Relocation & Migration

Immigration and Settlement Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Ryerson University, 2013.

Describes the hydroelectric development that, due to planned flooding, relocated the entire non-reserve community of South Indian Lake. The article argues that having concluded Treaty 5, left the Cree community in no position to negotiate Aboriginal title.

Looks at the US Army's war against the Navajo, from 1863 to 1868, that saw the Army holding many Navajos at Fort Summer, New Mexico.

Book review of: Maps and Memes by Gwilym Lucas Eades.

Explores the impact between the migration process and ethnicity. To access this article scroll down to page 40.

Examines the impact of relocation on the identity and culture of the Laikipia Maasai in Kenya. To access this article scroll down to page 46.

Documentary about federal government's relocation of Inuit families to the High Arctic and the hardships they endured. Duration: 47:40.

Looks at coping styles and empowerment as being useful tools to deal with a compulsory relocation.

Discusses the reasons for outward migration from the Red River settlement, why certain areas were chosen when relocating, and patterns of land choice and use at Willow Bunch.

Describes the movement of Métis from the Red River Settlement following the Red River Resistance to western Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Translation of a portion of Le Métis Canadien. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.

Researcher talks about migrants living between Anchorage, Alaska and Acuitzio del Canje, Mexico.

Looks at how ethnicity plays a major role in cultural prejudice and contributes to exclusion of Indigenous people who are migrating to the city.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2000.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Auckland, 2005

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1970

Looks at patterns relating to movement of more than 321,000 individuals between the years 1986 and 1991.

Study looked at patterns during the 1986-1991 period. Provides estimates of net migration and volume rates in a variety of geographical areas, as well as separate figures for registered Indians, non-status Indians, Métis and Inuit.

Study conducted in Winnipeg focuses on factors which contributed to decision to move, service utilization patterns upon arrival, and decision to remain in the city. Argues that that more attention should be paid to mobility, in particular the reasons for the circular pattern of movement between urban centres and home communities.

Of the 3 regions studied, 50% of households experienced a change in their membership in the 1 year period in question.

Examines ways in which information can be used to provide a systems perspective on migration between two areas.

Discusses the hardships suffered by residents along Miskito Coast in Nicaragua and Honduras during Hurricane Felix in 2007.

Critiques John S. Milloy's The Plains Cree: Trade, Diplomacy and War, 1790-1870 describing the books lack of primary research and inadequate attention to the facts.

Book review of Mississauga Portraits by Donald B. Smith.

Explores how the Mississaugas of Northern Ontario adapted to the process of colonial marginalization by cooperating with the missionaries and openly rejecting European values in favour of their traditional way of life.

Examines the characteristics and implications of the Smith John case as an extended example of intercultural games.

Discusses two key court cases: United States v. John and Chata Development Corporation v. Mississippi Tax Commission, which called into question their legal status as a federally recognized tribe.

Geography and Program in Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2013.

Discusses Australian mobility patterns, how they may vary across time, place and other characteristics, and compares them to patterns of the non-Indigenous population.

Study concludes that high patterns of movement presents critical public health concerns and reinforces the need for Aboriginal-directed support for accessible and appropriate services to reduce harms.

Housing initiatives as an indicator of overall program success in dealing with relocations caused by the Churchill-Nelson River Hydro-Electric Project.

Describes the peoples of the North, making distinctions between settlement patterns, migration, and assimilation of different ethnic groups. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at ways in which governments and social agencies disrupted traditional settlement patterns of northern peoples and effects of industrialization using examples from Canada, Russia, Norway, and Alaska. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

History of Indigenous settlement patterns in the Arctic and the government interventions that have disrupted them. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Discusses Laotian government policies towards indigenous groups and the impact of hydroelectric dam construction. To access this article scroll down to page 22.

Examines how government actions into the 1970s, including the killing of sled dogs, negatively affected Inuit people. Also discusses the progress made from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission’s recommendations.

Comments on the magnitude of Indigenous migration.

Looks at the linguistic precursor to biological essentialism, evidence of white philologists’ reliance on Native tutors and discusses why the federal government began moving toward assimilation.

Interviews Stoney Point band members about the effects of relocation.

Discusses North Battleford 's reluctance to approve a service agreement for the Red Pheasant First Nation's land proposal.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 2002.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2008.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011.

"Extract from Transactions of the Canadian Institute, 1892."

Argues that health disparities can be addressed through improvements in health care access, high quality data collection, and different policy initiatives.

Describes the psycho-social-historical events affecting use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by Native Americans.