Natural Resources

Describes a hearing on the history of the reservation and the treaty related to natural resources, land, and preservation of the Sioux people.

Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.

Outlines the history of treaty making in Canada between Aboriginal peoples and the Crown.

Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.

Allan Quandt speaks about the disappearance of Jim Brady and the theories on what happened.

Allan Quandt talks about Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady and their relationships with the CCF party.

An interview with Alphonse Antoine who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

Native Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.

Investigates hydroelectric, forestry and energy corporations' relationship with Aboriginal peoples; case law provides some examples of exploitation.

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2007.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

A discussion of Land rights under Treaty #7; trade of furs for goods; and the dispersal of the Blackfoot people and eventual return to the Blackfoot Reserve under Crowfoot.

Sums up the liquidation of reservation resources and argues that, for the Colville Confederated Tribes, sovereignty is the only path to follow.

Looks at Aboriginal forest based activities for economic development on and off the reserve. Opportunities are identified by the National Aboriginal Forestry Association.

Reintroduction of Bill C-63 which had died on the Order Paper when Parliament was dissolved on 7 September 2008. Revised version.

Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which provides First Nations with the option of managing and regulating oil and gas exploration and exploitation and receiving moneys otherwise held for them by Canada.

Amendment in response to Indian Oil and Gas Canada Co-Management Board's request to modernize the Act in order to eliminate existing regulatory gap and level the playing field between off-reserve and on-reserve activities, thereby reducing barriers to economic development.

Links to legislation concerning on-reserve mineral rights, their administration, control and use including precious metals; excempt are pre-existing leases established pursuant to the Indian Act.

Policy report explores expanding role of Tribal Colleges and Universities serving local communities in five areas: pre-school, elementary and secondary education, health and nutrition, faculty role models, agriculture and natural resource management and preservation of culture and language.

Study examined ten cases of existing self-goverment, and ten proposals under negotiation as of April 1991. Using measures of accountability in the fields of enacting laws, leadership selection, land, resources and financial management, and band membership, study found that structures for responsible government are in place.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Study gives an assessment of environmental and socio-economic impacts of the pipeline, overview of infringement on Aboriginal title and rights by the pipeline, and concerns voiced by the Carrier Sekani community.

Non-profit, national organization developing and implementing solutions for environmental issues affecting First Nations lands and resources. Website contains links to full text articles in the CIER library and CIER publications and products.

Book review of: Choctaws at the Crossroads: The Political Economy of Class and Culture in the Oklahoma Timber Region by Sandra Faiman-Silva.

Argues that the provincial government must relinquish control over natural resources on unoccupied Crown land and share power with First Nations in order to ensure a strong and viable economy for Northern Manitoba.

Studies the history of aboriginal forest use.

History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1978.

New edition of report provides overview of original and looks at relevant issues in the same countries including demographics, policy, fiscal information, legal framework, land rights and other important issues.

Argues that the United States government did not properly compensate the Sioux Nation for taking $18 Billion worth of natural resources, negatively affecting future generations.

A discussion of Indigenous feminist politics and the relationship between Indigenous women and water using the Flint water crisis and NoDAPL action at Standing Rock to illustrate.

Reviews First Nations' role in provincial land and resource management and conservation and the related opportunities and challenges of Conservancy designation.

An analysis of the similarity of ideologies between capitalism and communism for Indigenous communities.

Renewable Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2000.

Looks at the Alberta government's consultation policy and practice, focusing on the Athabasca region.

Looks at reforms to the 1992 Canada National Forest Strategy proposed by Aboriginal Forest Strategy in the areas of legislation, policies and management practices.

Examines appeals involving lands and resources to determine whether outcomes changed during the self-determination era.

Describes the adhesion of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation to Treaty #6, and a number of the issues surrounding land, farming implements and instruction, and livestock that followed. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 27.

Mr. Sheridan worked in the Dept. of Natural Resources in northern Saskatchewan He was associated with the school for prospectors and with other government agencies. He was a socialist and a close friend of Norris.

Looks at Chandler's battle in central Arizona Territory River Valley for control of scarce American Indian land and water resources.

Social and Ecological Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2016.

Overview of forestry industry activities, motivations, implications of public policy, key players and relationship with Aboriginal peoples, and recommendations for further action.

Natural Resources Management (MNRM)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry. English guide follows French version.

Study determines there is a 20-year supply of valuable underwater logs that could create employment for 12 people.