Sovereignty

Analyzes the role the government has played in constitutional negotiations and the consequences for Aboriginal people.

Book review of: We are Not You: First Nations and Canadian Modernity by Claude Denis. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review scroll to p. 117.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 1996.

Reports on perspectives from three Māori activists.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Winnipeg, 2013.

English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2016.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2013.

Article explores the community-based practice of creating place-based museums to house the artifacts recovered from archaeological sites in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, argues these institutions validate local knowledges and traditions and function as means to promote education and cultural understanding.

Political Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2010.

Documents sixteen case studies and highlights innovative tools and approaches developed to help local communities address critical challenges that affect their natural and cultural resources.

Encourages the strengthening of existing tribal judicial systems and discusses the potential benefits of a distinct Supreme Court.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1996.

Paper looks at developing an account of collective resentment to understand sources of hostility that persist as barriers to constructing positive relations between Indigenous and settler Canadians.

Looks at existing research on rights, political mobilization, and ecosystems; and identifies alternatives to the existing rights discourse that can facilitate a meaningful and sustainable self-determination process for Indigenous peoples around the world.

Camp was initially set up in Awenda Provincial Park by a small group opposing the surrender of land in the resolution of the Coldwater Narrows Land Claim within the Specific Land Claims process. It occupies the land in order to reclaim traditional teachings, ceremonies and governance structures.

Article draws on a multi-year collaborative community study to articulate Indigenous understandings of and perspectives on the practice of FPIC in a Canadian Context.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2007.

Louise Mandell's, lawyer and strategist for the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, recollects about her time with the Constitution Express movement.

Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.

Article puts forward the Transformational Indigenous Praxis Model (TIPM) as a support to teachers and other educators in decolonizing and indigenizing their practices; author provides a step-by-step framework which challenges Eurocentric knowledge bases and current Western educational models.

Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2009.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2010.

Examines arguments against the concept of Indigenous sovereignty and what all have in common, which is a refusal to relinquish power.

Discusses the Treaty of Waitangi and how it can be used to improve health outcomes for the Māori people.

Research article highlights how Section 35 cases on pre-contact rights and activities challenge the goal of protecting the inherent right to self-government of Aboriginal peoples.

Looks at the creation and implementation of the South Dakota Mitigation Act and how it ties to Indigenous sovereignty and treaty rights.

Brief history of Chula, or Bull Head, who was the Chief of the Tsuu T’ina (Sarcee) First Nation when Treaty 7 was signed. Bull Head is remembered as an outstanding leader and pivotal player in Tsuu T’ina history.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)-The University of British Columbia, 1998.

Discusses the similarities and differences of tribal and governmental approaches to treaty settlements in the United States and New Zealand, and outlines potential impacts to the environment. Access through table of contents.

Examines pseudo-tribal discourses in American political, corporate, media, and social realms and how Indigenous tribalographies can connect past, present, and future together. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 55.

An overview of the collaborative effort, called intergovernmental agreements, required by both tribal and state governments to serve American reservations with overlapping jurisdictions and populations. Examines 117 written agreements from 51 reservations throughout the United States.

Looks at the failure of governments in tribal regions and the need for constitutional and statutory reforms for tribal autonomy.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, [2008?]

Discusses how federal Indian law has developed in the United States from the arrival of Columbus through to the self-determination era of today, and looks at the future of the Indian tribes.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 1996.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 1997.

Discusses government economic interference in tribal economies as a method of reducing sovereignty.

Book review of: Tribes, Treaties, and Constitutional Tribulations by Vine Deloria, Jr. and David E. Wilkins.

"In this paper, I argue that Indian Residential School (IRS) litigation, and the emphasis on "cultural loss" or genocide, threatened to expose the illegitimacy of Canada's claim to sovereignty and the settler collective's occupancy of Indigenous lands today".

Documentary about the life of John Trudell, as an American Indian activist, musician and poet. Duration: 1:18:22.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Western Ontario, 2016.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts, 2015.

Urban Studies Research Project (MURB)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.