Water

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Water Ethics for First Nations and Biodiversity in Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Kenichi Matsui

International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23

Examines three issues: need to establish stronger legal and ethical frameworks, need to raise biodiversity/water security profile, need to improve cross-cultural understanding.

Water Governance and Indigenous Governance: Towards a Synthesis

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Suzanne von der Porten

Rob de Loë

Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-12

Suggests that both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have a role in water governance processes.

Water in Indigenous Communities

Alternate Title

Water Law in Alberta

E-Books » Chapters

Author/Creator

Allison Boutillier

Topics include ownership of beds and shores, water rights, water quality, and enforcement of rights.

Water Quality a Common Problem

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Cheryl Petten

Ontario Birchbark, vol. 4, no. 9, November 2005, pp. 1-2

Suggests that more needs to be done to improve drinking water safety in First Nation communities.

Water Quality Issues Facing Indigenous Peoples in North America and Siberia

Theses

Author/Creator

Heidi E. Mehl

Global Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2009.

Water Rights and Wrongs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Maura Hanrahan

Alternatives Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2003, pp. 31-34

Examines unsafe water and related health problems in Black Tickle, Labrador.

Water-rights Settlements and Reclamation in Central Arizona as a Cross-cultural Experience: A Reexamination of Native Water Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Kenichi Matsui

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 91-118

Discusses the legal and political fights for water in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, and looks at the impact of water-rights in those communities.

The Water that Sustains Us: Indigenous Resistances to Defend the Environment in Oklahoma

Theses

Author/Creator

Carrie McLachlin Leslie

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.) University of Oklahoma, 2019.

Water Ways: Vulnerability to Freshwater Changes in the Inuit Settlement Region of Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Theses

Author/Creator

Christina Alison Goldhar

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University, 2011.

"Water We Believed Could Never Belong to Anyone":

The San Luis Rey River and the Pala Indians of Southern California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Steven M. Karr

American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, pp. 381-399

Explores the Pala Indians' relationship with the river and traces the history of the litigation.

Water (what’re) We Doing: An Analysis of Water Insecurity in Indigenous Communities in Canada

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Sawyer Junger

Federalism-E, vol. 20, no. 1, 2019, pp. 75-84

Uses literature on environmental racism to frame case study of the Canadian government's inaction on the issue and provides overview of Indigenous-government relations to illustrate factors which have allowed this human rights violation. Argues that the current situation is a result of lack of government accountability and the country's colonial history.