Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning damages sustained by the Athabasca Chipewyan Indian Reserve resulting from construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam (the Bennett Dam) in British Columbia.
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background to claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the validity of Collins Treaty. ICC assisted the two parties in reaching an agreement in principle. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 2-7
Description
Looks at a successful co-op which sells fresh bannock, wild rice, wild blueberries, freshwater fish and other Indigenous specialty foods as well as crafts, books and music.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
University of Victoria Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Description
Documentary takes a critical look at the environmental public health challenge as expressed by First Nations peoples living in Canada.
Duration: 30:15.
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, vol. 29, 2011, pp. 55-72
Description
Illustrates the Supreme Court's position on reconciliation as a means of integration using the doctrine of reconciliation from the Sparrow case of 1990 to the Little Salmon decision of 2010.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, French Language Version]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission Final Report which examines whether the Crown has obligations relating to damages sustained by the construction of the dam, French language version. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Indigenous law Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 2011, pp. 101-132
Description
Concerns raised by Canada's First Nations in the use of electronic health records and the principles of Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP)
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) whether descendents and former members of the Michel Band are entitled to be recognized as members under the Indian Act. ICC concluded Canada has no obligation to recognize or reconstitute the Band; ICC recommended the claim regarding invalid reserve surrenders be submitted to Specific Claims. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether has an outstanding reserve land debt to the First Nation (formerly Fort Ellice) under the terms of Treaty 4. ICC recommended that calculation of the amount of land owed, be based on 1877 date of first survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Looks at how the government is not meeting its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the discriminatory practices towards Indigenous children.
Report and responses for: Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry, Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease Claim; Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry, Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Collins Treaty Claim; Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry, 1958 Enfranchisement Claim; and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennet Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 Claim. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, and Carole T. Corcoran.
South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 110, no. 2, Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law, Spring, 2011, pp. 309-327
Description
Looks at the use of British sovereignty over Indigenous criminal jurisdiction in Australia as opposed to Canada, United States and New Zealand, where localized methods are used.
Our Home on Native Land: Native Awareness Days 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roland Chrisjohn
Description
Introduction and complete lecture given at 2011 STU Native Awareness Days in Fredericton, Brunswick.
Introduction video: duration: 16.27
Lecture audio: duration: 2:09:11.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 19-36
Description
Argues that First Nation subsistence hunters of migratory birds should have an extended period of grace regarding the 1999 ban on the use of lead shot.
Discusses the role the Oblates played in British Columbia's Native land claims based on cultural conceptions of property and the government policies that provided a framework.