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.]
Joint Special Report: Health and Well-Being of Children in British Columbia: Report 1 on Health Services Utilization and Mortality
E-Books
Author/Creator
Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia
Ministry of Health
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Description
Aims to use routinely collected data to better understand health and well-being outcomes for children and youth who are currently, or have been, in government care.
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether the Crown breached its fiduciary duty to the First Nation prior to reserve creation. ICC concluded Indian Agent failed in his duty to represent the First Nation's interests; and the claim should be resolved through 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.]
Historical background and submission to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding what lands the Bands occupied around Missioner Creek and Williams Lake in 1861 and if Canada had an obligation to protect the settlement. ICC held that the village sites should have been set aside for the Band and that Canada should accept the claim. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]