Indigenous Politics
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From  The Sword of Reason and the Power of the LawThe Legal Right to a Healthy Environment From: Damming the Peace |
How most other nations have legislation on their books that would have allowed British Columbians to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, using an example … | Silver Donald Cameron | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The Treaty Relationship Between the Migmaq of Gespe’gewa’gi and the British Crown |
The Gespe'gewa'gi Mi'gmawei Mawiomi | 29 | 2016 | $2.90 Add | |
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From  The Unjust SocietyFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 1969 book by Harold Cardinal criticizing the federal government’s 1969 Indian policy as a thinly disguised program of extermination through assimilation. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add |
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From “The White Paper”: Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian PolicyFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 1969 White Paper presented by Jean Chrétien proposing a policy to replace the Indian people’s role of dependence with a role of equal status, opportunity and responsibility. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Human Rights and the Impact Assessment ActProponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers |
This chapter argues for a human rights centred approach to the interpretation and operationalization of the provisions of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), emphasizing the role of IA proponents … | Adebayo Majekolagbe; Sara L. Seck | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From NEW! Project Impact AssessmentsTriggering and Coverage |
This chapter focuses on two questions. First: how effectively are the purposes of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) likely to be met given the triggering process and coverage of projects under the … | Stephen Hazell | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Around the Mulberry Bush |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel analyzes the Assembly of First Nations and the compromised position of the organization leading to it consistently put aside demands for self-determination … | Arthur Manuel | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
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From Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and FreedomFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2005 book by Taiaiake Alfred describing a strategic vision of nonviolent contention as a means for indigenous peoples to regain freedom and achieve political independence. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From  We Had to Make the Government WorkFrom: Let's Move On |
The author recounts his life after graduation in the field of law and later politics. He talks about the early days after being elected and the political decisions he made. | Paul Okalik | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From We Used to Deal With Problems Right Away, and Move OnFrom: Let's Move On |
Okalik speaks on his preferred methods for conflict resolution and the Inuit conflict resolution system. He critiques the Canadian justice system and touches on mental health response and needed … | Paul Okalik | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add |
 NEW! When the Pine Needles FallIndigenous Acts of Resistance |
There have been many things written about Canada’s violent siege of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke in the summer of 1990, but When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of … | Audra Simpson; Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel; Pamela Palmater; Sean Carleton | 280 | 2024 | View |
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From The Second Coming |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel discusses the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and how the Trudeau government has taken an approach to it similar to its … | Arthur Manuel | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From Who Owns the Arctic?From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2009 book by Michael Byers exploring the role of indigenous peoples in strengthening Canadian presence and sovereignty in the North. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From You Have to be Decisive, and Act QuicklyFrom: Let's Move On |
Okalik speaks about the difficulties of finding balance during his early days in office and expands on some of his and his government’s decisions surrounding decentralization, education, … | Paul Okalik | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
