Indigenous Peoples and Governance
Hi and welcome to this website on the research project "Indigenous Peoples and Governance". On this site, you will learn more about this important project, finance by the Major Collaborative Research Initiatives of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). This project regroups 35 co-researchers, each with its own specific project, about 10 collaboraters and associate-researchers, as well as nine partners. You will find on this site information on each member of the team and the specific activities. You will also find information caps and a Frequent Ask Questions (FAQ) section. Have a nice visit!
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Is there any impact of the Comprehensive Land Claims Policy?
Though they are called «modern», agreements reached on the basis of the comprehensive land claims policy have the same foundation as the numbered treaties signed in the Plains the at the beginning of the 20th century: that is, to extinguish Aboriginal land rights. However, since 1987, the federal government has been using the expression«exchange of rights» instead of «extension of rights». In the end, the question stays the same for Aboriginal groups who decide to enter into negotiations with the government over land rights: they are forced to concede these if they want them to have recognized legislative footing. In sum, their recognition is always conditional upon their extinction. For the majority of Aboriginals, this clause is inadmissible since they consider their land rights legally exist independently of this condition. Consequently, they consider that these rights should be recognized for what they are (Aboriginal/ancestral rights) and not by virtue of the status that the government would like to give them (treaty rights).
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Barack Obama and the Renewal on Indigenous Peoples Recognition and Inclusion
After Barack Obama’s victory on November the 4th, 2008, some indigenous communities, representatives and organizations, such as the National Congress of American Indians (N.C.A.I.), addressed him a transition plan. It submits the names of indigenous representatives to the elected candidate, for him to appoint within the new Administration. Two positions are of key importance, a White House adviser on indigenous issues and the Interior secretary. According to the N.C.A.I., the five issues to be prioritised by the Obama Administration are tribal sovereignty, the funding of tribal services, law e...
