Blueberry River First Nations

Historical background and issues involved in Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing regarding 1995 claim that the Crown transferred land to province of British Columbia without notification or compensation. No determination by the ICC as Canada accepted the specific claim for negotiation. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Agreement to share the benefits of resource development in Northeastern British Columbia.

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.]

Discussion on the problem of discourse in the Dunne-za/Cree trial, which pitted written documents against knowledge gained from the oral tradition of First Nations peoples. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 273 to read article.

Summarizes key findings into the steps taken by three First Nations communities to provide culturally appropriate early childhood training and care programs.

File contains an opening prayer from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Fort St. John, B.C. November 20, 1992, followed by a presentation by Sergeant Randy Munroe of the Ft. St. John Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment. Munroe's presentation gives information on the Aboriginal alternate sentencing and supervision programs being piloted in the community. Following his presentation the assembled Commissioners ask him a variety of questions about these programs.

File contains a presentation by Clarence Apsassin, Blueberry River Reserve. He relates a brief history of Aboriginal people in North America from before 1492 down to the present day. Following this he discusses some of the history of Treaty 8 people, and his own work with various Aboriginal organizations. Apsassin makes a series of recommendations that Aboriginal governments be given more jurisdiction over their own affairs, and control over their own land and resources.