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Aboriginal Title and Rights: Foundational Principles and Recent Developments
Accommodation of Aboriginal Rights: The Need for an Aboriginal Forest Tenure
Agreement Reached But Where's Implementation?
Reports that Federal-Provincial agreements to solve health care funding disputes is far from satisfactory.
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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.
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 Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were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.]
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 Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim.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
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 Contains historical documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, reports, exhibits, minutes, and submissions regarding the surrender of some of the reserve lands in 1927, 100 years after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, Clench Defalcation Claim, Public Edition, July 2008
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Inquiry: Clench Defalcation Claim
Chippewas Tri-Council Coldwater-Narrows Reservation, July 2008
Conceptualizing Food Security for Aboriginal People in Canada
The Crown's Fiduciary Relationship with Aboriginal Peoples
Overview of the unique legal and constitutional position of Aboriginal peoples in Canada from the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to 2002. Revised version. Originally published August 2000.
Dance With Us As You Can ... : Art, Artist, and Witness(ing) in Canada's Truth nd Reconciliation Journey
Daniels v Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)
Debate on Aboriginal People in the House of Commons
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.]
Duty to Consult with First Nations
Esketemc First Nation: Wright's Meadow Pre-Emption Inquiry
Exile
Feds to Abandon 30 Negotiation Tables: Minister Robert Nault Encourages Lively Debate on Proposed Legislation
Focuses on Minister of Indian Affairs’ decision to end ongoing negotiations with First Nations leaders largely due to time already spent and the inability to reach an agreement.
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Fiduciary Obligations and Aboriginal Peoples
Former National Chief Leads Court Challenge [Bill C-61]
Looks at Federation of Saskatchewan Nations chairman of the executive council of the senate, David Ahenakew, who talked about legal action against the Crown, claiming Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault breached their fiduciary duty by increasing their control and power over the affairs and government of First Nations.
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Genocide, Assimilation, or Incorporation: Indigenous Identity and Modes of Resistance
Government of Saskatchewan Interim Guide for Consultation with First Nations and Métis People
Government Setting a Trap, Says Professor [First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act]
Analyses of the federal government's draft proposal of an act, seen by some, as an attempt to fore-go some fiduciary responsibilities by giving First Nations governments the right to employ taxation to their members.
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Honour, Spirit and Intent: A Model Canadian Policy on the Full Implementation of Modern Treaties between Aboriginal Peoples and the Crown
Improving Water Quality Remains a Struggle
Advocates having provinces provide First Nations reserves with technical assistance, the testing of drinking water, inspections and water quality enforcement on a cost recovery basis as one option to addressing safe drinking water issues.
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Indian Act Colonialism: A Century of Dishonour, 1869-1969
Indigenous Peoples and Real Estate Valuation
Investment to Strengthen Family Units Welcome
Jurisprudential Challenges
Kelowna Accord Proving Tough to Put on Shelf
Kelowna Accord Should Get Passed
Kluane First Nation, Kluane National Park and Kluane Game Sanctuary Claim, Public Edition, July 2008
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of community session transcripts, historical documents, maps, excerpts, correspondence/letters, submissions and Final Report in English and French. Commissioners include: Phil Fontaine, Sheila Purdy, and Alan 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.]
Lucky Man Cree Nation: Treaty Land Entitlement Phase II Inquiry
Métis Law Summary 2008
Mi'kmaq Education and the Fiduciary Duty: The Guiding Hand of Cultural Genocide
Nadleh Whut'en First Nation: Lejac School Inquiry
Parliament Adopts Jordan's Principle
Promoting Equity and Dignity for Aboriginal Children in Canada
Report on the Mediation of the Muskoday First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
Residential Schools: A Chronology
Solid Waste Incineration in a Saskatchewan First Nation Community: A Community-Based Environmental Assessment of Dioxins and Furans
Time to Build On Goodwill Generated by Apology
Tories Must Work with Native Leaders on Change
Transparency and Accountability Spurned
Criticizes many aspects of Canada's freedom of information law, especially the way it blocks out critical information surrounding salaries and payment of government contracts.
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