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1994 in Review: Dismantling of Indian Affairs, Implementation of Self-Government in Manitoba, Top Stories for 1994

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 12, no. 21, January 1995, p. 2
Description

Assembly of First Nations' elections, postponement of the Great Whale hydroelectric project, and dismantling of the Department of Indian Affairs in Manitoba are but a few of the top stories for 1994 that are discussed here.

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

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2011 Métis Law in Canada

Alternate Title
Métis Law in Canada 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.
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Aboriginal Law and Legislation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bill Henderson
Description
Discusses federal laws, court decisions and specific land claims commissions in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia.
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Aboriginal Rights In / And Canadian Society: A Syewen Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claude Denis
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 14, Citizenship and Rights, Fall, 1996, pp. [13]-35
Description
Looks at the case Peters v. Campbell regarding the Coast Salish Aboriginal initiation tradition and the Nisga'a treaty. Scroll down to page 13 to read article.
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Aboriginal Rights: The Dispossession of the Métis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul L. A. H. Chartrand
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 29, Fall, 1991, pp. 457-482
Description
Examines Section 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 and the provisions for a land settlement scheme for the benefit of Métis people and the extinguishment of Aboriginal, or as it was then, Indian title.
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Acts, Agreements, Treaties and Land Claims

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Description
Includes links to laws, regulations, land claims, treaty-making, self-government agreements and rights information system.
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Adding Insult to Injury: Her Majesty's Loyal Anthropologist

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Culhane
BC Studies, no. 95, Anthropology and History of the Courts, Autumn, 1992, pp. 66-92
Description
Discusses evidence presented by the plaintiffs and the crown concerning culture in the case Delgamuukw v. B.C.
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Alexis First Nation Inquiry: TransAlta Utilities Rights of Way Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s. ICC concluded no effort was made to provide annual payments to the Band and recommended the claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy. [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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Alexis First Nation, TransAlta Utilities - Right of Way, Public Edition

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains statements of claim, correspondence/letters, maps and transcripts in regards to Calgary Power's (now TransAlta) access to electrical transmission right of way granted in the 1950s and 1960s. The Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.

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Allmand Says White Bear Must Await Court Decision

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 9, September 1977, p. 5
Description
Indian Affairs Minister informs the Medicine Wheel Ranch Company band members that they must wait for the settlement of their land claim of the Harold Lees ranch until the legitimacy of the surrender of that land by the Ocean Man and Pheasant Rump reserves in 1902 is decided in court.
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Archives and Native Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Morrison
Archivaria, vol. 9, Winter, 1979-80, pp. 15-32
Description
Comments on the government's "White Paper" of June 1969.
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Arctic Energy Development and Best Practices on Consultation With Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman
Michelle Biddulph
Lorelle Binnion
Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 101-160
Description
Looks at some of the challenges associated with energy development in the Arctic which include environment, underdeveloped infrastructure and legal issues surrounding consultation.
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Are We Really Sorry? Some Reflections on Canadian Indigenous Policies in the Early Twenty-First Century

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
Paul-Emile McNab
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 7
Description

Looks at the First Nations Governance Act, the Ipperwash Inquiry and final report, Caledonia and specific claims policies, and the Kelowna Accord. Chapter from A History of Treaties and Policies edited by Jerry P. White, Erik Anderson, Jean-Pierre Morin, and Dan Beavon, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Assessing the Net Effects of Specific Claims Settlements in First Nations Communities in the Context of Community Well-Being

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research series
Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jerry White
Nicholas Spence
Paul Maxim
Description
Purpose of study was to design and test research design which would provide a comparison of different types of communities using education, labour force, income, and housing as indicators. Chapter from Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge edited by Jerry P. White, Dan Beavon and Nicholas Spence.
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.

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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [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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Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry - Aboriginal and Treaty Harvesting Rights: Public Release - July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains correspondence/letters, submissions, and oral transcripts in regards to the claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice.

