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Mining, Harvesting and Decision Making in Nunavut: A Case Study of Uranium Mining in Baker Lake

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren Bernauer
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 11-18
Description
Case study based on 25 interviews revealed social, economic and political factors effecting Inuit perspective of uranium mining, problems with consultation meetings, and some recommendations for improving Inuit participation in discussions.
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Module 5: Contemporary Economic Activity

Alternate Title
BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar North
Module Five: Contemporary Economic Activity
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Newark
Description
Looks at renewable and non-renewable resources and how climate change is affecting economic activity in the North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Natural Resources Transfer Agreements, The Transfer of Authority, and the Promise to Protect the First Nations' Right to a Traditional Livelihood: A Critical Legal History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Calliou
Review of Constitutional Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 2007, pp. 173-213
Description
Uses critical legal history to fill in the historical context of paragraph 12 of the National Resources Transfer Agreement, and looks at the importance of treaties to First Nations traditional livelihood.
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Options for Commercial Enterprises in First Nations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Heather Edwards
Description
Looks at the framework for developing and evaluating options for First Nations to take charge of economic development in the commercial fishing industry. This article also examines five commercial operations to ascertain how some of the principal concepts and ideas actually ‘work’ in practice.
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Paradigm Shifts in Aboriginal Cultures? : Understanding TEK in Historical and Cultural Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nelson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 289-310
Description
Article evaluates current Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) scholarship, and then examines some past uses and interpretations. Options for adressing concerns with inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in resource management participation are explored.
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Recession Beyond Economic Means of Indians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 29, 2009, p. A13
Description
Brief comments on three stories regarding the recession, a child custody case, and an animal rights incident.
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Review of Changes to the Law Related to Forestry and Aboriginal Rights and Title

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples' Legal Right to Natural Resources (Forests) in British Columbia
Update Paper (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cheryl Sharvit
Description
Update to Aboriginal Peoples' Legal Right to Natural Resources (Forests) in British Columbia reflecting significant developments in Aboriginal rights and title case law, four decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada, and the amended Forest Act of British Columbia.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mark Wedge, Yukon Indian Development Corporation

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Mark Wedge of the Yukon Indian Development Corporation. Wedge discusses his views on education and how different cultures have different basic definitions of the concept. Wedge discusses some traditional Tlingit and Hopi views, as well as educational legislation and constitutional issues. Following his presentation the assembled Commissioners engage Wedge in a discussion on the issues raised.
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Seals, Selfies, and the Settler State: Indigenous Motherhood and Gendered Violence in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rule
American Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 4, December 2018, pp. 741-754
Description
Author discusses the violent social media response Tanya Tagaq received after having posted a photo of her daughter next to a harvested seal; uses the incident to illustrate how colonial violence disproportionately targets Aboriginal women.
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Sizing up the Catch: Native-Newcomer Resource Competition and the Early Years of Saskatchewan’s Northern Commercial Fishery

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony G. Gulig
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-11
Description
These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and oppressive fiscal policies of austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
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The Trapping Rights of Aboriginal Peoples in Northern Alberta

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; no 15
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique M. Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Discusses the evolution of trapping, Treaty 8 and the Natural Resource Transfer Agreement (NRTA), and the erosion of trapping rights over time.
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