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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"”.
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Dignity Takings and Dignity Restoration of Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonial Canada: A qualitative analysis of the transformative potential of free, prior and informed consent
The ongoing reconciliation process in Canada has been criticized for failing to recognize the larger project of ongoing settler colonialism and for its inability to meaningfully respond to the aspirations and demands of Indigenous peoples for self-determination. However, in the Truth and …
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The recycling of people from nowhere, from nothing, for justice: The paradox of policing truth and reconciliation in Western Canada through a clash of state-mandated systemic injustice and hegemony of Indigenous knowledge
The researcher observed a city bus painted with Indigenous artwork. They then saw two Indigenous people experiencing social challenges get off the bus, and everyone backed away. It personified justice system approaches to Truth and Reconciliation (TAR) through paternalistic performative measures, …
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Indigenous Sovereignty in State-Native Conflicts: A Comparative Study of Process and Outcomes
<p>Using the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this study was designed to understand how indigenous groups assert their sovereign rights in conflict situations, and how they can be most successful in doing so.</p> <p>Two instances of indigenous-state conflict were …
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Post colonial Canada? government approach to implementing treaty First Nation land and resource rights
Past and present colonial policies and legislation permit continuous infringement on Numbered Treaty First Nation rights, lands, resources, and Peoples—suppressing opportunities for political and socio-economic advancement. In 2016, Canada announced its Recognition and Implementation of Indigenous …
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Political recognition and cultural identity of minorities: what is their meaning in the case of Khoisan in South Africa?
Post-apartheid South Africa committed to the political and cultural recognition of ethnic minorities. The commitment was instilled in the Bill of Rights of 1996, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by South Africa in 2016, and in the direction toward repair of …
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A dissection of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of indigenous Knowledge Systems Act 6 of 2019: substantive issues and foreseeable consequences for creative industries in South Africa
Indigenous knowledge is a broad term that is used to describe various knowledge systems that are intimately linked with traditional communities.1 It is communicated orally and stored in the memories of people belonging to traditional communities; it is also expressed through the art of traditional …
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Shallow Depths: Reproductions of Nuclear Landscapes and Anomalies of Consent at Chalk River
Scholars and Indigenous communities increasingly urge courts and regulators to uphold the principle of “free, prior, and informed consent” (FPIC) as articulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In Canada, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has …
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A Case for an Indigenous Court - a realisation of self-determination?
This thesis searches for appropriate ways to alter entrenched patterns of highly negative outcomes for Māori in the criminal justice system. The statistics demonstrate that proportionately, Māori are much more likely to be apprehended, arrested, prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated than other New …
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Implementing the UNDRIP into the Province of British Columbia: The Impact of BC’s Declaration Act on Buck-Passing and Injustices of Misframing
This thesis will examine the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) within British Columbia. I argue that BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has the potential to shift the opportunity structures that the division of powers …