Bill C-6: The Specific Claims Resolution Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Erasmus
Description
Testimony focuses on the perceived flaws in the legislation.
Viewpoint of National Chief Matthew Coon Come as he lobbies to have Assembly of First Nations issues included in the federal government's First Nations Governance draft agreement.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Research paper analyzes Section 87 of the Indian Act and finds that only 5.6% of Aboriginal people could potentially qualify for income tax exemption.
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