Title / Ownership

Follow-up of recommendations made in the December 2001 and September 1998 Reports. Audit work completed on June 9, 2006.

Brief document gives context to current disputes over treaty and land rights.

Topics covered: problems and issues, extinguishment of title, organized societies, and general history, Aboriginal atlas and film projects.

Examines the three forms of land tenure in Western Australia, 99 year leases, small plots of land on pastoral leases, and 50 or 25 year special purpose leases, with no provision for Aboriginal or Native title.

Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.

Resources for lesson intended for Grade 11. Contains links to: lesson plan, rubric, worksheets, primary sources, background material, etc.

Reviews the 1997 Delgamuukw decision by the Supreme Court of Canada critical to determining the nature and extent of Aboriginal rights and title; and provides insight into the anthropological and legal approaches to title and rights.

Research paper on legal issues and case law concerning access, control, ownership and management of natural resources.

Book review of Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History by Arthur J. Ray.

Brief plain language descriptions of cases and the significance of the decisions.

Discussion of the ramifications of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. Chapter 17A from Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Case study focuses on the relationship between the forest industry and First Nations' interests in land and natural resource in British Columbia.

Rejection of the Tasmanian Government's Land Rights Bill in the Upper House and the weak efforts at redress the issue of land rights.

Act discusses the lawful possession of lands, proceedings used to eject people not in lawful possession, penalty for persons selling liquors, and much more. The Act has 24 sections in total.

Contains amendments on the expropration of land and the removal of Aboriginal people if near a town of more than 8 thousand.

Describes differences in the hunting territory between the Eastern James Bay Area and Southern Labrador and also notes distinctions regarding land tenure and rights.

Looks at Kiowa responses to allotment by comparing N. Scott Momaday’s canonical literary work to Mark Palmer's "Indigital" cartography in terms of understanding, recording and remembering the process and effects of the United States government’s policy in the Oklahoma territory.

Looks at political alliances during uprising. Scroll down to page 26 to read article.

Current as of 1999. Includes some material pertaining to Canada as a whole.

Study of Tsilhqot’in Nation v. B.C. in terms of anthropological testimony and its interpretation by the courts. Case involved forestry practices and resource extraction.

Discusses the role archival material plays in common law and the consolidation of state power, and questions whether this circumscribes the courts’ ability to address historical injustices. Uses the case of R v Van der Peet to illustrate two different approaches to the question of Aboriginal title. Refers to cases: R v Van der Peet Delgamuukw v British Columbia

Looks at the challenge of Court costs orders in Aboriginal and constitutional litigation.

Presents a record of the principles and policies which First Nations believe should be included in new and revised legislation.

Guide provides Aboriginal perspective on "consultation in good faith" and outlines practices needed to gain positive results for First Nations in British Columbia.

Common Law Thesis (LL.D)--University of Ottawa, 2012.

Book review of: Beyond the Indian Act by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara and Andreé Le Dressay.

Book review of: Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights by Thomas Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara, and André Le Dressay.

Argues that the Bill has several flaws that should be addressed before passage and makes recommendations for improvements.

Illustrates the history of the Sioux Nation and United States government's legal relationship, the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, and the protection of the Black Hills for Sioux people.

Book review of: Blockades or Breakthroughs? Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State edited by Yale D. Belanger and P. Whitney Lackenbauer. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 165.

Book review of: Indigenous Legal Issues by Heather McRae, Garth Nettheim and Laura Beacroft

Review of: Pleasure of the Crown by Dara Culhane.

Reviews of 10 books: Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History edited by Diane Barwick, Michael Mace and Tom Stannage. The Ballad of Alice of Alice Moonchild...and Others by Aleata E. Blythe. My Spirit Soars by Chief Dan George and Helmut Hirnschall. Indian Healing: Shamanic Ceremonialism in the Pacific Northwest Today by Wolfgang G. Jilek. Métis Land Rights in Alberta: A Political History by Joe Sawchuk, Pat Sawchuk and Theresa Ferguson. Long Lance, The True Story of an Impostor by Donald B.

Eleven case studies on best practices in business/Aboriginal partnerships.

Book review of: Buying America from the Indians by Blake A. Watson. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 118.

Book review of: Buying America From the Indians by Blake A. Watson.

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.

Agreement that transfers ownership of traditional lands to the Nisga'a and affirms their right to self-government.

Speakers discuss: ambiguity in both oral accounts and written versions of the Douglas Treaties; litigation arising from treaties; archival treatment of colonial documents pertaining to the treaties and the bound register; contradictory views about the issue of treaty annuities versus lump sum payments. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 2:01:00.

Argues that the changes during this period were largely a result of transitioning from the fur trade, to an economy that was more diversified and commercialized.

Discusses concerns by Native American communities of the impacts of science, research and information on nation building and the protection of their rights and culture.

Historical background of claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the validity of the surrender of the reserve to the Crown. No inquiry was conducted as the claim was accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, draft reports and both the English and French inquiry reports relating to a claim alleging that the reservation had never been properly surrendered to the Crown. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis. [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.]