Looks at role of tribunals in reference to Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. et al. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and the implication of this decision on roles of various commissions.
Paper from the Canadian Institute Conference held February 24, 2011.
National Centre for First Nations Governance Research Staff
Description
Highlights provisions made in treaties and agreements ranging from the Peace and Friendship Treaties to the Charlottetown Accord and lists important court cases in chronological order.
Looks at "modern approach" to interpretation, reviews last three decades of judicial interpretation, and discusses an alternate procedure based on Anishinabe legal principles and Indigenous understandings.
Discusses discrepancies between what had been promised in the agreement and what was later published by the Canadian government, and the government's actions after it was signed. Focuses on education, fishing, hunting, mineral, forestry, and wild plant rights, assistance for agriculture, and self-government.