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Athabasca Denesuliné Inquiry Into the Claim of the Fond du Lac, Black Lake, and Hatchet Lake First Nations

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Indian Claims Commission (ICC) considered whether Canada wrongly denied Treaty rights north of the 60th parallel, beyond Treaty 8 and Treaty 10 boundaries. ICC concluded Treaty boundaries did not extend into the traditional lands north of 60; however harvesting rights do extend beyond Treaty boundaries. Recommended the parties negotiate resolution. [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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Bande de Betsiamites: Enquêtes Relatives à la Route 138 et au Pont de la Rivière Betsiamites

Alternate Title
Betsiamites Band Highways 138 and Riviere Betsaimites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy 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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Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy 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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Betsiamites Band: Highway 138 and Riviére Betsiamites Bridge Inquiries

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, analysis, and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC). Issue whether land used for projects was lawfully surrendered or expropriated. No determination by ICC as parties agreed to negotiate a settlement. [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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Betsiamites Band: Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy 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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Bigstone Cree Nation Inquiry: Treaty Land Entitlement Claim

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines historical background, analyses, and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings on the claim by the First Nation that the amount of acreage allotted was less than they were entitled to under the provisions of Treaty 8. Due to new Treaty Land Entitlement policy, the two parties agreed to negotiate a settlement and no determination was made by the ICC. Commissioners include : Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.
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Bill C-37: Claim Settlements (Alberta and Saskatchewan) Implementation Act

Alternate Title
[Legislative Summary (Research Branch, Libary of Parliament)] ; LS-415E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Government of Canada
Description
Gives the legislative history of Bill C-37; legislation that facilitates land claim settlements, particularily those resolving treaty land entitlement and specific claims.
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Blockades or Breakthroughs? Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah Nickel
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 165-167
Description
Book review of: Blockades or Breakthroughs? Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State edited by Yale D. Belanger and P. Whitney Lackenbauer. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 165.
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Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: 1889 Akers Surrender

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) about whether a clerical error by the federal government resulted in 440 acres of mineral-rich land being taken without consent or compensation. No determination by ICC as parties agreed to negotiate a settlement under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Carole T. Corcoran. [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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Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: Akers Surrender 1889 Claim, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains letters/memos, submissions, band council documents, and reports in regards to the dispute over the federal government taking over 440 acres of mineral-rich reserve land without full consent or compensation.

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Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa - The Big Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Documents include Treaties, correspondence/letters, reports, submissions, maps and other related historical materials regarding The Big Claim by the Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde 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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Blueberry River First Nation, Doig River First Nation: Highway Right of Way IR 172 Inquiry

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and issues involved in Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing regarding 1995 claim that the Crown transferred land to province of British Columbia without notification or compensation. No determination by the ICC as Canada accepted the specific claim for negotiation. [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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[Book Review]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Kew
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 21, no. 4, Autumn, 1996, pp. 577-579
Description
Book review of: Unjust Relations: Aboriginal Rights in Canadian Courts edited by Peter Kulchyski.
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Brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Bill C-6"The Specific Claims Resolution Act"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clarence Pennier
Description
Presentation made by the Grand Chief of the Sto:lo Nation pointing out the lack of a non-derogation clause and other concerns. Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
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British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act, 1984, c. 2 [Assented to February 23, 1984]

Alternate Title
An Act to provide for the settlement of claims by Indian bands in British Columbia relating to certain lands cut off from their reserves
British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act, 1984, c. 2, B-8.3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Statute providing for settlement of land claims relating to property set aside before 1916 and referred to in the McKenna-McBride Agreement.
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Buffalo River Band, Flying Dust No. 105, Joseph Bighead Band, and Waterhen Lake First Nations - Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry II - Public Release

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of reports, maps, correspondence/letters, legal documents, submissions, oral transcripts, 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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Canoe Lake First Nation, Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry I, Public Release

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Documents consist of documents, correspondence/letters, claim submissions, and the final report in regards to the inquiry, which examined the seizure of 4,500 square miles of land for the weapons range. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice. [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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Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534

Alternate Title
Canson Enterprises Ltd. and Fealty Enterprises Ltd. Appellants v. Boughton & Company, Ralph R. Wollen...
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Authority case for the Indian Claims Commission reguarding breach of fiduciary duty. Supreme Court Reports at page 534 to 591.
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Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Inquiry Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [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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Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim - Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, 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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