Sovereignty

Explores the connection between Cuba and the Miccosukee people in Florida and its effect on relationships with state and federal governing bodies.

Examines the ways that Hawaiian graffiti artists and art interrogate and resist the influences of colonial and military occupation. Author uses a process of socio-historical contextualization to draw parallels between the time of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the present and to examine the expression of ancestral knowledge in aerosol art.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tulane University, 1999.

Brief article describes the activities of independence activists. To access this article scroll down to page 32.

Investigates the history behind the Black Hills land dispute between the residents of South Dakota, the United States government and the Sioux Nation.

Op-ed piece republished from The Tyee, discusses what the BC Legislature passing Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, might mean for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities in the province.

The different approaches of the two countries to issues of sovereignty have implications for legal and political positions of First Nations peoples.

Contends that government political will and First Nations political action are required to ensure Indigenous children have access to education that prepares them for living lives strong in cultural and spiritual identity.

Comments on the changes in Western Indian history and the shift of perspective that has given value to to the region's unique past.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 2000.

Contends that there have been wins and losses in tribal gaming including financial and social.

Compares and contrasts some fundamental distinctions between customary law and common law. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Three case studies of Indigenous opposition to state-sanctioned resource development projects: the Winnemem Wintu efforts to stop the proposed raise of Shasta Dam; the Maidu Summit’s work to regain ownership of former Pacific Gas & Electric company land; and the Pit River Tribe’s struggle to protect the sacred Medicine Lake Highlands.

Book review of: Home and Native Land by Michael Asch.

Description of the rights that indigenous peoples worldwide seek to gain.

Curriculum, Humanities and Sciences Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Makes 24 recommendations based set of principles which includes respect for treaties, autonomy, sustainability, sufficiency, predictability, accountability, objectivity and efficiency.

Seeks to uncover paradoxes within the Hopi epistemology, arguing that in confounding Euroamerican efforts to "know", the Hopi can claim their rights to sovereignty and political self-determination.

Comments on the missing elements from the governments' apology.

Authors examine how traditional Indigenous knowledge might be integrated into knowledge-production and governance structures in the Norwegian and Finish Atlantic Salmon fisheries. Article advocates for using the Näätämö co-management project as an example of best practice in Arctic Environmental governance.

Looks at outcomes from a Maori research project to develop a program for defining a pure product, such as food, meat, wool and traditional medicines. that is free from genetic modification, nanotechnology, chemicals and pesticides.

Discusses evolution and significance of concept of protection of human security, which focuses on environmental and cultural threats to the survival of societies, groups, and individuals.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2009.

Article studies the struggle for Aboriginal identity in co-existance with Quebec's assertiveness for ethnocultural distinctiveness.

Investigates the use of the sovereignty argument in the Goshute nuclear waste proposal debate.

Contains links to websites reporting and commenting on the movement.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 1999.

Looks at case which established Rotinonhsionni (Iroquois) right to international border-crossing and treaty rights.

Social Science Thesis--University of Lapland, 2012. Sami content.

Book review of Imagining Sovereignty by David J. Carlson.

Discussion on the disparities in public education, policies intended to improve and enhance equity, and recommendations for accountability & policy reform.

Online conference consists of two panels which address the questions "How might data better help us understand the unequal effects of COVID-19 and ensure Indigenous capacity, preparedness and resilience?' and 'How has the community experienced COVID-19?'. Duration: 3:04:32.

Study uses relational research methodologies to examine the way that colonial structures and environmental policies interact and work to suppress Indigenous rights and sovereignties in the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous community in Chittagong Hill Tract in Bangladesh.

Discusses the evolution of self-determination from a principle to a right. To access this article scroll down to page 6.

Discusses inclusions in a Self-Government Agreement referring to the Yukon First Nation Self-Government Agreement, personal and territorial jurisdictions, concurrent and exclusive powers and connections between Aboriginal, federal and provincial laws..

Discusses four aspects of rights and political participation: negative, positive, procedural, and institutional. Excerpt from Restoring Indigenous Self-Determination: Theoretical and Practical Approaches edited by Marc Woons. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 80.

Discusses the life or Native American advocate and her influences on education. History Research Seminar--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2006.

A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.

Focuses on the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation's decision to remove a candidate from the ballot because of lack of language fluency. Argues that while Diné sovereignty regarding identity is necessary to secure a vision of the future, this same sovereignty can be used to exclude people and contribute to settler colonial goals of erasure of Indigenous people and culture.

Views of an anthropologist not involved in the case as to why expert testimony was mainly discounted by the judge.

Discusses recommendations that should be made to address the conflict between the Chilean state and Mapuche Nation including establishing an exchange program between the Indigenous Institute in Temuco and the Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria, B.C.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2004.

Discussion on Indigenous governance and territorial autonomy in defence of Indigenous rights and the destruction that the Patuca III dam project would cause.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1996.

Discusses how a once marginalized indigenous group grows and develops into an Arctic political authority.