Indigenous nationhood movements are taking place worldwide in multiple ways and are all connected with the Indigenous resurgence. Indigenous autonomy and self-determination are fundamental to Indigenous resurgence. What are the effects of the Doctrine of Discovery on Indigenous Peoples? What are the Indigenous perspectives on International Relations Theory? Between the Buffalo Treaty, and the role of Indigenous Peoples in the Columbia River treaty renegotiation, Indigenous Peoples are using their internal sovereignty and external sovereignty to establish a stronger political and juridical self-determination. Elements of response and reflection with the Indigenous Scholar Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel.


Time Markers:


0:00 Introduction


1:34 Areas of research: Everyday acts of Resurgence, Climate Justice, Sustainable Self-Determination, Indigenous Internationalism


3:29 Can we answer the question “Who is indigenous”? And if yes, how?


7:27 The contemporary challenges for the Indigenous Nationhood


12:09 Comparison between history of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada


18:59 “Forced federalism” and “Forced federalism era”


23:24 The effects of the Doctrine of Discovery on Indigenous Peoples


28:44 Location of the indigenous peoples in the State sovereignty and in the legal international architecture


32:04 “State-building is about Nation-destroying”


36:20 Will Indigenous Peoples be considered and recognized as full subjects of international law in the same position as States?


41:14 Dynamic role and brake role of international law in relation to Indigenous Peoples


45:44 Indigenous perspectives on International Relations Theory


51:19 Indigenous Treaty Making across international state borders


53:18 Indigenous nations in the process of renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty


55:39 Concrete effects of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act


57:24 Where are we in the process of Decolonization and Reconciliation?


1:01:14 BC’s Alignment of Laws with the legal systems of the First Nations


1:03:12 Practical solutions to combat discrimination and strengthen the well-being of indigenous peoples


1:06:09 Indigenous conceptions of ecosystems and sustainability and public policy; Jurisdictional changes and process of land back


1:08:39 Restoring Indigenous placenames


1:10:37 What kind of questions the State and its public servants could ask themselves?


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