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Aboriginal Experiences in Canada: Parks and Protected Areas
Aboriginal-Held Forest Tenures In Canada: 2002-2003
Aboriginal Participation in Forest Management: Not Just Another Stakeholder
Aboriginal Peoples' Legal Right to Natural Resources (Forests) in British Columbia
Discussion of Aboriginal rights and title, including recognition of and negotiations regarding. See also Review of Changes to the Law Related to Forestry and Aboriginal Rights and Title.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Aboriginal Peoples: Resources Pertaining to First Nations, Inuit and Métis. 2011 Supplement.
Aboriginal Rights and Title in Context of the British Columbia Forestry Regime (2005)
The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves
Aboriginal Title Implementation
Aboriginal Title in British Columbia: Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia
Aboriginal Water Rights Primer
Aboriginal Youth Justice: Teacher's Resource
About the 1967 Referendum
Access to Forest Lands and Resources: The Case of Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta
An Act to amend The Indian Act, 1876. [Assented to 15th, May, 1879.]
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.]
Advancing an Indigenous Framework for Consultation and Accommodation in BC: Report on Key Findings of the BC First Nations Consultation and Accommodation Working Group
Alberta Authorized Resource List and Annotated Bibliography: Aboriginal Studies 10-20-30
Alberta First Nations Consultation & Accommodation Handbook
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]
Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry - Aboriginal and Treaty Harvesting Rights: Public Release - July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains correspondence/letters, submissions, and oral transcripts in regards to the claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice.
Athabasca Denesuline Special Report on the Treaty Harvesting Rights of the Fond Du Lac, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations
The B.C. Indian Position Paper (Draft Copy) [before August 14, 1970]
Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Bibliography: Sources Relevant to Mining, Indigenous Resource Rights and Impact Benefit and Participation Agreements
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.
Bringing Them Home
British Columbia Indian Reserves Mineral Resources Act
Building a Resilient and Prosperous North: Centre for the North Five-Year Compendium Report
Canadian Land Reform: An Overview of Aboriginal Rights and Land Claim Settlements
Canoe Lake First Nation, Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry I, Public Release
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Documents consist of documents, correspondence/letters, claim submissions, and the final report in regards to the inquiry, which examined the seizure of 4,500 square miles of land for 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.]
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.]
Cash Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
Changing Times
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Closing the Gap: Seeking Reconciliation, Advancing First Nations Well Being and Human Rights: Submission to Canada's Premiers
Closing the Implementation Gap: Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights in Canada
Co-Management of Natural Resources in Canada: A Review of Concepts and Case Studies
Columbus' Ghost: Past Infringements and the Duty to Consult
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.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
Consultation with First Nations and Accommodation Obligations
Corporate – Aboriginal Agreements on Mineral Development: The Wider Implications of Contractual Arrangements
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.
Current Developments in Aboriginal Forestry: Provincial Forest Policy and Aboriginal Participation in Forestry in Ontario, Canada
Currents: Exploring Traditional Aboriginal Justice Concepts in Contemporary Canadian Society
Customary Water Laws and Practices in Canada
Debating Cultural Appropriation
Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.
Accompanying Material: Student Version.
Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.