Comprehensive

Reflects on Frank Calder's part in the first modern-day land claims agreement in British Columbia.

Outlines Canada’s approach to treaty negotiations, and also includes a section specifically outlining the British Columbia treaty process.

Law Thesis (M.L.)--The University of British Columbia, 1996.

Focuses on the negotiation and implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and the design and implementation of the Government of Nunavut.

"Comprehensive land claims are based on the assertion of continuing Aboriginal rights and title that have not been dealt with by treaty or other legal means".

Philosophy and Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1997.

Papers presented at a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission and the Law Commission of Canada., March 2-3, 1999.

Collection of speeches, summary of discussion, and synopsis of open space sessions from a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission.

Discusses Staking a Claim,a documentary about the completed claims agreements in Labrador; includes interviews with 10 key Inuit participants in the negotiations.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1995.

Describes how imminent national protests influenced the Federal Government to announce the establishment of a independent tribunal to settle land claims.

Human and Organizational Systems Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate Institute, 2003.

Argues that there are three alternate policy options available to Aboriginal groups in BC: self-government agreements, bilateral agreements, and the First Nations Land Management Act.

Comments on the Nunavik Inuit Land Use and Ecological Mapping Project and the development of a useful database.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.

Article identifies a bias employed in the valuation of claims, and proposes an alternate approach and procedure to estimate loss of use value.

Social & Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2014.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) as to whether a surrender of May 15, 1786 was invalid and in violation of The Royal Proclamation of 1763. ICC determined the surrender was invalid and the First Nation should resubmit its claim to the federal government under the Comprehensive Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Speaker discusses the initial relationship between Aboriginals and Europeans, the motives behind the numbered treaties, the two parties' differing interpretations of the agreements, and the modern situation. Lecture given at the University of Victoria. Duration: 40:16.