Background Paper (Indian and Eskimo Affairs) ; no. 2
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Author/Creator
Department of Indian and Northern Canada
Policy Planning and Research
Description
This paper covers subjects such as early administration of Aboriginals in Canada, the development of an Indian Policy by Confederation in 1867, the 1951 Indian Act, and the implementation of the White Paper in 1969.
Treaty Research Report: Treaty No. Nine (1905-1906)
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Author/Creator
James Morrison
Description
Argues that treaty represents the end of a colonial policy, which went back to the British Indian Department era. Adhesions to Treaty No. 9, often referred to as the James Bay Treaty, occurred between 1907-1930.