"The bill repeals section 67 of the federal human rights statute, which has restricted access to its redress mechanisms with respect to "any provision on the Indian Act or any provision made under or pursuant to that Act."
Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Christina Godlewska
Jeremy Webber
Law and Society Series
Description
Commentary on the pivotal case which established that title was a right recognized by Canadian law.
Chapter from: Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, Jeremy Webber.
Semiahmoo First Nation v. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Description
Argues that other First Nations have overlapping claims to Aboriginal title within the Tsawwassen First Nation Agreement and consultation with them should take prior to signing the final agreement.
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 185-207
Description
Examines why the Inuit were able to complete and sign their Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, but the Innu were not able to complete their agreement with the government.
Looks at the initiative of government and First Nations to reconcile Crown and Aboriginal titles cooperatively while building a positive relationship and developing a common business perspective.
Section 67 barred complaints of discrimination against federal and First Nations governments in relation to acts and decisions authorized by the Indian Act. Document supports the repeal in principle, but raises issues with respect to Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and implementation.
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
Information about the Specific Claims Tribunal Act and the Political Agreement between the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Relation to Specific Claims Reform.
Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Agreement Between The Indigenous People of Haida Gwaii as Represented by the Council of the Haida Nation (the "Haida") and the Province of British Columbia (the "Province") as Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Integrated Land Management Bureau
Description
Lays out the Land Use Agreement intended to address the recommendation outcomes of the Haida Gwaii land use planning process.
Discusses First Nations land use planning; and looks at how the Lil’wat Nation is implementing aspects of its land use plan by taking advantage of provincial strategic planning initiatives.
Response, by the Aboriginals, to the issues of statehood and governance in the Northern Territory of Australia. This statement was produced in Kalkaringi in August 1998.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Description
Analysis of the written Act from public administration and political science perspective, without the context of application or important court decisions.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 19-36
Description
Argues that First Nation subsistence hunters of migratory birds should have an extended period of grace regarding the 1999 ban on the use of lead shot.