Aboriginal Peoples and Politics: The Indian Land Question in British Columbia, 1849-1989
The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves
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 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.]
Activism is in the Blood, Says Tar Sands Warrior
Comments on an activist leading her Indigenous community in a battle against Shell's oil sands expansion project.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
The B.C. Indian Position Paper (Draft Copy) [before August 14, 1970]
Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights
Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights
Bill C-6: The Specific Claims Resolution Act
Bill S-4: Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: 1889 Akers Surrender
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.
Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344
Breaching the Guilt Taboo: Comparing Australian and Canadian Initiatives, Policies and Approaches Concerning Their Indigenous Populations From a Reconciliation Perspective
Brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Bill C-6"The Specific Claims Resolution Act"
Canadian Developments
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 Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim.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.]
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.]
A Case Study of the Surrendered Pheasant's Rump Reserve Land: 1901-1971
Chiefs Turn Up the Heat on Treaty Rights
Comments on issues of treaty rights and fair revenues from reserve resources, and discusses a contract between Onion Lake Cree Nation and an Asian government to build a refinery on Cree land.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
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.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Conspiracy of Legislation: The Suppression of Indian Rights in Canada
The Cote, Key and Keeseekoose First Nations Pelly Haylands Settlement Agreement
The Crown as Fiduciary and the Conflict of Interest Inherent in its Use of Indian Lands for Public Purposes
Dependent Independence: Application of the Nunavut Model to Native Hawaiian Sovereignty and Self-Determination Claims
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.]
The Dynamics between Indigenous Rights and Environmental Governance: A Preliminary Analysis and Focus on the Impact of Climate Change Governance through the Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Programme
Dynamics of Aboriginal Land Use Institutions: The Rise and Fall of Community Control Over Reserve Systems in the Lil'Wat Nation, Canada
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de James Smith Relative à la RI 100A
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de James Smith Relative à la RI 98 de Chakastaypasin
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation Dakota de Canupawakpa Relative à la Cession des Collines Turtle
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Duncan Relative à la Cession de 1928
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Fishing Lake Relativement à la Cession de 1907
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Kahkewistahaw Relative à la Cession de Terres de Réserve en 1907
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Key Relativement à la Cession de 1909
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Peepeekisis Relative à la Colonie de File Hills
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation des Chippewas de Kettle et Stony Point Relativement à la Cession de 1927
Entwined Histories: Exploring Native-Newcomer Relations via The Native Voice
The Evidentiary Basis for the Court's Conclusions on Aboriginal Title and Rights in Tsilhqot'in Nation: Impacts on the Law of Consultation, Accommodation and Reconciliation
Exploitation of Resources Against Land Rights: The Lubicon Cree and Their Struggle for Survival
The Fiduciary Obligation of the Crown to the Indians
File Hills Colony: A Breach of Treaty, Indian Act, and Canada's Fiduciary Responsibility
First Nation Land Surrenders on the Prairies 1896-1911
Comprehensive study of the extensive occurrence of reserve surrender drawing attention to patterns revealed through policies and practices of the Crown.