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Aboriginal Title in British Columbia: Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia
Access to Forest Lands and Resources: The Case of Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta
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.
Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia
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.
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 Contains historical documents, reports, legal submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, and maps regarding the specific land claim, concerning the surrender of reserve land, by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.]
Comparative Governance Structures Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Defining Aboriginal Rights to Water in Alberta: Do They Still "Exist"? How Extensive are They?
Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: IWGIA 40 Years On]
Finding Our Way: Discussion Guide
First Nation and Métis Consultation Policy Framework
First Nations Carbon Collaborative—Indigenous Peoples and Carbon Markets: An Annotated Bibliography
First Nations Owed Share of Resource Revenues
First Nations Right to Timber With Respect to the Management of Lands for Hunting, Fishing & Livelihood, and Housing: Case Law Summary
Case law summary of the major Aboriginal rights and title litigation, and an outline of the resulting forest and range agreements that British Columbia has entered into with community members.
From Homeland to Oil Sands: The Impact of Oil and Gas Development on the Lubicon Cree of Canada
The Governance of Forestland and Resources in British Columiba: Case Study of Stellat'en First Nation
History of Modern Aboriginal Law
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land
Indigenous Agency and Mineral Development: A Cautionary Note
Indigenous Peoples and Conservation: From Rights to Resource Management
Indigenous Peoples from an International Perspective:
How is Canada Faring?
Indigenous Peoples in Asia - Common Experiences and Issues
Indigenous Peoples’ Land And Resource Rights
Lubicon Court Actions, 1973-1988
Pipeline Dreams: People, Environment, and the Arctic Energy Frontier
Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights To Their Natural Resources: The Case of Russia
The Recognition of Indigenous People's Rights in the Context of Area Protection and Management in the Arctic
Reconciliation and Third-Party Interests: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia
Treaty Federalism: Building a Foundation For Duty to Consult in Saskatchewan
Two Worlds Collide, 1850-1887
Discusses the US government's wanted treaties in order to gain control of land, the treaties signed within Montana, tribal strategies for survival, and clashes between government troops and Indigenous warriors.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.