Treaties

Provides background, definition and description of the claims process, as well as a list of claims settled since 1973.

Book review of: A Concise History of Canada's First Nations by Olive Patricia Dickason, with William Newbigging.

Interview with Tony Belcourt regarding negotiations of the Constitution Act of 1982. Duration: 31:12.

Federation of Saskatchewan Indians asked the British Court to provide protection of Treaty and Aboriginal rights before the repatriation of the Canada Act.

Law Thesis (LL.M)--University of Victoria, 2005.

Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and discusses the impact of law on economic development.

Discusses how research conducted for claims has challenged previously accepted interpretations of past events.

Paper originally presented at the National Claims Research Workshop, October 7, 2002. Overview of law in Canada surrounding duty to consult and Walpole Island First Nation's experiences with accommodation of rights.

Presents the geographies of the claim to better understand the cultural differences in environmental behaviours in a specific place.

Sociology and Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2006.

Chapter in book: Advancing Aboriginal Claims: Visions/Strategies/Directions edited by Kerry Wilkins.

Examines the impact of two Supreme Court of Canada decisions regarding the interpretations of modern treaties.

Compares the two governments' policies and approaches to claims settlement.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 1994.

Dispatches to and from the Governor-General of Canada and the British Colonial Office with enclosures of reports from various Department officials.

Agreement concluded between the Crown and principle headmen of the Ojibewa (Ojibway/Anishinabek). This Treaty is commonly referred to as Robinson Huron Treaty. Document is reprinted from the 1939 edition.

Text of Treaty frequently referred to as one of the Williams Treaties or the Mississauga Treaty. Reprinted from the 1932 edition by Queen's Printer.

Concluded in 1923 between the Crown and the members of the Chippewa Nations having claim to lands in the Province of Ontario including fishing, hunting and trapping rights. Also known as one of the Williams Treaties, the other being with Mississauga peoples.

Copy of Crown's text of Treaty 5 and adhesions thereto.

Treaty between the Crown and Blackfeet, Blood, Piegan, Sarcee, and Stony Nations in what is now Alberta. Adhesion and Order in Council setting up Commission for Treaty No. 7 also included. Reprinted from Crown's text of Treaty edition of 1877.

Covers land in what is now Alberta and Saskatchewan and includes adhesions in 1876, 1944, 1950, 1954, and 1956. Reprinted from the 1877 edition.

Presents the verdict from the case of Corbiere et al versus the Queen and the Batchewana band.

Reviews land claim filed by Saskatchewan Band with Indian Claims Commissioner, Lloyd Barber, in 1972.

Reviews decisions made by the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Discusses the enfranchisement of eastern First Nations by Macdonald’s Electoral Franchise Act in 1885, the participation of Indigenous voters in the Brant South and Haldimand ridings in elections between 1886 and 1897, and their disenfranchisement when the Electoral Franchise Act was repealed by Laurier’s government. Also considers conflicting perspectives on enfranchisement within the First Nations community.

Focuses on the ramifications of the case in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi'kmaq treaty right to hunt, fish gather and trade for necessaries.

Speaker discusses the significance of the chain and the meaning of the wampum belts which were exchanged between British and First Nations, and argues that treaty-making is a relational process and not a single event. Duration: 1:18:08.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.

Discusses the challenges associated with the way historical evidence is presented and interpreted in the court room.

Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.

Comments on the way of life of the Cree Nations before and after encountering European settlers. English and American Studies Thesis (B.A.)--Univerzity Palackého, 2013.

Series of 15 short videos (approx. 5 min. each) on a variety of topics.

Looks at how Indigenous resistance in the 19th century was recast as criminal activities.

Book review of: Lost Harvests: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy by Sarah Carter

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.

Provides an overview of historic treaties, modern treaties and non-treaty areas and how duty to consult applies to each group. Focuses on defining the role of the Energy Regulator in reference to the Crown's duty to consult.

Discusses noted cases in Canada: The Queen v. Sikyea (1964) The Queen v. Taylor and Williams (1981) Simon v. The Queen (1987) The Queen v. Sioui (1990) The Queen v. Horseman (1990) Badger v. The Queen (1996) Marshall v. The Queen (1999)

Concludes that current K-12 history textbooks inadequately address the complexities of Indigenous education. Chapter 2 from: Doing Race in Social Studies: Critical Perspectives edited by Prentice T. Chandler. Scroll down to read paper.

Describes how First Nations leaders utilize colonial stereotyping to transform the cultural performance of the rodeo into a vehicle of political power.

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.

Treaty No. 8 in the Athabasca District, now known as northern Alberta, negotiated with the Crown and concluded on June 21, 1899.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2008.

Presents the official response to the 1969 federal government White Paper.

Discusses the rights and principles contained in the United Nations General Assembly's resolution and how they apply in Canada. Duration: 7:54.

Editorial introduces special themed issue and presents an outline for each article.

[Interdisciplinary] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2017.

Looks at methods used in treaty negotiations between Indigenous peoples and the United States.

Clarifies what guidance the courts and laws have offered in deciding who is a Mi'kmaw.