Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) as to whether a surrender of May 15, 1786 was invalid and in violation of The Royal Proclamation of 1763. ICC determined the surrender was invalid and the First Nation should resubmit its claim to the federal government under the Comprehensive Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Declares valid the agreement between the Committee for Original People's entitlement, representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and the Government of Canada. The agreement includes amendements to the National Parks Act.