INDIGENOUS POLICY
JOURNAL OF THE INDIGENOUS STUDIES NETWORK (ISN)
Vol. XXII, No. 2 On The Web at: http://www.indigenouspolicy.org Fall, 2011
Indigenous Policy (IPJ) publishes articles, commentary, reviews, news, and announcements concerning Native American and international Indigenous affairs, issues, events, nations, groups and media. We invite commentary and dialogue in and between issues.
COMPILED October 15, 2011 - ISSN 2158-4168
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2011 WESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES SECTION
Lilias Jones Jarding,
“Uranium Activities’ Impacts On Lakota Territory.”
Paula Sampson,
“Global Village/Global City: a story the longhouse could tell to the shopping mall.”
Stephen M. Sachs,
“Remembering the Traditional Meaning and Role of Kinship In American Indian Societies,
To Overcome Problems of Favoritism In Contemporary Tribal Government.”
Kurt D. Siedschlaw,
“Respect for the Indian Child Welfare Act and It’s Reflection on Tribal Sovereignty.”
Articles
As IPJ is now a refereed journal, articles are being posted on a different schedule from the rest of the journal. We will send out an e-mail announcement when the next set of articles are posted, and can be downloaded as a pdf file. Current articles (posted Summer 2011) are available with list on line at: http://articles.indigenouspolicy.org.
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SPECIAL ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENT
Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada
Guest Editors: Ryan Plummer and Julia Baird
Water is a central element for many Indigenous Peoples. It sustains ecosystem health, contributes to human wellbeing, and enriches culture through its special meanings. The situation of water experienced by many Indigenous Peoples in Canada is troubling. Despite ongoing initiatives by Indigenous Peoples and cycles of assessment and funding by the Government of Canada to better this situation, severe problems persist. As of August 01, 2011 approximately 113 Indigenous communities across Canada are under some form of drinking water advisory. Present and future impacts of climatic change will exacerbate this challenge. While technical improvements are an important aspect of changing this situation, there is mounting evidence that meaningful and lasting solutions also require attention to governance, institutions and policy. In Canada, as elsewhere, this is a complex and dynamic social landscape. Many actors are involved, roles and responsibilities are contested, and multi-scale influences need to be carefully considered.
Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada is the focus of this Special Issue of the Indigenous Policy Journal. In following the Global Water Partnership (GWP), water governance involves “the range of political, social, economic and administrative systems that are in place to develop and manage water resources, and the delivery of water services, at different levels of society.” (GWP 2003, 2). Accordingly, the papers in this Special Issue contribute to understanding the uses of and relationships with water, the administrative systems at various scales responding to present and future conditions, and the policies and underlying institutions that shape governance of water. Although the special issue focuses on Indigenous Peoples and water in Canada, it offers insights and transferable lessons to other jurisdictions.