Extractive Industries
Opportunities For First Nation Prosperity Through Oil and Gas Development
Alternate Title
Studies in Energy Transportation, November 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ravina Bains
Description
Shows First Nations communities are in a unique position geographically and have the demographics and labour force to increase employment through skills training and collaboration.
Participatory Rights in the Ontario Mining Sector: An International Human Rights Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Penelope C. Simons
Lynda Margaret Collins
McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, vol. 6, no. 2, 2010, pp. [177]-216
Description
Addresses how both emerging and established international human rights of participation are treated in the Ontario mining sector.
Pay Attention! We Live Here!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Agresta
Research Magazine (Michigan Technological University), January 1, 2014, pp. 30-32
Description
Author visits northern Sweden to see the impact of a proposed open-pit mine on the Sámi's traditional pastoral way of life.
Perspectives on Land Rights
Alternate Title
Review Article: Perspectives on Land Rights
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brad Morse
Aboriginal History, vol. 8, no. 2, 1984, pp. 203-207
Description
Book reviews of:
Aboriginal Land Rights: A Handbook edited by Nicolas Peterson.
Aborigines, Land and Land Rights edited by Nicolas Peterson and Marcia Langton.
Pinpinayhaytosowin [The Way We Do Things]: A Definition of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in the Context of Mining Development on Lands of the Attawapiskat First Nation and its Effects on the Design of Research for a TEK Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norbert Witt
Jackie Hookimaw-Witt
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2003, pp. 361-390
Description
Discussion of why TEK studies are needed, how to proceed, and impact of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) regulations on traditional land use.
Pipelines, Climate and "Indigenous Consent"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russ Diabo
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, Winter 16, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Article republished from The Eastern Door no. 37, September 16, 2016. Questions raised by the Standing Rock Sioux about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Mohawk to Energy East Pipeline.
Plan Trains Aboriginal Workers for Mining Careers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 3, July 2001, p. 33
Description
Reports on a Multi-Party Training Plan for preparing Aboriginal workers for mining careers in northern Saskatchewan, where 40% of the employees are Aboriginal.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.
PotashCorp, STC Sign Employment Agreement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 10, November 2011, p. 19
Description
Comments on an agreement between the potash industry and the Saskatoon Tribal Council geared towards improving employment and training opportunities for First Nations.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
Power, Culture, Economy Indigenous Australians and Mining
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 30
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Altman
Robert Levitus
David F. Martin
Katherine Trebeck
Sarah Holcombe … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Powerful or Just Plain Power-Full? A Power Analysis
of Impact and Benefit Agreements in Canada’s North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken J. Caine
Naomi Krogman
Organization & Environment, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2010, p. 76–98
Description
Argues that Impact and Benefit Agreements may provide more direct engagement with industry and a sharing of benefits from resource development than has been provided in Northern Canada.
Program Evaluation in a Northern Aboriginal Setting: Assessing Impact and Benefit Agreements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Prno
Ben Bradshaw
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 61-77
Description
Looks at literature on program evaluation, others' efforts to assess outcomes, and conduct of research in intercultural contexts. Examples used are Ekati, Diavik, and Snap Lake Diamond mines.
Property Ownership in North Dawson City During the Klondike Gold Rush
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Brand
Northern Review, no. 29, Northern Research Institute: Fifteen Years of Building Yukon Research Capacity, Fall, 2008, pp. 105-125
Description
Examines the development of Dawson City during and after the gold rush and focuses on cabin platforms and their value.
Pursuing Openings and Navigating Closures for Aboriginal Knowledges in Environmental Governance of Uranium Mining, Saskatchewan, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bethany Haalboom
The Extractive Industries and Society, vol. 3, no. 4, 2016, pp. 1010-1017
Description
Looks at the knowledge bridging of traditional Indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge within the extractive industries.
The Real Avatar
Alternate Title
The Nature of Things ; season 2010-2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roberto Verdecchia
Mike Hanna
Description
Documentary investigates the resource boom's effects on the Indigenous people of Peru.
Episode of The Nature of Things which aired July 7, 2011.
Duration: 1:22:47.
Recent Experience with Indigenous-Led Assessments: A BC Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Energy and Mining Council
Description
Discusses general characteristics of Indigenous-led assessments and highlights two projects: the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation's Review of KGHM-Ajax-Abacus Mine proposal and the Squamish Nation's Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Plant.
