Aboriginal Planet – Resource Centre – Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
Nov 2nd, 2008 by Steffanie Reid
Website: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/aboriginalplanet/750/resource/global/rewipo-en.asp
This website, although no longer maintained, is a part of the “Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada electronic archives”.
It contains information regarding the status of Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights in Canada, the direction the government is hoping to head in terms of the expansion of the information these rights could cover, and the different organizations/forums relating to this topic.
The site gives brief but very informative descriptions of the different divisions, committees, and organizations concerned with this topic, and helps the uninformed newbie researcher gain some understanding of the depth of this issue.
The site also contains links to related Government of Canada sites pertaining to this subject.
Last updated in 2003, the site is not up-to-date with the current status of this issue in Canada but is a great resource for background information.