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Aboriginal People: History of Discriminatory Laws
Analysis of the Positive Tax Law Affecting First Nations in the Context of Canadian Tax Policy
Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights
Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights
Bill S-4: Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
Briefing Book: Current Federal Legislative Amendments Affecting First Nations
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Inquiry Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim - Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Carry The Kettle - 1905 Surrender - Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, reports, legal submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, and maps regarding the specific land claim, concerning the surrender of reserve land, by Carry the Kettle First Nation. Commissioners include : Sheila Purdy, Alan Holman, and Jane Dickson-Gilmore. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
A Case Study of the Surrendered Pheasant's Rump Reserve Land: 1901-1971
A City's Experience With Urban Aboriginal Issues
A Commentary on the Indian Act: Prepared for the Members of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs
Debt Finance For First Nations: Revised Edition
A Declaration of Indian Rights. The B.C. Indian Position Paper
Duncan’s First Nation Inquiry: 1928 Surrender Claim
Duncan's First Nation Wrongful Surrender Claim, Public Edition, September 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de James Smith Relative à la RI 100A
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de James Smith Relative à la RI 98 de Chakastaypasin
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation Dakota de Canupawakpa Relative à la Cession des Collines Turtle
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Duncan Relative à la Cession de 1928
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Fishing Lake Relativement à la Cession de 1907
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Kahkewistahaw Relative à la Cession de Terres de Réserve en 1907
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Key Relativement à la Cession de 1909
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Peepeekisis Relative à la Colonie de File Hills
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation des Chippewas de Kettle et Stony Point Relativement à la Cession de 1927
Erdrich’s Crusade: Sexual Violence in The Round House
Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations: Volume II: Legal Analysis
Exploitation of Resources Against Land Rights: The Lubicon Cree and Their Struggle for Survival
Exploring Water Governance and Management in Oneida Nation of the Thames (Ontario, Canada): An Application of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework
Federal -- Provincial Welfare Services -- Indian Eskimo Welfare
Federal -- Provincial Welfare Services -- Indian Eskimo Welfare
File Hills Colony: A Breach of Treaty, Indian Act, and Canada's Fiduciary Responsibility
Finding Solutions for the Legislative Gaps in Determining Rights to the Family Home on Colonially Defined Indigenous Lands
Fishing Lake First Nation, 1907 Surrender Claim
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, bulletins, legal documents, transcripts, submissions and the English and French versions of the Final Report. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Fundamentals of Aboriginal Law Certificate: Land Management Under the First Nation Land Management Act
Genocide, Assimilation, or Incorporation: Indigenous Identity and Modes of Resistance
Governing Lands and Waters: Limits to Reserve Title and Indian Act Powers in British Columbia, and Proposals for Reform
Harper Government Unilateral Federal Legislation Imposing Over First Nations
Historical Development of the Tax Regimes of Maori Authorities in Aotearoa New Zealand and First Nations in Canada
The Indian Act - 1876.
Historical note:
In 1876, the first consolidated Indian Act reflected the Canadian government's preoccupation with land management, First Nations membership and local government, and the ultimate goal of assimilation of Canada's Aboriginal population.Indian Act and Treaties
Website includes links to three modules on treaties and five on the Indian Act and the reserve system.
Student worksheet for Indian Act and Treaties.