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The Alberta Dis-Advantage: Métis Issues and the Public Discourse in Wild Rose Country
At Devil Lake
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.At Snake Plains
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At Snake Plains (Men Posing in front of tent)
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At Snake Plains (picnic)
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.The Bill That Will Not Die
Commissioners and Women in Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Commissioners' Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
Devil's Lake
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The Duty to Consult Doctrine and Representative Structures for Consultation with Métis Communities and Non-Status Indian Communities
Analyzes implications of case law for off-reserve communities and for governments' interactions with them. Discusses the related issue of what forms of governance institutions and/or corporate organizations can pursue consultation on behalf of communities.
The Duty to Consult With Non-Status Indians: Mi'kmaq Politics and Crown Responsibilities in Nova Scotia
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Half-Breed Commission at Duck lake
Half-Breed Commission at Fort Pitt
Half-Breed Commission at Sturgeon River
Half-Breed Commission on Trail to Green Lake
Harvesters Push the Boundaries of Provincial Law
Looks at a court case dealing with the rights of Métis to hunt and harvest across provincial borders.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
History of Modern Aboriginal Law
Jacob Johnston
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Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Two
Meaningful Consultation: Nation-to-Nation or Domination & Assimilation
Métis Law in Canada, 2010
Policy Writing as Dialogue: Drafting an Aboriginal Chapter for Canada's Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Provisional Government of Assiniboia: Acknowledging the Contribution of Original North American Peoples to the Creation of Manitoba
Report by Lieut. William F. Butler (69th Regt.) of His Journey from Fort Garry to Rocky Mountain House and Back, During the Winter of 1870-71. to Hon. Adams G. Archibald Lieut. Gov. Manitoba, 10th March, 1871.
Excerpt from The Great Lone Land, originally published in 1873.
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A Sitting of the Commission
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Sleeper of a Case Receives National Attention
Discussion of who is allowed to be identified as Métis and be part of receiving the benefits of that identification.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.