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演講者：Prof. Susan Nichols
講題：Home and Native Land: Some Observations on the Recognition of Aboriginal Rights in Canada
翻譯：顏愛靜教授
時間：96年3月27日下午14點30分
地點：行政院原住民族委員會6樓第1會議室（台北市重慶北路2段172號）
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Home and Native Land: Some Observations on the Recognition of Aboriginal Rights in Canada

Dr. Sue Nichols, Professor
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, Canada

Canada likes to think of itself as being an inclusive, multicultural society. However it has only been within the last 50 years that Canadian First Nations (aboriginal peoples) have even begun to take their rightful place within the country’s institutions, culture, and economic future. The process of recognizing aboriginal rights to land and resources has led to a massive land reform; many of the issues have yet to be resolved. This presentation provides some insights into what has happened from the perspective of an interested outsider.

Recognition of aboriginal rights to land and resources in Canada is important for both equitable and economic reasons. The intention is to empower First Nation peoples and thus strengthen Canadian society as a whole. The process is certainly not free from debate, criticism, and delay. Some of the issues and impacts will be highlighted with the objective of identifying how others might benefit from the Canadian experiences.

Biography
Dr. Sue Nichols is a professor responsible for the Land and Coastal Studies Program at the University of New Brunswick in eastern Canada. She is a professional engineer, past President of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics, former Member of the Advisory Committee for the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, and currently a member of the Canadian Ocean Science and Technology Partnership.

Her work in land policy and administration has included countries in Eastern, Africa, Latin America, Asia. She has worked with indigenous groups in Canada on land issues and currently has a project in the Brazilian Amazon designed to strengthen the land rights of aboriginals. Dr. Nichols spent one year with the Land Tenure Centre at FAO and has been involved with the International Center for Land Policy Studies and Training in Taiwan for a number of years.
Home and Native Land: Some Observations on the Recognition of Aboriginal Rights in Canada.

Objective: to review some of the issues and lessons learned related to aboriginal land claims settlements in Canada from the perspective of an interested outside observer.

Introduction
- why recognition of aboriginal rights is important to First Nations (aboriginals) and Canadian society as a whole

Why Aboriginal Rights have been in Canada
- brief background and history
- issues: e.g., gender, climate change, economic development
- the claims process

Issues from the Claims Process
- e.g., coastal rights, defining aboriginal title, boundaries, self-government

Impacts on First Nations and Canada
- e.g., consultation processes, new forms of government, resource development, self-sufficiency