The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, examines the Alaskan model of settlement claims and suggests that this model would be useful with Yukon and Northwest Territories claims, but not with southern Canadian claims, because of the dense population and existence of a reserve system. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
Paper produced as part of the Community Governance Project at University of Victoria. Includes sources, analysis, and recommendations for future initiatives.
Address given by Lloyd I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan and Indian Claims Commissioner, at the Banff School of Advanced Management. It addresses the general background of Aboriginal grievances and provides some thoughts on the implications of their settlement. Item found in folder Indian Land Claims, 1973, 1974.
Report by Lloyd I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan and Indian Claims Commissioner, discussing his role as commissioner, structures and approaches to settling land claims, and the role of the federal government to provide proper settlement based on the history of the Treaties. Item found in folder Indian Land Claims, 1973, 1974.
The author, Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, gives his personal views on the Calder vs. Attorney General of British Columbia legal case that established that Aboriginal title exists in modern Canadian law. The Calder case related to the Nishgas (Nisga'a) land claim in northwestern British Columbia. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
This bibliography includes materials relating primarily to Canadian Aboriginals in the area of ethnographic, historical and political geography. Specific subjects include ethnography and human ecology; early European contacts, settlers and the fur trade; conflict and control over native peoples; the British Indian Department and the Canadas; and contemporary Indian reserves. Also included are materials from the United States, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Greenland Inuit and Russian minorities.