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Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Rose
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1993.
Aboriginal Consultation and Accommodation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William First Nation
Description
Provides a list of Fort William First Nation's successful dealings with governments and corporations.
Alexander Morris and the Saulteaux: The Context and Making of Treaty Three, 1869-73
Alternate Title
Alexander Morris and the Saulteaux: The Context and Making of Treaty 3
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Walmark
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 1993.
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
Description
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.]
ayisīnowak: A Communication Guide: kâ-isi-pîkiskwâtoyahk
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Guide intended to increase understanding, respect and awareness of Aboriginal culture and protocols in order to create improved relationship building.
"Digital update: May 2018."
Beggars, Chickabobbooags, and Prisons: Paxoche (Ioway) Views of English Society, 1844-45
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Winona Stevenson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, 1993, pp. 1-23
Description
Reconstructs Paxoche (Ioway) perceptions of England’s socioeconomic system, laws, and judiciary.
Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Theses
Author/Creator
Krystl Dawn Raven
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Bill C-104 Receives Quick Passage in House of Commons
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 3, March 1993, p. 1
Description
Bill C-104 dealing with Treaty Land Entitlement in Saskatchewan was debated and passed in the House of Commons.
Blanket Exercise Treaty 8 and Métis (Alberta) Adaptation: Facilitator Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Teachers' Association
Description
Adapted for the Alberta context from the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, an interactive learning experience focusing on the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada. Themes explored are: assimilation, discrimination, Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
Cold Lake First Nation, Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry, Public Release
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of minutes, transcripts, statements, correspondence/letters, submissions, and reports regarding the historical claim grievances of two First Nations who had 4,500 square miles of land seized to create the weapons range. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, 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.]
Controlling Land: Historical Representations of News Discourse in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-92
Description
Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.
Creating Space for Historical Narratives through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret J. A. Knickle
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Decolonizing Mi'kmaw Memory of Treaty: L'Sitkuk's Learning With Allies in Struggle for Food and Lifeways
Theses
Author/Creator
Sherry Mae Pictou
Description
[Interdisciplinary] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2017.
E-kawôtiniket 1876: Reclaiming Nêhiyaw Governance in the Territory of Maskwacîs Through Wâhkôtowin (Kinship)
Theses
Author/Creator
Paulina R. Johnson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Effective First Nations Governance: Navigating the Legacy of Colonization
Theses
Author/Creator
Terry Lynn Fox (Poucette)
Description
Public Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Expanding the Praxis of Indigenous Rights: Alternatives to Colonial Relations in the Regional Land Use Planning Process of the Mushkegowuk Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan Bowie
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christian Allan Bertelsen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 18-19
Description
Book review of: From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
Several book reviews on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 18.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Guide to First Nations Ratification: Building Our Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Developed to assist British Columbia First Nations with agreement-in-principle (AIP) approvals and ratification votes as part of the treaty negotiation process.
Historic Signing Ceremony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney Gopher
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 4, 1993, p. 2
Description
Saulteaux First Nation of Saskatchewan celebrated the ratification of their Treaty Land Entitlement settlement with the federal and provincial governments.
The Impact of Treaty4Project on Students and Teachers: Learning From Our Experience
Alternate Title
Impact of the Treaty 4 Project on Students and Teachers
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 258
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Treaty4: The Next Generation Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Fortier-Fréçon
Leia Laing
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Students talk about the idea of treaty citizenship and relationship with Treaty 4 in Saskatchewan after attending a two-day youth conference with Life Speaker Noel Starblanket and Indigenous artist Ray Keighley.
The Jay Treaty Free Passage Right in Theory and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin C. M. Smith
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Article 7, May 2017, pp. 161-180
Description
Looks at Article 3 of the treaty and discusses the right of free passage between the U.S.-Canada border and whether or not administering agencies are knowledgeable about it.
The Maori Land Court in New Zealand: An Historical Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan D. Gilling
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 17-29
Description
Reviews the history of Maori/non-Maori land relations since 1865 in New Zealand and explores how legislation has helped to shape race relations.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Muskowekwan Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement Signed
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 7, August/September 1993, p. 20
Description
Muskowekwan First Nation signs their final Treaty land entitlement settlement, August 12, 1993.
North American Border Challenges: Terrorists/Drugs/Trade & American Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Magdaleno Manzanarez
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Paper given at the Association of Border Studies - 1st World Conference, Joensuu, Finland, June 9 - 13, 2014. Reports on laws that have restricted cross-border movement.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Sign Treaty Land Entitlement
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 10, December 1993, pp. 6-7
Description
Historic Band Specific and Trust Agreement signing ceremony takes place at the Opawikoscikan Reserve in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report: Cold Lake First Nations Rejected Claim Inquiry, Canoe Lake Cree Nation Rejected Claim Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy.
Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Rapport sur L'Enquête Relative aux Revendications de Cold Lake Polygone de Tir Aérien de Primrose Lake
Alternate Title
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Report: Cold Lake First Nations Rejected Claim Inquiry, Canoe Lake Cree Nation Rejected Claim Inquiry (French Language Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. French language version.
Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, 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.]
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 110: Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 110 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations incorporating the Great Law Reading and a Wampum Belt Reading.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 119: Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 119 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations groups concerned with social services and policy; economic development; cultural preservation and relations; the treaty rights of Urban Indians and Metis federally and provincially; housing; employment; and the justice system.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 125: The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 125 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes presentations of individuals made at a round table concerned with self-government; presentations dealing with Youth; presentations discussing the topic of Aboriginal women in the Aboriginal community; as well as presentations dealing with the Orillia Fish Weirs and a separate presentation concerning the "Extinguishment of Treaty Rights."
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 127: Discussion Paper H by Sandy Baumgartner
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a discussion paper by Sandy Baumgartner. Baumgartner, Manager of Communications for the Canadian Wildlife Federation, discusses that organizations composition, goals, and ideas regarding Aboriginal resource rights and co-management practices. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Robinson discuss some of the issues raised with Baumgartner.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 131: Lethbridge Hotel, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Lethbridge Lodge, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta on Tuesday, May 25, 1993. File contains presentations by a variety of individuals, Aboriginal and community groups.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 143 Open Forum: Presentation by Francois Boudreau
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains an open forum presentation by Francois Boudreau. Boudreau discusses his personal view of Aboriginal issues in Canada as a non-Aboriginal person touching on topics such as treaties, colonization, self-government, and self-sufficiency.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 159: Cherrywood Inn, Edmonton, Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 159 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Cherrywood Inn, Edmonton, Alberta. Subjects discussed are health care, Metis and women's issues, business and economic development, and Aboriginal law education. Presentations can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Closing Remarks and Prayer
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains closing remarks by Chief Nathan Matthew and a closing prayer by Mary Thomas, Elder.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: First Part of Presentation by Frank Palmater, President, New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains the first part of a presentation by Frank Palmater focusing on the rights of off-reserve, non-status and Metis people in New Brunswick. Recommendations include federal government recognition of treaty rights and rights to Aboriginal cultures, languages, traditions, values and spirituality; recognition of the right to self-determination; and the right to co-exist with other Canadians. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: General Discussion between Commissioners and Presenters on Urban Aboriginal Issues, Closing Remarks
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a general discussion between presenters Cliff Wright, Theresa Dust, Robert Doucette, Jack Smith, Barry Kennedy, Commissioners Rene Dussault, Viola Robinson, and facilitator Murray Hamilton. The topic of discussion is urban Aboriginal issues in Saskatchewan, specifically issues raised in the preceding presentations listed under the presenter's names and available for viewing on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Arnie General
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains an individual presentation by Arnie General that expresses frustration with a number of topics, including taxation, Bill C-31, the Indian Act, and treaty obligations. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Ernie Benedict
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ernie Benedic
Description
This file contains an individual presentation by Ernie Benedict focusing on broken treaties promises or treaties ignored altogether by the Canadian government. Benedict provides some history on early European contact in the Akwesasne. He questions where in his First Nations treaty was it stated that the St. Lawrence Seaway could be built without input from Aboriginals living in that area: "Where is the law in which an engineering drawing can supersede a treaty?"
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Lloyd Augustine
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains an individual presentation by Lloyd Augustine discussing Aboriginal land claims and self-government. Augustine states that "(I)f a new relationship with Canada is to exist, then there must be some way that will obligate Canada to honour and respect our people and our original institutions, our agreements and our treaties, our rights as nations and to honour that status fully." A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Richard Saunders
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains an individual presentation by Richard Saunders, a federal public servant for 20+ years. Saunders focuses on unfilled treaty obligations and as an non-Aboriginal Canadian, he says that the treaties of the past have not been honoured, and latter day land claim settlements are costing additional millions of dollars because the federal government does not want to settle them. A brief question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Sherry Lawson, moderator
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes opening remarks by Sherry Lawson, moderator for the afternoon discussion on youth activities in the Aboriginal Community; the subject of Aboriginal Women; the Orillia Fish Weirs and the subject of the Extinguishment of Treaty Rights.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Albert Fisher and Closing Prayer
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Albert Fisher
Description
File contains a presentation by Albert Fisher, followed by a Closing Prayer for the day's sitting of the Commission at the Nipissing First Nations Band Complex, North Bay, Ontario, May 19, 1993. Albert Fisher offers some personal reflections on Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal relations in Ontario as they pertain to politics, the legal system, community and individual relations.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Andrew Kirkness, Indian Council, First Nations of Manitoba, Glen McIvor, President, Wabowden Treaty Council
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains a presentation by Andrew Kirkness, Indian Council, First Nations of Manitoba, and President Glen McIvor of the Wabowden Treaty Council. Kirkness discusses off-reserve Treaty people's issues including relations with the Department of Indian Affairs, Bill C-31 issues, the Northern Flood Agreement, education funding, economic development, provincial funding, housing, cultural programs, hunting, justice issues, views on the Royal Commission, views on the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, and land issues.