Indigenous governance and legal structures
Indigenous governance and legal structures impact community-based economic development. The choice of economic rebuilding and development strategies must depend upon the decision of the community concerned, informed by the best comparative business judgement. Additionally, in order to pursue that strategy, the community must have appropriately defined regulatory frameworks, property rights and relationships, mechanisms for capital formation, sources of revenue, and economic institutions.
In many cases, communities will seek to develop structures so that they draw upon and reinforce the communities’ own political, legal and economic traditions, or combine features prominent in Indigenous and non-Indigenous regimes. The NCIED will therefore engage in research and stimulate discussion on what structures are best adapted to Indigenous contexts.
Dr. John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, as well as the NCIED law faculty champion, posted his from one of his law courses for students and others who may wish to access this material.
2017
Hill, S. M. (2017). The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River. Univ. of Manitoba Press.
Pasternak, S. (2017). Grounded Authority: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the State. University of Minnesota Press.
2016
Borrows, J. (2016). Freedom and Indigenous Constitutionalism. University of Toronto Press.
Clifford, R. (2016). WSÁNEĆ Legal Theory and the Fuel Spill at SELEK̵TEL̵ (Goldstream River). McGill Law Journal/Revue de Droit de McGill, 61(4), 755–793.
Friedland, H. (2016). Navigating through Narratives of Despair: Making Space for the Cree Reasonable Person in the Canadian Justice System. UNBLJ, 67, 269.
Metallic, N. (2016). Indian Act By-Laws: A Viable Means for First Nations to (Re) Assert Control Over Local Matters Now and Not Later. UNBLJ, 67, 211.
Mills, A. (2016). The Lifeworlds of Law: On Revitalizing Indigenous Legal Orders Today. McGill Law Journal/Revue de Droit de McGill, 61(4), 847–884.
2015
Aldridge, J. (2015). Keeping Promises: The Royal Proclamation of 1763, Aboriginal Rights, and Treaties in Canada (Vol. 78). McGill-Queen’s Press-MQUP.
Christie, G. (2015). Who Makes Decisions over Aboriginal Title Lands. UBCL Rev., 48, 743.
Friedland, H., & Napoleon, V. (2015). Gathering the Threads: Developing a Methodology for Researching and Rebuilding Indigenous Legal Traditions. Lakehead Law Journal, 1(1), 16–44.
Robson, R. (2015). Rethinking the Community of the Provincial North: Building Communities From the Inside Out. Northern Review, 38.
2013
Alcantara, C. (2013). Negotiating the deal: Comprehensive land claims agreements in Canada. University of Toronto Press.
2012
Corntassel, J. (2012). Re-envisioning resurgence: Indigenous pathways to decolonization and sustainable self-determination. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 1(1).
Laidlaw, D. (2012). Sharing Land Stewardship in Alberta: The Role of Aboriginal Peoples. (CIRL Occasional Paper #38).
2010
Borrows, J. (2010). Canada’s indigenous constitution. University of Toronto Press.
Clark, D. A., & Slocombe, S. (2011). Adaptive co-management and grizzly bear-human conflicts in two northern Canadian aboriginal communities. Human Ecology, 39(5), 627.
Miller, R. J. (2010). Discovering indigenous lands: The doctrine of discovery in the English colonies. Oxford University Press.
2009
Bruhn, J. (2009). In Search of Common Ground: Reconciling Western-based Governance Principles and First Nations Traditions. Institute on Governance.
Graham, J., & Bruhn, J. (2009). Improving health governance in First Nations communities: Model governance policies and tools. Institute on Governance.
Graham, J., & Mitchell, L. (2009). A Legacy of Excellence: Best Practices Board Study. Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Landry, V., Bouvier, A.-L., & Waaub, J.-P. (2009). Aboriginal Land Planning In Canada: The Role Of Strategic Environmental Assessment In Adaptive Co-Management. GEIGER (Group of Interdisciplinary Studies in Geography and Regional Environment), Universite Du Quebec a Montreal Universite Du Quebec a Montreal.
Luk, S. (2009). Confounding concepts: the judicial definition of the constitutional protection of the aboriginal right to self-government in Canada. Ottawa L. Rev., 41, 101.
Murphy, M. (2009). Prisons of Culture: Judicial Constructions of Indigenous Rights in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Revue Du Barreau Canadien, 87, 357–390.
2008
Belanger, Y. D. (2008). Aboriginal self-government in Canada: Current trends and issues. Purich Pub.
Bonesteel, S., & Anderson, E. (2008). Canada’s relationship with Inuit: A history of policy and program development. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Ottawa.
Graham, J., & Kinmond, M. (2008). Friendship Centre Movement Best Practices in Governance and Management. National Association of Friendship Centres.
2005
Borrows, J. (2005). Tracking Trajectories: Aboriginal Governance as an Aboriginal Right.
Goetze, T. C. (2005). Empowered co-management: towards power-sharing and indigenous rights in Clayoquot Sound, BC. Anthropologica, 247–265.
McIntosh, W. (2005). Building Sustainable Relationships: A Compendium of Leadership Practices in Aboriginal Engagement and Sustainability. Proceedings of the “Building Sustainable Relationships” Compendium of Leadership Practices Held on February, 8–9.
McNeil, K. (2005). Aboriginal rights, resource development, and the source of the provincial duty to consult in Haida Nation and Taku River (Vol. 29, p. 21). Presented at the The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference.
2003
Dickson, T. (2003). Self-Government by Side Agreement. McGill LJ, 49, 419.
Graham, J., Amos, B., & Plumptre, T. (2003). Principles for good governance in the 21st century. Policy Brief, 15(6).
McNeil, K. (2003). Challenging Legislative Infringements of the Inherent Aboriginal Right of Self-Government. Windsor YB Access Just., 22, 329.
2002
Belanger, Y. D. (2002). The morality of aboriginal gaming: A concept in the process of definition. Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, 2(2), 25–36.
Borrows, J. (2002). Recovering Canada: The resurgence of indigenous law. University of Toronto Press.
Henderson, J. Y. (2002). Postcolonial Indigenous legal consciousness. Indigenous LJ, 1, 1.
McNeil, K. (2002). Self-Government and the Inalienability of Aboriginal Title. McGill Law Journal, 47, 473.
2001
Macklem, P. (2001). Indigenous difference and the Constitution of Canada. University of Toronto Press.
McNeil, K. (2001). Extinguishment of Aboriginal Title in Canada: Treaties, legislation, and judicial discretion. Ottawa L. Rev., 33, 301.
2000
Cairns, A. (2000). Citizens plus. Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State, Vancouver. UBC Press.
Lippert, O. (2000). Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court’s Delgamuukw Decision. The Fraser Institute.
pre-2000
Barsh, R. L., & Henderson, J. Y. (1996). The Supreme Court’s Van der Peet trilogy: naive imperialism and ropes of sand. McGill Lj, 42, 993.
McNeil, K. (1997). How Can Infringements of the Constitutional Rights of Aboriginal Peoples Be Justified?. Constitutional Forum., 8.2, 33.
Barsh, R. L., & Henderson, J. Y. (1999). Marshalling the Rule of Law in Canada: Of Eels and Honour. Constitutional Forum, 11, 1.