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Aboriginal-Crown Treaty-Making in Canada: A Many-Splendoured Thing
Looks at commercial compacts, peace and friendship treaties, territorial treaties, differing interpretations of treaty history, and difference between history and legal history. Chapter one from A History of Treaties and Policies, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Aboriginal Quality of Life under a Modern Treaty: Lessons from the Experience of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee and the Inuit of Nunavik
Alexis First Nation, TransAlta Utilities - Right of Way, Public Edition
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains statements of claim, correspondence/letters, maps and transcripts in regards to Calgary Power's (now TransAlta) access to electrical transmission right of way granted in the 1950s and 1960s. The Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.
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.
Behind the Scenes, Progress is Being Made, Said Bellegarde
Comments on the federal government commitment to work with Aboriginal leaders to improve First Nations issues including job creation and economic growth.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
Beyond Physical: Social Dimensions of the Water Crisis on Canada's First Nations and Considerations for Governance
Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.
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.
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.]
Carry the Kettle First Nation: 1905 Surrender Inquiry
The Changing Legal Landscape for Aboriginal Land Use Planning in Canada
Chief Asks Church's Support For Treaties
Chippewas of Kettle & Stoney Point First Nation Inquiry, 1927 Surrender Claim, Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, reports, exhibits, minutes, and submissions regarding the surrender of some of the reserve lands in 1927, 100 years after the treaty was signed. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine and Daniel J. Bellegarde.
Chippewas Tri-Council Coldwater-Narrows Reservation, July 2008
Common Table Report: Based upon Discussions among Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Participating at the Common Table
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.
"Comprehensive Land Claims In British Columbia: A Worthwhile Pursuit?"
Cumberland House Cree Nation, Cumberland Reserve 100A Claim, Public Edition, July 2008
USE FIREFOX FOR BEST VIEWING AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS RECORD. Consists of historical documents, submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, treaties, legal documents and the Final Report in English and French. [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.]
Deal? Or No Deal? Explaining Comprehensive Land Claims Negotiation Outcomes in Canada
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.]
Education Act Will Be an Erosion of Treaty Rights, Says Fox
Looks at a meeting held between the Assembly of First Nations and the federal government to discuss First Nations education.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
Ethnic Cleansing, Canadian Style: Many Myths are Cleared Away in the Sober Historical Analysis
First Nations Should be Regarded as Partners in Creating Prosperity
Honour, Spirit and Intent: A Model Canadian Policy on the Full Implementation of Modern Treaties between Aboriginal Peoples and the Crown
Honouring the Spirit of Modern Treaties: Closing the Loopholes: Interim Report: Special Study on the Implementation of Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada
The Indian Act of 1876 Was Not Part of Treaty: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 4
International Comparison of Solutions to Aboriginal Rights Issues Associated With Mineral Development: Free, Prior and Informed Consent: The Canadian Context
"Irreconcilable? The Duty to Consult and Administrative Decision Makers"
Is it Time to Build a Road to Prosperity in the Far North?
Kahkewistahaw First Nation, 1907 Surrender Claim, Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, annotated indexes, reports, correspondence/letters and the Final Report in both French and English. [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 Key Band, 1909 Surrender Inquiry - Public Release, August 2008
Linking Arms Together 2013: AM Session Guest Speaker Dr. John Milloy [Part 3]
Linking Arms Together 2013: PM Session Guest Speaker Chief Wilton Littlechild [Part 6]
Linking Arms Together 2013: PM Session Guest Speaker Dr. Marlene Brant Castellano [Part 5]
Linking Arms Together 2013: PM Session Keynote Address Grand Chief Edward John [Part 8}
McKnight the Right Man for Most Important Role
Minding the Gaps: Property, Geography, and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Muskoday Signs TLE Agreement
[Natives and Settlers Now and Then: Historical Issues and Current Perspectives on Treaties and Land Claims in Canada]
Natives & Settlers - Now & Then: Historical Issues and Current Perspectives on Treaties and Land Claims in Canada
Perceptions of Implementation: Treaty Signatory Views of Treaty Implementation
Uses Treaties 4 and 6 as case studies.
Chapter eight from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.