Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 1-26
Description
Introduction to Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding Aboriginal rights and title in British Columbia. Part one focuses on Chief Justice Lamer's judgement looking at the evidence.
Outlines the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to the Dominion of Canada, and compares the Hudson Bay Company's claim versus the Aboriginal claim.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 7, 1992, pp. 185-206
Description
Discusses the dispute as to whether Lubicons are included in Treaty Eight or live on unceded land and are therefore entitled to an external adhesion.
A commentary on this article appears in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 7, 1992, pp. 207-212.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 363-384
Description
Discusses the two most influential environmental assessments; the Berger Inquiry (Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry) and BEARP (Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment and Review Process) as well as the Great Whale River Hydroelectric Project in Northern Quebec and the Ekati Diamond Mine in NWT.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 81-111
Description
Compares the U.S. Indian Claims Commission and New Zealand Waitangi Tribunal to determine which achieved the greatest redress for their government's injustices through colonization.
Historical background, submissions and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether band members voting on surrender of part Reserve 73 were eligible under the Indian Act. ICC recommended the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
The April 1995 issue of Crosscurrents, with articles on Leonard Peltier, Canadian-United States uranium land deals, and inmate treatment in Canadian prisons.
Historical note:
Crosscurrents is a journal based in Saskatoon, with offices at 134 Avenue F South.
A photocopy of Richard C. Daniel's paper, "A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979," prepared for Research Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, February, 1980. Report mainly outlines numbered treaties of the Canadian North-West after 1871.
Looks at the intellectual, structural and political attributes of the British Columbia Treaty Commission (BCTC) process in order to see why it failed. Provides recommendations for future collaboration between governments and Indigenous Nations.
Paper from Indigenous Peoples in the International Sphere.
Final project report.
Examines the role of the Alsek Renewable Resource Council in Yukon’s first forest management plan, and the challenges associated with the devolution of forest management planning responsibilities.
Article explores governments' failure to implement, in legislatures and court systems, the Commission's recommendations regarding Aboriginal and treaty rights to land and resources.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 33, no. 1, Winter, 1980, pp. 13-24
Description
Describes Dewdney’s policies and action while acting as the Indian Commissioner for the North-West Territories under Sir John A. Macdonald’s government.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.13.
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether Canada failed to satisfy its fiduciary obligation to the Band for exclusion of reserves from its land base. ICC found in the Band's favour and recommended claim be accepted for negotiation under Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Ottawa Law Review, vol. 33, 2001-2002, pp. 301-346
Description
Argues that from the case Chippewas of Sarnia there may be a third method of extinguishment of Aboriginal title; extinguishment by exercise of judicial discretion.
Brief description of why the Indian Claims Commission was established and what it does. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 1992, pp. 87-109
Description
Examines the critically complex issue of financing self-government, comparing fiscal difficulties experienced in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, James Bay and the Inuvialuit in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Canadian Native Law Reporter, vol. 1, 1992, pp. 40-69
Description
Examines a poorly reasoned decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Bear Island case in which there is a lack of analysis and failure to apply established principles of Aboriginal title, and departs from existing case law.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 337-360
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Article details the formation of the Western Shoshone National Council and their role in resisting the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission that the Indian title on their traditional territories was extinguished in the late 19th century.
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 177-222
Description
Examines the role international norms play in shaping Sami policy and possible future repercussions.
The Beaver, vol. 81, no. 6, December/January 2001/2002, pp. 31-[?]
Description
Discusses how pretext of enforcing British law was used to force the Cowichan to submit to British authority and gain access to their land without an agreement.
Looks at agreements signed between mining companies and First Nation communities in Canada in order to establish formal relationships between them, to reduce the predicted impact of a mine, and to secure economic benefist for affected communities.