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The Tsilhqot'in Decision and Indigenous Self-Determination

Alternate Title
[The Tsilhqot’in Decision and Canada’s First Nations Termination Policies, pt. 2]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arthur Manuel
Brief discussion of Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia in which the Zeni Gwet'in Tsilhqot'in have Aboriginal Title to 200,000 hectares of traditional territory in northern B.C. and rights to land use.
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Two Models to Sovereignty: A Comparative History of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Navajo Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sioux Harvey
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 147-194
Looks at the several billion dollars in profits from gaming and how the gaming money has helped sovereignty for the Navajo and Pequot Nations. The article also compares results it compiled against the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.
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The Two "Mystery" Belts of Grand River: A Biography of the Two Row Wampum and the Friendship Belt

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn V. Muller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 129-164
Author explores the roles and meanings that have been ascribed to the Friendship Belt and the Two Row Wampum belts historically and what impact they have on contemporary Haudenosaunee understandings of nationhood and sovereignty.
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U.S. Citizenship and Tribal Membership: A Contest for Political Identity and Rights of Tribal Self-Determination in Southern California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta Haines
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 211-230
Argues that Indigenous nations bring a diversity to the dominant society that is unique and contingent upon the integrity of political boundaries within the United States. The article discusses the challenges within this framework.
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U.S. Colonization of Indian Justice Systems: A Brief History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Chiago Lujan
Gordon Adams
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 9-23
Describes the impact of colonization on Native American justice systems in the United States and the growing trends toward culturally appropriate justice systems by tribal governments.
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Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Book reviews of: The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel. American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen. Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
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Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Book reviews of: The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel. American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen. Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
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Understanding Māori Food Security and Food Sovereignty Issues in Whakatāne

Alternate Title
Understanding Maori Food Security and Food Sovereignty Issues in Whakatane
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taima Moeke-Pickering
Mate Heitia
Sonny Heitia
Rolinda Karapu
Sheila Cote-Meek
MAI Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. [29]-42
Describes REKA Trust pilot project conducted with small community on New Zealand's North Island.
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Understanding Tribal Sovereignty: Definitions, Conceptualizations, and Interpretations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 115-132

Discusses tribal sovereignty and relevancy for Native Americans and presents theoretical interpretations from different Native scholars. 

Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

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UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples): Human, Civil, and Indigenous Rights

Alternate Title
Presidential Address, Thirteenth Annual Conference of the American Indian Studies Association February 2012
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 28, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 9-22
Argues that the Declaration operates within the context of nation-states and citizenship rather than dealing with issues like self-government and territory.
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UNESCO: (Dis)honoring Indigenous Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mililani Trask
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Discusses concerns about the management and protection of World Heritage sites, and Indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and sovereignty.
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Unfinished Journey -- Indigenous Self-Determination: Setbacks and Political Reaction have led Many to Turn Away from the Difficult Project of Extending Indigenous Rights. But it is Only Through Completing the Journey to Full Self-Determination...

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Larissa Behrendt
Arena Magazine, vol. 24, no. 4, April/May 2002, pp. 24-28
Self-determination allows for the setting of standards and to set the goal of what is trying to be achieved, for the next, sympathetic era.
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Unfinished Justice: Completing the Restoration and Acknowledgement of California Indian Tribes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allogan Slagle
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 325-345
Looks at the creation of the US Acknowledgement and Research Branch to investigate California Indigenous tribes seeking federal recognition. Also includes a list of California tribes seeking federal recognition during the 1980s.
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Aboriginal Title Curriculum Project

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Law Foundation of British Columbia
Covers topics such as Indigenous perceptions of land ownership, relationship with newcomers, Federal responsibilities, Douglas Treaties, and significant court decisions. For use with secondary school students.
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Unlikely Alliances: Treaty Conflicts and Environmental Cooperation Between Native American and Rural White Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 21-43
Examines economic development by tribal reserves that provide employment to local non-Indian communities, thereby increasing cooperation with non-Indian local governments and businesses.
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Unpacking Pimachesowin as a Framing Concept for Indigenous Self-Determination + Eyapachitayak Pimachesowin ta Othastamasoyak Nehithaw tipethimisowin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonita Beatty
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, pp. 7-23

Discusses how traditional Cree stories and lessons reflect the traditional Cree world view of pimatsiwin (life) and how pimatsiwin itself can better help the understanding Indigenous self-determination.

 

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Unsettling Canadian Heritage: Decolonial Aesthetics in Canadian Video and Performance Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E.K. Smith
Carla Taunton
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 306-341
Article examines the work of contemporary artists Leah Decter, Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, and Caroline Monnet. Discusses the artists’ engagement with current discourse surrounding settler colonialism and their use of the arts to disrupt conceptualization of the Canadian state as inclusive and benevolent.
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Untangling Equality-Based Arguments for Indigenous Rights

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dwight G. Newman
Uses the work of Will Kymlicka and Patrick Macklem to discuss the legal protection or entrenchment of Indigenous rights. An unfinished draft paper for a presentation at the Oxford Jurisprudence Discussion Group.
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Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Haozous
Juliet Lee
Claradina Soto
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 28, no. 2, 2021, pp. 77-97
While the majority of Indigenous people in the United States live in city areas their sovereign rights are left undefined or unprotected compared to if they lived in their traditional tribal communities. This article examines the ethical issues for researchers working with or about urban Indigenous people.
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US Imperialism and the Problem of “Culture” in Indigenous Politics: Towards Indigenous Internationalist Feminism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie K. Yazzie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 95-118
Uses cases studies from Nicaragua and South Africa to compare colonization and imperialistic practices and how these experiences helped with the formation of what the author describes as Indigenous internationalist feminism.
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The Validity of Tribal Checkpoints in South Dakota to Curb the Spread of COVID-19

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ann E.Tweedy
Looks at the question of whether, in a time of a public health emergency, tribal governments can enact stronger protection measures than the state in which the reservation is located. Cites the United States Supreme Court's decision in Montana v. United States, which involved tribal civil jurisdiction over nonmembers, as confirmation that they do have that right.
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Vine Deloria Jr. and Indigenous Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David E. Wilkins
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 151-155
Memorial to a knowledgeable, witty, and intelligent writer who struggled to achieve national sovereignty for First Nations peoples.
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Violent Crime in Indian Country and the Federal Response

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie A. Hagen
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 79-129
An investigation into the federal charges against violent crimes in tribal land, the responsibilities of U.S Attorneys' Offices and the Department of Justice to Indigenous communities, and amendments to federal law that allows non-Indigenous people to be charge in a tribal court. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 79.
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The Virtual North: On the Boundaries of Sovereignty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barret Weber
Rob Shields
Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 103-120
Considers the virtualization of sovereignty today in the context of the Arctic debates.
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Visions of Neo-Colonialism?: Renewing the Relationship With Aboriginal Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 105-135
Argues that the current federal vision of self-government is unacceptable and that any attempt to renew the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society, must be established as Nation to Nation relations.
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Visualizing Sovereignty in the Time of Biometric Sensors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jolene Rickard
South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 110, no. 2, Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law, 2011, pp. 465-486
Discusses expressions of sovereignty through the artwork of four contemporary Iroquois artists; G. Peter Jemison, Alan Michelson, Samuel Thomas, and Marie Watt.
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