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Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344
Supreme Court of Canada Looks at the validity of surrender of reserve land and the nature of the duty of the Crown prior to surrender. Supreme Court Reports at page 344 to 409. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.] [Find location of Blueberry River First Nations using Google Maps] More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Calder Decision, Aboriginal Title, Treaties, and the Nisga'a
Christina Godlewska, Jeremy Webber Commentary on the pivotal case which established that title was a right recognized by Canadian law. Chapter from: Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, Jeremy Webber. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335
Supreme Court Canada The Crown did a lease on the Band's behalf but the lease had little resemblance to terms approved at a prior surrender meeting. Supreme Court Reporter at page 335 to 395. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.] [Find location of Musqueam Indian Band using Google Maps] More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Impact of Delgamuukw Guidelines in Atlantic Canada
James [Sákéj] Youngblood Henderson General discussion of the issue of Aboriginal tenure, and through an examination of treaties between the Micmaq, Wabenaki Confederacy and the British Crown asserts that Aboriginal title has not been extinguished in Atlantic Canada. Excerpted from Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision. [Find offline items for Henderson, Sakej ] More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Jurisprudence of Reconciliation: Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Mark D. Walters Chapter eight in: The Politics of Reconciliation in Multicultural Societies edited by Will Kymlicka and Bashir Bashir. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Legal Basis of Aboriginal Title
Brian Slattery Looks at the principle "unwritten" sources of Aboriginal land rights, and also discusses the significance of the main "written" source of Aboriginal title, the Royal Proclamation issued by the British Crown on October 7, 1763. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Reflections on Indigenous History and Memory: Reconstructing and Reconsidering Contact
Keith Thor Carlson Discusses the Indigenous historical perspective of the contact era and experience. Chapter 3 of Myth and Memory: Stories of Indigenous-European Contact [Find offline items for Carlson, Keith] More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Supreme Court of Canada’s Betrayal of Residential School Survivors: Ignorance is No Excuse
Sheila McIntyre Using the example of E.B. v. Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of B.C., argues that the Court and civil law failed to hold governments and public institutions accountable for the abuse of children in their care. Excerpt from: Sexual Assault Law, Practice & Activism in a Post-Jane Doe Era edited by Elizabeth Sheehy. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Troubled Hearts: Indigenous Peoples and the Crown in Canada
Frank Cassidy Overview of the various avenues explored by Aboriginal peoples for gaining meaningful self-government. Excerpt from: Becoming Visible - Indigenous Politics and Self-Government edited by Terje Brantenberg, Janne Hansen, and Henry Minde. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites |
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