Overview of the Indian Claims Commission's activities for the year including inquiries and reports, special initiatives and plans for the next year. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Outlines the inception and history of the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) and how it has gained credibility as an independent, neutral body conducting inquiries into specific claim disputes. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Honour Among Nations? Treaties and Agreements with Indigenous People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bradford W. Morse
Description
Comments on the value of treaty making for both parties.
Chapter 2 from Honour Among Nations? Treaties and Agreements with Indigenous People edited by Kathryn Shain, Marcia Langton, Maureen Tehan, Lisa Palmer.
[Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation Research Seminar, 2005]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
A. W. (Sandy) Carpenter
Peter D. Feldberg
Description
Presents available information on rights, traditional territory, and site specific issues for assessing risks associated with oil and gas development in remote areas.
Commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) with a brief history of changes in society since first major contact and outlines the changes which have been the result of the settlement of the land claim.
Final Report regarding the James Smith Cree Nation's claim challenging the validity of the surrender and sale of the Chakastaypasin Band's Indian Reserve (IR) 98. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis 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.]
Historical background, analysis and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the validity of the surrender and sale of Indian Reserve (IR) 98. [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 if Canada breached its obligations in taking an invalid surrender and in its subsequent disposition of the land. ICC found that James Smith Cree Nation was not owed any lawful obligations, but recommended that Canada's obligations dealing with the disposition of IR100A be negotiated with Cumberland House Cree Nation. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.
Historical background, submissions and findings from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing regarding disputed land entitement and to determine whether James Smith Cree Nation and Cumberland Band 100A were lawfully amalgamated in 1902.. ICC found amalgamation agreement invalid and Canada breached its Treaty and fiduciary duties by failing to obtain the informed consent of the entire Cumberland Band. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Reviews claims by the Cumberland House Cree Nation, the James Smith Cree Nation, the Chakastaypasin Claim and Betsiamites Band claim. Complete issue on one pdf.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 215-221
Description
Summary of recommendations by the Manitoba Treaty Land Entitlement Commission, 1983, relating to First Nations in Manitoba adhering to Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.
Addresses concerns about traditional resources and resource harvesting in the Athabasca oil sands area that the Mikesew Cree First Nation is dependent on.
Mikisew Cree First Nation Appellant v. Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Thebacha Road Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Discusses treaty rights and the Crown's duty to consult. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Module Twelve: Land Claims, Ownership and Co-Management
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Description
Discussion of land tenure rights and systems, and conflicts and outcomes of disputes including key court decisions, legislation and modern treaties.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Special Issue: The National Museum of the American Indian, Summer - Autumn, 2005
Description
Author approaches land claim arguments in the United States from a Western, moral philosophy perspective, compares Indigenous and Western moral perspectives.
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 112-136
Description
Looks at the rise and fall of two organizations: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and The British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) and how both groups dealt with land claim settlements.
Lead lawyer in the Marshall and Bernard cases speaks about past court decisions as they pertain to the negotiation process taking place in Nova Scotia.
Duration: 1:19:47.
Agreement to improved government relations with Aboriginal communities regarding decisions about land use, resource use and revenue-sharing in British Columbia.
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
Overview of the changes regarding involvement of local people in the process of incorporating indigenous knowledge into resource management decision making.
This submission was written by the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly for inclusion in the Hon. Warren Allmand's Northern Policy Statement. Areas of concern for the NWT Legislative Assembly are constitutional development, land claims and economic development.