Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Aboriginal Governments in Canada Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Bear Robe
Description
Consists of community profile, description of traditional, recent and current (at that time) administrative processes, and discussion of fiscal relationships.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 1994, pp. 40-58
Description
Identifies and examines two main discrepancies in the federal government's Indian band governance policy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Discusses historical background, terms, conditions and implications of Treaty 7; concluded during the Klondike gold rush of 1897-98 for economic reasons when settlers were coming into Lake Athabasca, Great Slave Lake, and parts of the Peace River area.
Argues that treaty was concluded after provincial borders were created. Report includes instructions to Crown negotiators, historical context and a section on Métis claims.