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Daniel, Richard C., "A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979," 1980 (prepared for Research Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs).

Documents & Presentations
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.
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Deal of the Century?

Articles » General
Canadian Geographic, vol. 119, no. 7, November 1999, p. 22
Treaty No. 8 in the Athabasca District, now known as northern Alberta, negotiated with the Crown and concluded on June 21, 1899.
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Defining Aboriginal Rights to Water in Alberta: Do They Still "Exist"? How Extensive are They?

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; 29
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique M. Passelac-Ross
Christina M. Smith
CIRL Occasional Paper
Discussion focuses on the impact of the 19th century Alberta treaties, the 1894 North-west Irrigation Act (NWIA) and the 1930 Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (NRTA) and its amendments on Aboriginal water rights.
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Dene Declaration - 21 August 1975.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The DRUM newspaper
Seven photocopied newspaper articles relating to the Dene Declaration passed in 1975. Article subjects include a draft of the Dene Declaration, the Dene Manifesto, and a statement from Chief Frank T'seleie of Fort Good Hope, NWT.

Historical note:

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Deteriorating Classrooms Concern Montreal Band

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Florence Poorman
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 4, April 1977, p. 31
Montreal Lake Band Council addresses their inadequate education facility and poor school programs.
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Diamonds are for Dogribs; Canada's First Nations

Alternate Title
Diamonds are for Dogribs; Canada's First Nations.(A Canadian first nation wins a land claim)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
The Economist (US), vol. 368, no. 8339, August 30, 2003, p. 26
On August 25, 2003 Prime Minister Chretien signed the Tlicho Treaty, the second recent Treaty agreement in Canada; it provides for self-government and mineral wealth to the Tlicho First Nation of Rae Edzo and traditional land adjacent to two diamond mines.
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The Diminishment of the Great Sioux Reservation: Treaties, Tricks, and Time

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan L. Neville
Alyssa Kaye Anderson
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 2013, pp. 237-251
Looks at several treaties and acts which all contributed to loss of land belonging to the Sioux: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851; Homestead Act of 1862; Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868; Act of 1877; Allotment Act of 1886; Act of 1889 and Wheeler-Howard Act; Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944; Indian Land Consolidation Act.
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Document 1: The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Challenges and Changes in First Nations Law: Speaking Notes of David Arnot, Treaty Commissioner for the Province of Saskatchewan to Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch, Native Law Section 11 April 1997

Alternate Title
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Challenges and Changes in First Nations Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Arnot
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 137-146
Outlines guiding principles, scope of work, role and philosophy of the office, protocols and procedures, and conditions for success.
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Document One: Memorandum for the Hon[uorable] the Indian Commissioner Relative to the Future Management of Indians

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Hayter Reed
Native Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 127-130

Memorandum written July 20, 1885 by Hayter Reed, Assistant Indian Commissioner to Indian Commissioner, Edgar Dewdney outlining policies appropriate to the post-rebellion era. The document is divided in two parts: on the right is text of the memorandum and on the left comments written by Edgard Dewdney.See also Document Two: Reply to the Above Memorandum

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Document Two: Reply to the Above Memorandum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Macdonald
Native Studies Review , vol. 2, no. 2, 1986, p. 131
Response from John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, to Document One: Memorandum for the Hon[uorable] the Indian Commissioner Relative to the Future Management of Indians , which underscored control and manipulation of Indian Affairs.
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Documenting Tradition: Territoriality and Textuality in Black Hawk’s Narrative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Rifkin
American Literature, vol. 80, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 677-705
Discusses how Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk contextualizes the Battle of Bad Axe within previous conflicts between the U.S. government and Indigenous peoples of the Great Lake region over conceptions of landholding, diplomacy and trade.
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Documents [Introduction to Documents and Commentaries]

Alternate Title
Comment on Treaty Alliance by Chief Bernard Ominayak
Comment on Treaty Alliance by Chief Billy Diamond
Comment on Treaty Alliance by George Erasmus
[Document One]: Treaty Alliance of North American Aboriginal Nations
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Winona L. Stevenson
James B. Waldram
Georges Erasmus
Billy Diamond
Bernard Ominayak
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 113-125

Focuses on the Treaty Alliance of North American Aboriginal Nations which is a mutual defense pact. Includes supportive commentaries.

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Doing Away With Treaties Would Be Two-Way Street

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 5, 2003, p. A15
Examines the lack of respect and understanding in Saskatchewan for historical Aboriginal treaties and current constitutional rights.
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Doing Treaty Land Entitlement Research in Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peggy Martin-McGuire
Practicing Anthropology, vol. 18, no. 4, Fall, 1996, pp. 29-32
The author recounts her own personal experience working as a special advisor to the Office of the Treaty Commissioner to discuss contemporary treaty negotiations.
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Don McLean Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
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Duty to Consult

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerald Heckman
Discusses the right of Aboriginal title and duty to consult. Presents examples where Aboriginal people and the Crown have come together to reach an agreement. Duration: 7:30.
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