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Addressing First Nations Governance Issues through Incremental Reform: Briefing Presentation - Draft
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.
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 Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were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.]
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.]
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
Communities First: First Nations Governance Consultation Report: Phase 1
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.]
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.]
First Nations Post-Secondary Education and Training Literature Review and Best Practices: Leading Towards Recommendations for Comprehensive Post-Secondary Planning and Evaluation Framework for Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey
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.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.
"A Higher Degree of Social Organization": Jan Eisenhardt and Canadian Aboriginal Sport Policy in the 1950's
'In the Eyes of the State': Memories of Indian Agents Agency and Resistance in Kahnawake
Indian Act Colonialism: A Century of Dishonour, 1869-1969
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada: 2008-2009 Report on Plans and Priorities
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
Matrimonial Real Property Reform Overdue
Author examines the discrepancies between the Human Rights Act and the Indian Act regarding matrimonial property laws and reserve land.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Mine Site Reclamation Policy for the Northwest Territories
Native Bands Owe More Audits: Only Three-Quarters of Required Documents Have Been Submitted to a New Government Web Site That Will Track Billions in Spending
Neskonlith, Adams Lake, and Little Shuswap Indian Bands Neskonlith Douglas Reserve Inquiry
Performance Measurement, Development Indicators and Aboriginal Economic Development
Policy Communities and Policy Networks: The Establishment of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Education Policy in the Saskatchewan Region
The Public Emergence of the Vocabulary of First Nations' Self-Government: A Study of the Language as an Indicator of Ethical and Social Attitudes in the Formation of Metapolicy and the Discourse of First Nations' Autonomy
Redesign of Indian Government Support
Report on the Mediation of the George Gordon First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Negotiations
A Review of First Nations Special Education Policies and Funding Directions within the Canadian Context
School Abuse Victims Settling Out of Court
Discusses the formation of the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada (IRSR), and it's role surrounding church, government, and budget in settling claims out of court.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
Special Study on INAC’s Funding Arrangements: Final Report
Tinkering with the Indian Act Won't Solve Our Problems: Why We Must End Colonialism
Toward a New Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development: Discussion Guide
Tracing the Evolution of First Nations Child Welfare in Manitoba: A Case Study Examining the Historical Periods 1979-2006 and 2000-2006
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.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.4.