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Aboriginal Land Rights in Canada: A Historical Perspective on the Fiduciary Relationship
Aboriginal Rights: The Dispossession of the Métis
Aboriginal Rights, Title and the Duty to Consult: Summaries of Supreme Court Ruling That Have Formed Aboriginal Rights, Title and Duty to Consult
The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves
Aboriginal Title and Rights: Foundational Principles and Recent Developments
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.
Analysis of the Function and Application of the Doctrine of Fiduciary Obligation: Illustrated by an Assessment of Obligations Owed by Canada to Canadian Indians
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]
Bande de Betsiamites: Enquêtes Relatives à la Route 138 et au Pont de la Rivière Betsiamites
Best Practices For First Nation Involvement In Environmental Assessment Reviews Of Development Projects In British Columbia
Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [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.]
Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344
Buffalo River Band, Flying Dust No. 105, Joseph Bighead Band, and Waterhen Lake First Nations - Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry II - Public Release
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of reports, maps, correspondence/letters, legal documents, submissions, oral transcripts, and the French and English versions of the Final Report. [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.]
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.]
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.]
The Changing Legal Landscape for Aboriginal Land Use Planning in Canada
Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry: Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Mnjikaning (Rama) First Nation: Coldwater-Narrows Reservation Surrender Claim
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 of the Thames First Nation Inquiry: Clench Defalcation Claim
Chippewas Tri-Council Coldwater-Narrows Reservation, July 2008
Cold Lake First Nation, Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry, Public Release
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of minutes, transcripts, statements, correspondence/letters, submissions, and reports regarding the historical claim grievances of two First Nations who had 4,500 square miles of land seized to create 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.]
Consultation with First Nations and Accommodation Obligations
Consulting and Accommodating First Nations in Canada: A Duty That Reaps Benefits
The Crown as Fiduciary and the Conflict of Interest Inherent in its Use of Indian Lands for Public Purposes
The Crown's Fiduciary Obligation toward Aboriginal Peoples
Culturally Modified Trees, Indian Reserves and the Crown's Fiduciary Obligations
Cultures in Conflict: The Problem of Discourse
Discussion on the problem of discourse in the Dunne-za/Cree trial, which pitted written documents against knowledge gained from the oral tradition of First Nations peoples.
Cumberland House Cree Nation: IR 100A Inquiry
The Dawes Act and Contraction of Indian Land in the U.S.
Delgamuukw and the Protection of Aboriginal Land Interests
Argues that determining the "extent to which title-holders have control over Aboriginal title lands," requires that the fiduciary responsibility of the Crown be considered as well.
Devolution of Lands and Resources in the Northwest Territories
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.]