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.]
American Antiquity, vol. 58, no. 2, April 1993, pp. 203-234
Description
Discusses technology transfer between Dorset and Thule and the lack of evidence of personal contact. Argues that material was salvaged from Dorset sites.
Looks at stone and antler winter dwellings as well as artifacts found that were used by the Copper Inuit located 100 miles south of Bathurst Inlet in the Northwest Territories.
Examines the criticisms of theories advanced in his 1963 book Early Voyages and Northern Approaches, originally published in 1963; includes some illustrations.