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Alexis First Nation, TransAlta Utilities - Right of Way, Public Edition

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains statements of claim, correspondence/letters, maps and transcripts in regards to Calgary Power's (now TransAlta) access to electrical transmission right of way granted in the 1950s and 1960s. The Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.

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Ambitious and Restrictive Scoping: Case Studies From Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Mulvihill
Douglas C. Baker
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 363-384
Discusses the two most influential environmental assessments; the Berger Inquiry (Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry) and BEARP (Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment and Review Process) as well as the Great Whale River Hydroelectric Project in Northern Quebec and the Ekati Diamond Mine in NWT.
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Appendix E: Summary of Selected Processes

Alternate Title
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Lists type of process (commission, inquiry, inquest), report title, catalyst, purpose, recommendations, etc. Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Appendix F: Overview of Existing Processes

Alternate Title
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Lists various models that could be used for an inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Information on type, explanation and mandate, examples, and potential strengths and weaknesses. Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Appropriating Guilt: Reconciliation in an Aboriginal Canadian Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deena Rymhs
English Studies in Canada , vol. 32, no. 1, [Guilt], March 2006, pp. 105-123
Examines recent attempts at reconciliation that reflect a current sensibility of revisiting Canadian history. The author also looks at the role guilt plays in Aboriginal writings and how public discussion appropriates and transforms that guilt.
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Archival Photographs in Perspective: Indian Residential School Images of Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krista McCracken
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [163]-182
"This article addresses the challenges associated with present-day usage of residential school photographs, the ways in which these photographs can contribute to ongoing discussions about healing and reconciliation, and the use of archival photographs within the residential school survivor community".
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Assessing Race Relations: Between Navajos and Non-Navajos 2008-2009

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Duane H. Yazzie
Clarence Chee
Rene M. Yazzie
Steven Darden
Irving Gleason
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission assessment of border town relations and summary of public hearing testimonies held in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Concludes with recommendations .
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At Devil Lake

Images » Photographs
Metis sitting around table during North-West Half-Breed Commission.

Historical note:

Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.
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At Snake Plains

Images » Photographs
Image of Indigenous people gathered outside tent at the time of the Half-Breed Commissioner's visit. Man at centre smoking pipe.

Historical note:

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At Snake Plains (Men Posing in front of tent)

Images » Photographs
Image of group of men posing in front of tent during the North-West Half-Breed Commission. Man at centre holding infant and man second from right is Jacob Johnston.

Historical note:

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At Snake Plains (picnic)

Images » Photographs
Photograph of group (Metis?) picnicking during North-West Half-Breed Commission.

Historical note:

Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.

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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry - Aboriginal and Treaty Harvesting Rights: Public Release - July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains correspondence/letters, submissions, and oral transcripts in regards to the claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice.

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Athabasca Denesuliné Inquiry Into the Claim of the Fond du Lac, Black Lake, and Hatchet Lake First Nations

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Indian Claims Commission (ICC) considered whether Canada wrongly denied Treaty rights north of the 60th parallel, beyond Treaty 8 and Treaty 10 boundaries. ICC concluded Treaty boundaries did not extend into the traditional lands north of 60; however harvesting rights do extend beyond Treaty boundaries. Recommended the parties negotiate resolution. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Athabasca Denesuline Special Report on the Treaty Harvesting Rights of the Fond Du Lac, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Final, special report examines the legal review of the Athabasca Denesuline claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners were Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E. James Prentice. [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.]
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ATSIC: Guide to Your Commission

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, March 1990, pp. 46-52
Overview of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission which will give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice in own their communities.
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Bande de Betsiamites: Enquêtes Relatives à la Route 138 et au Pont de la Rivière Betsiamites

Alternate Title
Betsiamites Band Highways 138 and Riviere Betsaimites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [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.]
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Bearing and Sharing the Duty to Consult and Accommodate in the Grey Areas in Consultation: Municipalities, Crown Corporations and Agents, Commissions, and the Like

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Kleer
Lorraine Land
Judith Rae
Looks at role of tribunals in reference to Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. et al. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and the implication of this decision on roles of various commissions. Paper from the Canadian Institute Conference held February 24, 2011.
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Before Truth: The Labors of Testimony and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naomi Angel
Culture, Theory and Critique, vol. 53, no. 2, Special Issue: The Crossroads of Memory, 2012, pp. 199-214
Discusses national gathering held by the Commission in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Argues that survivors' testimonies served as much to repair the family ties, which residential schools had destroyed, as to alleviate suffering of victims or deal with the oppressor/oppressed relationship.
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Belated Justice? The Indian Claims Commission and the Waitangi Tribunal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Wishart
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 81-111
Compares the U.S. Indian Claims Commission and New Zealand Waitangi Tribunal to determine which achieved the greatest redress for their government's injustices through colonization.
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Bell, Hon. R.A.

Archival » Archival Items
File includes a memo from the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration regarding the provision of lunches or mid-day refreshment for all Indian pupils; and a memorandum concerning Chief Guy Williams' concerns about the Indian Claims Commission terms of reference.
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The Berger Inquiry: An Impact Assessment Process

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. J. Gamble
Science, vol. 199, no. 4332, New Series, March 3, 1978, pp. 946-952
Looks at how the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry was conducted and methodology developed by the Inquiry.
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The Berger Inquiry in Retrospect: Its Legacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Goudge
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 28, no. 2, [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], 2016, pp. 393-407
Discusses the Berger Inquiry and how the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry (MMIWGI) should emulate the Berger Inquiry in three fundamental ways.
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Betraying the Victims: The 'Stolen Generations' Report

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Brunton
IPA Backgrounder, vol. 10, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 1-24
Disputes issues discussed in the 1997 national inquiry report, Bringing Them Home, such as specific cases, comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child removal and the claim of genocide.
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Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [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.]

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Betsiamites Band: Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [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.]
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Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC website tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
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Beyond the Three R's: Troubling Reconciliation, Restitution, & Resurgence: A Conversation for Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Educators

Alternate Title
Annual William Walters Symposium on Urban Education ; 5th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ellen Gabriel
Taiaiake Alfred
Susan Dion
Showcases three keynote speakers discuss issues connecting teaching and learning in an anti-colonial framework. Showcases a film, dance, and drama by students. Duration: 2:49:36.
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