Indian Claims Commission

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Inquiry into the Treaty Land Entitlement Claim of the Kawacatoose First Nation

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Indian Claims Commission
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Historical background, submissions and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if population count for land entitlement was accurate at date-of-first-survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Inquiry into the Treaty Land Entitlement Claim of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, issues, and recommendations from an Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether Crown fulfilled its obligation to provide reserve land to bands under Treaty 6. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Inquiry into the Treaty Land Entitlement Claim of the Lucky Man Cree Nation

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the appropriate date to use for the population count for Treaty land entitlement purposes. ICC found the date of first survey (1887) to be the appropriate date and recommended the two parties pursue research to determine the population figure. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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James Smith Cree Nation Chakastaypasin IR 98 Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission
p. 191
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Historical background, analysis and recommendations from the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the validity of the surrender and sale of Indian Reserve (IR) 98. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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James Smith Cree Nation Chakastaypasin IR 98 Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report regarding the James Smith Cree Nation's claim challenging the validity of the surrender and sale of the Chakastaypasin Band's Indian Reserve (IR) 98. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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James Smith Cree Nation, Chakastaypasin Reserve No. 98 Claim, Public Release

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Indian Claims Commission
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FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, annotated indexes, legal documents, submissions, transcripts, correspondence/letters, genealogy charts, and the Final Report in English and French. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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James Smith Cree Nation IR 100A Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions, and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if Canada breached its obligations in taking an invalid surrender and in its subsequent disposition of the land. ICC found that James Smith Cree Nation was not owed any lawful obligations, but recommended that Canada's obligations dealing with the disposition of IR100A be negotiated with Cumberland House Cree Nation. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.
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James Smith Cree Nation, Peter Chapman 100A Claim, Public Release

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Indian Claims Commission
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FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, treaties, maps, field notes, reports, interview transcripts, census records, submissions and the French and English versions of the Final Report. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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James Smith Cree Nation - Treaty Land Entitlement Claim

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Indian Claims Commission
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FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include reports, legal documents, transcripts, field books, submissions and English and French versions of the Final Report. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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James Smith Cree Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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James Smith Cree Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry Report on Issue 9 Amalgamation

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and findings from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing regarding disputed land entitement and to determine whether James Smith Cree Nation and Cumberland Band 100A were lawfully amalgamated in 1902.. ICC found amalgamation agreement invalid and Canada breached its Treaty and fiduciary duties by failing to obtain the informed consent of the entire Cumberland Band. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Kahkewistahaw First Nation, 1907 Surrender Claim, Public Edition, July 2008

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Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, annotated indexes, reports, correspondence/letters and the Final Report in both French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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The Key Band, 1909 Surrender Inquiry - Public Release, August 2008

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, transcripts, maps, legal papers, reports, submissions, and the Final Report in both French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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The Key First Nation Inquiry 1909 Surrender Claim

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines whether the claim of the Key Lake First Nations discloses a breach of Canada's "lawful obligations" to the First Nation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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The Key First Nation Inquiry 1909 Surrender Claim

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Presents background, issues, analysis (validity, compliance, membership, and the question of fiduciary obligations), and concludes with the recommendation that the surrender portion of IR 65 not be accepted for negotiation under the Specific 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.]
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Kluane First Nation, Kluane National Park and Kluane Game Sanctuary Claim, Public Edition, July 2008

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Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of community session transcripts, historical documents, maps, excerpts, correspondence/letters, submissions and Final Report in English and French. Commissioners include: Phil Fontaine, Sheila Purdy, and Alan Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Long Plain First Nation Inquiry Loss of Use Claim

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine, if "loss of use" of entitlement lands fell within Canada's lawful obligations under the Specific Claims Policy. ICC recommended that the claim for loss of use be negotiated under the Specific 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.]
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Looking Forward, Looking Back: Canada's Response to Land Claims

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Lickers
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 2, Worlds Transformed: Indigenous Peoples Health in Changing Rainforests, Summer, 2004
Description
Discussion on the history of the Canadian government's approaches to land claims from the first peoples of Canada and wonderment if the newest claims body is an improvement.
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Lower Similkameen Indian Band: Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway: Right of Way Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Submission of a specific claim alleging inadequate compensation for the taking of a right of way in 1905 through Reserves 2, 7, and 8 for the railway use and because this has now been abandoned, the right of way should have been reverted to reserve status. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Lucky Man Cree Nation: Treaty Land Entitlement Phase II Inquiry

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Found that Canada owes an outstanding lawful obligation to provide land to the Lucky Man First Nation under terms of Treaty 6 and recommended that the treaty land entitlement claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claim 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.]
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Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage), 2005

Alternate Title
Mikisew Cree First Nation Appellant v. Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Thebacha Road Society
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Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Discusses treaty rights and the Crown's duty to consult. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Mistawasis First Nation Inquiry 1911, 1917, and 1919 Surrenders

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding three land surrenders from certain portions of IR 103. ICC suspended its inquiry because they successful concluded the Settlement Agreement. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Moose Deer Point First Nation Inquiry: Pottawatomi Rights

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commssion (ICC) regarding whether the Crown's lawful obligations were fulfilled for promises of land and economic assistance. ICC recommended, If the obligations were not fulfilled, the claim should be accepted for negogiation under the Specific 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.]
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Moral Minimalism in American Indian Land Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Burke A. Hendrix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Special Issue: The National Museum of the American Indian, Summer - Autumn, 2005
Description
Author approaches land claim arguments in the United States from a Western, moral philosophy perspective, compares Indigenous and Western moral perspectives.
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Muskowekwan First Nation 1910 and 1920 Surrenders Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Found that the Crown breached its pre-surrender fiduciary obligations to the Muskowekwan First Nation regarding both surrenders. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Nadleh Whut'en First Nation: Lejac School Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Claim submitted to the Specific Claims Branch of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs in 1992, alleging there was a failure to meet the statutory requirements regarding the taking of reserve lands for school purposes. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Nation Crie d'Opaskwayak Enquête Relative aux Rues et aux Ruelles

Alternate Title
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Streets and Lanes Inquiry (French Version)
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Nation Crie de James Smith Enquête Relative aux Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité

Alternate Title
James Smith Cree Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry (French Version)
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. (French version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Nelson Commission / Report of the Commission / Appointed to investigate the unfulfilled provisions of Treaties 8 and 11 as they apply to the Indians of the Mackenzie District. - 1959.

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Nelson Commission
Description
Findings of the Nelson Commission, headed by Walter H. Nelson, a Prince Albert, Saskatchewan lawyer, relating to unfulfilled provisions of Treaties 8 and 11 in the Mackenzie District. Included are minutes of a meeting on 25 June 1959, locations of commission meetings, and recommendations made.

Historical note:

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Neskonlith, Adams Lake, and Little Shuswap Indian Bands Neskonlith Douglas Reserve Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission: Neskonlith, Adams Lake, and Little Shuswap Indian Bands Neskonlith Douglas Reserve Inquiry
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Indian Claims Commission
Description
Submitted specific claim to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development arguing that a reserve had been created in 1862 by the British Crown and was later unlawfully reduced. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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No Teeth, No Action, Charge First Nations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Trina Gobert
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 6, October 2000, p. 2
Description

First Nations advocate revamping the Indian Claims Commission from a recommendatory body to an independent claims tribunal with the authority and power to make binding decisions, in regards to deciding land Claims.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.

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