Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Institution
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress
Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal legislation: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement of 2004 as Title II found in the Arizona Water Settlement Act of 2004. Title I reallocates 28,200 acre-feet of CAP agricultural priority water; amends the Colorado River Basin Project Act re Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund making $53M available for the Gila River Indian Community Water OM&R Trust Fund. Title II ratifies the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement of Feb. 4, 2003. The Secretary will comply with National Environmental Policy Act in executing the Agreement and Reclamation is the lead agency for compliance. The DOI Secretary shall …
Ghosts In The Court: Jonathan Belcher And The Proclamation Of 1762, Eric Adams
Ghosts In The Court: Jonathan Belcher And The Proclamation Of 1762, Eric Adams
Dalhousie Law Journal
History occupies a central place in aboriginal rights litigation. As a result, the circumstances and characters of the distant past play crucial roles in the adjudication of aboriginal treaty, rights and title claims. One such character is Jonathan Belcher. the first chief justice and former lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia. In 1762, Belcher issued a Proclamation reserving the north-eastern coast of Nova Scotia (and what Is now the eastern coast of New Brunswick) for the Mi'kmaq. In R. v Bernard, the accused pleaded a right to log timber on Crown land on the basis of Belcher's Proclamation. This article argues …
Aboriginal Housing Assessment, Lisa Hardess, Rodney C. Mcdonald, Darren Thomas
Aboriginal Housing Assessment, Lisa Hardess, Rodney C. Mcdonald, Darren Thomas
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.
Individual Aboriginal Rights, John W. Ragsdale Jr
Individual Aboriginal Rights, John W. Ragsdale Jr
Faculty Works
When Whites first came to North America, they encountered an indigenous population in relative balance with the land. It was not a perfect harmony, but was, nonetheless, capable of enduring indefinitely. Regardless of episodic instability caused by erosion, over-hunting, or deforestation, the distinguishing socio-economic facts were that the native peoples did not treat the land as a commodity or freely exploitable resource, they were not preoccupied with economic growth or personal gain, and they did not believe in human domination over the rest of the world. Instead, their central beliefs were balance and reciprocity. How were these subsistence communities and …