Report on: 360 Degrees of Mining Workshop at Minerals North 2014
Alternate Title
Let's Talk Mining
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jerry Asp
Dave Lefebure
Description
Comments on the "Let's Talk Mining" workshop at the conference in Vanderhoof, May 21, 2014, sponsored by the Mining Association of British Columbia. Workshop included information on community sustainability and mine development impacts and benefits.
Report on ?Esdilagh First Nation Workshops: "Overview of the Mineral Resource Development Sector"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edwin Kolausok
Dave Lefebure
Description
Participants of the workshop gained knowledge on the following: understanding the differences between exploration and mining, how a mine development project moves from one phase to the next and learning how Aboriginal communities benefit economically from the mineral industry.
Resource Development and Northern Communities - An Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 3-12
Description
Introduction to special issue covering research on the best way to increase benefits that northern communities receive from resource development. Features research from the Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA) Project.
Responsible Investment in the Canadian Territorial North? Some Considerations from Nunavut
Alternate Title
[Working Paper (Carleton Centre for Community Innovation) ; WP13-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joshua Gladstone
Frances Abele
Description
Comments on the increased international attention to the Canadian territorial north as global markets for resources continues to grow.
Resurging through Kishiichiwan: The Spatial Politics of Indigenous Water Relations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Daigle
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 159-172
Description
Discusses the Mushkegowuk people’s relationship to water and how it has been ruptured in the interests of extractive industries and economic development. Also discusses efforts to reconnect with and protect waterways.
Rethinking Aboriginal Participation in the Minerals Industry: An Exploration of Alternative Modes (with Special Reference to the Potential for Small-scale Autonomous Mineral Development on Aboriginal Lands): Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeffrey Davidson
Description
Study focuses on possibilities for smaller, locally or jointly owned operations rather than the predominant "job and business opportunity creation" model associated with large-scale, externally owned and export oriented development. Looks at the American experience as well as international examples.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jay Miller
Paul Brooke
Michael M. Brescia
James H. O'Donnell
Patricia Penn Hilden
Linda C. Garro
Wesley Bernardini
Leonard R. Bruguier
Stephanie May De Montigny
Rich Braunstein
John P. Bowes
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 145-198
Description
Book review of:
Becoming Two-Spirit: Gay Identity and Social Acceptance in Indian Country Brian Joseph Gilley.
Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes.
Canyon Gardens: The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest edited by V. B. Price and Baker H. Morrow.
The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War by Clarissa W. Confer.
Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country edited by Tiya Miles and Sharon P.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jack D. Forbes
Jennifer McLerran
Mark A. Nicholas
Jaye T. Darby
MIchael D. Green
David Martìnez
Peter J. Garcia
Maria Orban
Crisca Bierwert
John Munro
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 121-178
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indians in U.S. History by Roger L. Nichols.
Blanket Weaving in the Southwest by Joe Ben Wheat.
Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney.
“The Cherokee Night” and Other Plays by Lynn Riggs.
Creek Country: The Creek Indians and Their World by Robbie Ethridge.
Enduring Legacies: Native American Treaties and Contemporary Controversies edited by Bruce E. Johansen.
Hermanitos Comanchitos: Indo-Hispano Rituals of Captivity and Redemption by Enrique R.
Rewriting the Narrative of American History: American Indian Identity and the Process of Recovery
Alternate Title
Contemporary American Indian History
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the the Yale National Initiative ; 2016 Volume 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo Anne Flory
Description
Unit looks at how the authors of Tulsa: From Creek Town to Oil Capital (Angie Debo), Custer Died for Your Sins (Vine Deloria, Jr.), and Winter in the Blood (James Welch) repond to certain crises in Native American history. Designed for 11th grade Advanced Placement Language and Composition classes. Some focus on Oklahoma history.
The Right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent: Indigenous Peoples' Participation Rights Within International Law
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tara Ward
Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2011, pp. 54-84
Description
Discusses the principles of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), and explores the development of FPIC within international law.
Risk Communication and Trust in Decision-Maker Action: A Case Study of the Giant Mine Remediation Plan
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia G. Jardine
Laura Banfield
S. Michelle Driedger
Christopher M Furgal
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21184
Description
Past performance failures have impacted the present process as evidenced by a lack of confidence and trust between the parties.
Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janis Shandro
Laura Jokinen
Alison Stockwell
Francesco Mazzei
Mirko S. Winkler
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 84-102
Description
Describes findings from the Mount Polley Mine Health Impact Assessment including which communities were impacted by the breached dam.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 134: Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 134 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to hunting and trapping, sports, elders' rights, post-secondary education, land claims, self-government and mining.