Aboriginal Intangible Property in Canada: An Ethnographic Review

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Map of Cultural Regions and Communities Mentioned
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Methodology
• 2. Northwest coast
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Kwakwaka'wakw
    • 2.2.1 Customary Protocols in Inalienable 'na'mima Property
    • 2.2.2 Customary Protocols in relation to Family Intangible Property
    • 2.2.3 Summary Table Showing Examples of Kwakwaka'wakw Customary Intangible Property Protocols
  • 2.3 Coast Salish
    • 2.3.1 Snew or Family Knowledge
    • 2.3.2 ts'exwtén (Ritual Intangible Property)
    • 2.3.3 Intangible Property of the 'House'
    • 2.3.4 Summary Table Showing Examples of Coast Salish Customary Intangible Property Protocols
• 3. Subarctic Region
  • 3.1 Carrier
    • 3.1.1 Titles
    • 3.1.2 Crests
    • 3.1.3 Potlatch
    • 3.1.4 Summary Table Showing Examples of Carrier Customary Intangible Property Protocols
• 4. Arctic Region
  • 4.1 Inuit
    • 4.1.1 Technical and Ritual Knowledge and Power for the Food Quest
    • 4.1.2 Erinaliu·tit — Power words and phrases
    • 4.1.3 Angakkuq (Shamanic) Knowledge
    • 4.1.4 Clothing Design
    • 4.1.5 Summary Table Showing Examples of Inuit Customary Intangible Property Protocols
• 5. Plains Region
  • 5.1 Social Context of Power and Visions
  • 5.2 Sacred Bundles
  • 5.3 Mechanisms for Acquisition, Enforcement & Disputing Rights
  • 5.4 Property in Respect of Designs
  • 5.5 Summary Table Showing Examples of Plains Customary Intangible Property Protocols
• 6. Concluding Comments
  • 6.1 Looking Forward
• 7. Bibliographies
  • 7.1 Introduction & Conclusion Bibliography
  • 7.2 Northwest Coast Bilbiography
  • 7.3 Kwakwaka'wakw Bibliography
  • 7.4 Coast Salish Bibliography
  • 7.5 Carrier Bibliography
  • 7.6 Inuit Bibliography
  • 7.7 Plains Bibliography
• Endnotes