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Aboriginal Courts in Canada
Research paper looks at federal and provincial legislation, inherent Aboriginal rights and negotiated agreements, and different Aboriginal courts in Canada.
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Aboriginal Law 101
Aboriginal People: History of Discriminatory Laws
Aboriginal Rights Resource Tool Kit
The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves
Aboriginal Women's Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 1994
Aboriginal Women, Self Government and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: In the Context of the 1991"Canada Package" on Constitutional Reform: An NWAC Analysis
An Act for the Gradual Enfranchisement of Indians, the Better Management of Indian Affairs, and to Extend
the Provisions of the Act 31st Victoria, Chapter 42.[Assented to 22nd June, 1869.]
An Act further to amend "The Indian Act". [Assented to 28th August, 1891.]
An Act to amend The Indian Act, 1876. [Assented to 15th, May, 1879.]
An Act to Amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 14th May, 1953.]
An Act to amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 19th May, 1911]
An Act to amend the Indian Act. [Assented to 4th May, 1910.]
An Act to amend “The Indian Act.” [Assented to June 23, 1887]
An Act to amend the Indian Act. S.C. 1938, c. 31 [Assented to 24th June, 1938.]
Action Plan Against Racism and Discrimination Towards Aboriginal People: Consultation Paper
Anangosh: Legal Information Manual for Shelter Workers
The B.C. Indian Position Paper (Draft Copy) [before August 14, 1970]
Bill C-6: The Specific Claims Resolution Act
Bill S-4: Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
Blanket Exercise Treaty 8 and Métis (Alberta) Adaptation: Facilitator Guide
Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: Akers Surrender 1889 Claim, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains letters/memos, submissions, band council documents, and reports in regards to the dispute over the federal government taking over 440 acres of mineral-rich reserve land without full consent or compensation.
Brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Bill C-6"The Specific Claims Resolution Act"
Briefing Book: Current Federal Legislative Amendments Affecting First Nations
Buried Voices: Media Coverage of Aboriginal Issues in Ontario
Canada's Native Languages: Wrongs from the Past, Rights for the Future
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Inquiry Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim - Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [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.]
"A Cap on Justice": Speaking Notes For Assembly of First Nations Chief Matthew Coon Come on Bill C-6, The Specific Claims Resolution Act
Carry The Kettle - 1905 Surrender - Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, reports, legal submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, and maps regarding the specific land claim, concerning the surrender of reserve land, by Carry the Kettle First Nation. Commissioners include : Sheila Purdy, Alan Holman, and Jane Dickson-Gilmore. [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.]
Civil Liberties
A Commentary on the Indian Act: Prepared for the Members of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs
Comparative Governance Structures Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.
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The Corbiere Ruling
The Cote, Key and Keeseekoose First Nations Pelly Haylands Settlement Agreement
Debt Finance For First Nations: Revised Edition
A Declaration of Indian Rights. The B.C. Indian Position Paper
Defining Aboriginal Identity: What the Courts Have Stated
Developing Capacity For Program Management: Summary of the Major Conclusions of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Duncan’s First Nation Inquiry: 1928 Surrender Claim
Duncan's First Nation Wrongful Surrender Claim, Public Edition, September 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [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.]