Indian Claims Commission: Neskonlith, Adams Lake, and Little Shuswap Indian Bands Neskonlith Douglas Reserve Inquiry
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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Submitted specific claim to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development arguing that a reserve had been created in 1862 by the British Crown and was later unlawfully reduced. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
Authors covered: Paula Gunn Allen, Beth E. Brant, Diane Glancy, Anna Lee Walters, Janet Campbell Hale, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Patricia Riley, Joy Harjo, Anita Endrezze, Louise Erdrich, Kimberly M. Blaeser, Misha Nogha, Beth H. Piatote, Reid Gómez.
Examines outstanding obligations, and treaty documents, in respect of farming lands. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Indian Claims Commission: Report of the Mediation of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
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Indian Claims Commission
p. 19
Description
Summary of a ratified settlement of $10.4 million in compensation, with authorization to purchase 38 thousand acres of land. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
George Gordon First Nation: Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations Mediation
Indian Claims Commission: Report on the Mediation of the George Gordon First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Submission of treaty land entitlement claim to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development for a shortfall of entitlement lands based on additions to band membership after the first survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Ratified on June 2007 and proposed a settlement of $1.4 million in compensation, with authorization to purchase 300 acres of replacement land. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Resulted in a ratified proposed settlement of ten million in compensation with authorization to purchase up to 38,014 acres of land. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Indian Claims Commission: Report on the Pilot Project of the Michipicoten First Nation
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Indian Claims Commission
p. 61
Description
Negotiations for 11 years of a pilot project brought about settlement of claims and grievances regarding expropriation of land for hydro and railway lines. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Looks at the economic potential of mining, oil and gas projects and the potential harm to the environment and to traditional lifestyles in Aboriginal communities.