses the turbulent river history, and the impending hydroelectric development, Patuca III.

Personal stories from the 1990 Oka crisis including the Kahnawake evacuation of women, children and elderly over the Mercier Bridge. Duration: 105:45.

Discusses the history of the American Indian Movement, it's focus on Indian identity, nationalism, and sovereignty, and the protest activities it has engaged in.

File contains presentations by Rodney Gold, Tribal Chief, and Eric Burt, Executive Director, of the Confederation of Tribal Nations. Gold presents on self-governance and self-determination issues, specifically with regard to placing them within the context of the treaty relationship. Following this, Eric Burt delivers a presentation on the Canada Round talks leading to the Charlottetown Accord with reference to self-governance, and explains how he views those developments going forth in the aftermath of its rejection via referendum.