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Alberta's North: A History, 1890-1950

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Manore
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 82, no. 3, September 2001, p. 592
Book review of: Alberta's North by Donald G. Wetherell and Irene R.A. Kmet. Book is part of the Alberta Reflections series, its focus includes "Native/non-Native relations, technological development, and federal/provincial relations."
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Buffalo River Band, Flying Dust No. 105, Joseph Bighead Band, and Waterhen Lake First Nations - Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry II - Public Release

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of reports, maps, correspondence/letters, legal documents, submissions, oral transcripts, and the French and English versions of the Final Report. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Business and Politics in Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Heather Edwards
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Looks at universal principles of good governance and how they are applied to business ventures. Includes business development cases.
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Commentary on the Economic History of the Treaty 8 Area

Alternate Title
Research Report: Commentary on the Economic History of the Treaty 8 Area
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 169-195
History used to provide the court with background information in the case of Bert Horseman who was changed with trafficking in wildlife.
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Community Economic Development With Neechi Foods: Impact on Aboriginal Fishers in Northern Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Durdana Islam
Shirley Thompson
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 2-7
Looks at a successful co-op which sells fresh bannock, wild rice, wild blueberries, freshwater fish and other Indigenous specialty foods as well as crafts, books and music. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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The Constitutional Right of an Enriched Livelihood

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 43-58
Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and discusses the impact of law on economic development.
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Cultural Restoration in International Law: Pathways to Indigenous Self Determination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Canadian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 94-125
Assesses cultural harm under international law and human rights authority by looking at recovery in the colonial context, restoration of land-based and water based cultural practices, and regenerating Indigenous nationhood.
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Customary Law and Conflict Resolution Among Kenya's Pastoralist Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Abraham Korir Sing'Oei
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 16-21
Discusses customary law’s contribution to addressing areas where ordinary criminal or civil laws have failed particularly in reference to mass violence . To access this article, scroll down to page 16.
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First Nations, Consultation, and the Rule of Law: Salmon Farming and Colonialism in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 19-40
Focuses on the effects that logging, overfishing, and urbanization have on industrial salmon farming. Also discusses how consultation may be a repressive tactic, rather than a means of protecting title and rights.
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Food Fish, Commercial Fish, and Fish to Support a Moderate Livelihood: Characterizing Aboriginal and Treaty Rights to Canadian Fisheries

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas C. Harris and Peter Millerd
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 82-107
Looks at characteristics and meaning of Aboriginal fishing rights within context of in Canadian law and goals of effective management and fair distribution.
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FSIN Launches Lawsuit Over C-68

Alternate Title
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Launches Lawsuit Over C-68
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marj Roden
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 4, August 2001, p. 12

Reports on the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations plan to take the federal government to court to protect the treaty right to hunt.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.

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The Harp-Seal Controversy and the Inuit Economy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Wenzel
Arctic, vol. 31, no. 1, March 1978, pp. 2-6
Looks at the importance of the ringed seal to Inuit for food and livelihood and how the controversy has affected the market in Canada and Europe .
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Healing the "Red Forests" and One Another: Understanding the Socio-Cultural Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on First Nations Communities in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 105-120
Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation that threatens First Nation communities and the impact it will have on cultural values and livelihoods.
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The Impact of Dietary Changes Among the Inuit of Nunavik (Canada): a Socioeconomic Assessment of Possible Public Health Recommendations Dealing With Food Contamination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Marcelle Chabot
Pierre Fréchette
Véronique Robichaud
Solange Proulx
Risk Analysis: An International Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 1007-1018
Results show little downside economically or nutritionally when replacing some "country food" with food from other sources, but few have actually altered their lifestyle perhaps because of the high value placed on the traditional economy.
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Indian Hunting and Fishing Rights

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. E. Sanders
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 45-62
Looks at federal and provincial laws regarding Indian hunting rights on and off reserve, natural resources transfer Agreements, permitted methods and purpose of hunting, and Inuit and non-status Indian rights.
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Indigenous Advocacy in Central Africa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorothy Jackson
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 8-13
Looks at the cultural survival of the hunter-gatherer peoples and their land rights. Focuses on the Pygmy and Twa people. To access this article, scroll down to page 8.
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An Indigenous Perspective on Economic Sustainability in Mountain Pine Beetle-affected Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, vol. 10, no. 2, 2009, p. 140–148
Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation; the key discussion points raised during the strategic planning sessions; and the respective implications for advancing economic sustainability in those communities.
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Inuvialuit Use of the Beaufort Sea and its Resources, 1960-2000

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter J. Usher
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, Supplement, June 2002, pp. 18-[?]
Thirty year comparative study of commercial and subsistence harvesting, area hunted and population, showed little change in wildlife levels despite changes in travel mode, population, and oil and gas exploration in Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
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Kluane First Nation, Kluane National Park and Kluane Game Sanctuary Claim, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of community session transcripts, historical documents, maps, excerpts, correspondence/letters, submissions and Final Report in English and French. Commissioners include: Phil Fontaine, Sheila Purdy, and Alan Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Labrador Inuit Harvesting and the Politics of Land Claims

Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Procter
Looks at influences regulating Inuit economic activities, the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, and new governance arrangements.
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Legal Protection of Sami Traditional Livelihoods From the Adverse Impacts of Mining: A Comparison of the Level of Protection Enjoyed by Sami in Their Four Home States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Timo Koivurova
Vladimir Masloboev
Kamrul Hossain
Vigdis Nygaard
Anna Petrétei ... [et al.]
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 6, no. 1, 2015, pp. 11-51
Looks at legislation protecting Sami land rights and customary usage in different countries.
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