Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
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.]
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 139-167
Description
Discusses how the treaty process has successfully evolved through a series of institutional changes which include the development of effective working relationships between Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Summit.
Study gives an assessment of environmental and socio-economic impacts of the pipeline, overview of infringement on Aboriginal title and rights by the pipeline, and concerns voiced by the Carrier Sekani community.
Compares studies on the costs and benefits of the treaty settlement process, looks at the settlement model, and impacts of finances, economics and pace of settlement process.
Discourse & Society, vol. 17, no. 2, 2006, pp. 205-235
Description
Focuses on two issues: authority over child welfare and control over land and resources by examining several flash-point issues in British Columbia's history.
Describes the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and sets out the legal framework for the Sencot'en Alliance First Nations' involvement in the planning and management of the park.
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 6, 2006, pp. 329-350
Description
Considers relationship between Aboriginal people and European settlers in British Columbia from the mid 1800s to the 21st century, focusing on methods of communication, information management and memory making.
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.]