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Aboriginal and Métis Communities, Forests and Forest Certification in the Lower St.-Lawrence: Background Information Document for Certificate Managers
Aboriginal Participation in Forest Management: Not Just Another Stakeholder
Aboriginal Peoples and Resource Development in Northern Alberta
The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves
Aboriginal Water Rights Primer
Alberta Authorized Resource List and Annotated Bibliography: Aboriginal Studies 10-20-30
Allen Sapp's Art: Through the Eyes of the Cree and Beyond: A Teacher Resource Guide
American Indian Mascots: Hype, Insult, or Ignorance
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]
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.
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 Contains historical documents, reports, legal submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, and maps regarding the specific land claim, concerning the surrender of reserve land, by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.]
Co-management of Aboriginal Resources
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.
Crown and Aboriginal Occupations of Land: A History & Comparison
Cumulative Impacts to FMFN#468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
Defining Aboriginal Rights to Water in Alberta: Do They Still "Exist"? How Extensive are They?
An Explorer's Guide to Treaties in Manitoba: An Exercise in Mapping Skills
Activities teach about types of maps, using a map grid, absolute and relative location, latitude and longitude, reading a key, determining directions, etc. Maps appear at end of document.
First Nation's Involvement in the War of 1812: Cause and Consequence: Part 2
First Nations Right to Timber With Respect to the Management of Lands for Hunting, Fishing & Livelihood, and Housing: Case Law Summary
Case law summary of the major Aboriginal rights and title litigation, and an outline of the resulting forest and range agreements that British Columbia has entered into with community members.
From Dream to Reality: The Story of Treaty Land Entitlement
The Government of Alberta's Policy on Consultation with First Nations on Land and Natural Resource Management, 2013
Grade Eight Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Exploring Treaty Impacts and Alternatives" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Five Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Assessing Journey in Honouring Treaties" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Four Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding How Treaty Promises Have Not Been Kept" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Nine Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding Treaties from around the World" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade One Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Learning That We Are Treaty People" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Seven Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding Treaties in a Contemporary Context" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Six Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Moving towards Fulfillment of Treaties" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Three Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Exploring and Challenges and Opportunities in Treaty Making" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Two Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Creating a Strong Foundation through Treaties" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Handbook on Approaches to Teaching about Treaty Education Grades 3-5
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).
International Comparison of Solutions to Aboriginal Rights Issues Associated With Mineral Development: Free, Prior and Informed Consent: The Canadian Context
Interpreting Moments of American Indian Activism
Discusses the American Indian Movement, the occupation of Alcatraz, Trail of Broken Treaties, the Nebraska Compaign, and Wounded Knee occupation. Designed specifically for Grade 8 students at Walker Jones Education in Washington, D.C.
An Introduction to the Use of Publicly Available Information in Assessing and Managing Aboriginal Risks
The James Bay Treaty Turns 100: Grade 12: Canada: History, Identity, and Culture
A Journey towards Reconciliation: A Shared History
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
King Lear
Kinikinik: A Treaty Play
Uses the characters of turtle, wolf and beaver to educate the audience about treaties and the treaty relationship. Suitable for all ages.
Related Material: Student Workbook.
Kinoomawaaying g'E'kinoomaagenig Kinoomawaaying gdo Kinoomaagnag Anishnaabe Ganawaamdamig = Educating Our Educators, Educating our Students: An Aboriginal Focus: A Guide for Staff
[Lesson Plans, Residential Schools]
Living Voices Native Vision: Study Guide
Localizing Treaty Education
Designed for Grade 12 Social Studies classes. Focuses on the numbered treaties signed in Manitoba.