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Enquête sur la Revendication du Conseil Tripartite des Chippewas: Première Nation de Beausoleil, Première Nation de Chippewas de Georgina Island, Première Nation des Chippewas de Mnjikaning (Rama): Concernant la Cession de la Réserve de Coldwater-Narrows

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Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry: Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Mnjikaning (Rams) First Nation: Coldwater-Narrows Reservation Surrender Claim (French version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background of claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the validity of the surrender of the reserve to the Crown. No inquiry was conducted as the claim was accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French version) Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis. [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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Enquête sur le Revendication de la Nation Crie de Bigstone Relative à des Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité

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Bigstone Cree Nation: Final Report, March 2000
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
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. [French language version} Commissioners include : Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T.
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Entitlement Chiefs Honored

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall, 1998, p. 1, 3
Six Saskatchewan First Nations were honoured for their fulfillment of Treaty Land entitlement shortfall acres.
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Esketemc First Nation Inquiry: IR 15, 17, 18 and Claim

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether Canada failed to satisfy its fiduciary obligation to the Band for exclusion of reserves from its land base. ICC found in the Band's favour and recommended claim be accepted for negotiation under 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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Esketemc First Nation: Wright's Meadow Pre-Emption Inquiry

Alternate Title
Indian Claims Commission: Esketemc First Nation: Wright's Meadow Pre-Emption Inquiry
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
p. 103
At issue is the pre-emption of a meadow used by the Esketemc First Nation or as it was then known the Alkali Lake Band. The inquiry found that Canada breached its fiduciary duty by not protecting the meadow, which was clearly in the band's settlement lands. [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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Evidence and Oral History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Riordon
The Beaver, vol. 84, no. 6, December/January 2004/2005, pp. 11-12
Discusses the impact of the Delgamuukw decision with respect to acceptance of verbal versus written accounts in land title lawsuits.
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The Expectation of Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denielle Boissoneau-Thunderchild
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2006, pp. 1-50
Explores the Crown's obligations to a First Nation claimant leading up to and following the settlement of a specific claim.
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F.S.I.'s Bellegarde and Sanderson Expose Fraud and Corruption in Turn of the Century Land Surrenders

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Federation of Saskatchewan Indian's Bellegarde and Sanderson Expose Fraud and Corruption in Turn of the Century Land Surrenders
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 9, no. 1, January 1979, pp. 2-3
Describes results of research commissioned by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI) on improper land surrenders taken by government officials.
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The Facts: What are Indian Land Claims?

Alternate Title
The Facts on Claims
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Brief introduction to the two types of land claims. [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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The Facts: What is a Surrender Claim?

Alternate Title
The Facts on Claims
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Brief introduction to claims which arise when land is surrendered to the Government of Canada incorrectly. [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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Fall 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada [to the House of Commons]: Report 6: First Nations Specific Claims: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michael Ferguson]
Audit focused on design and implementation of INAC's systems and practices designed to achieve aims stated in Justice at Last policy document and the completeness of its communication of results. Audit covered the period between January 2015 and July 2016
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Feds to Abandon 30 Negotiation Tables: Minister Robert Nault Encourages Lively Debate on Proposed Legislation

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Feds to Abandon Thirty Negotiation Tables: Minister Robert Nault Encourages Lively Debate on Proposed Legislation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 6, October 2002, p. 3

Focuses on Minister of Indian Affairs’ decision to end ongoing negotiations with First Nations leaders largely due to time already spent and the inability to reach an agreement.

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

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First Nations Specific Claims: A Misunderstood and Uncharted Field of Law

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Comments on the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) which was created in response to the Oka Crisis and was to make recommendations in two specific areas: "1. To assess the validity of a specific claim that has been rejected by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; and 2.
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Fishing Lake First Nation, 1907 Surrender Claim

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, bulletins, legal documents, transcripts, submissions and the 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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Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry: 1958 Enfranchisement Claim

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) whether descendents and former members of the Michel Band are entitled to be recognized as members under the Indian Act. ICC concluded Canada has no obligation to recognize or reconstitute the Band; ICC recommended the claim regarding invalid reserve surrenders be submitted to Specific Claims. [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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Gender in Research on Northern Resource Development (Draft)

Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.14
Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Martha Dowsley
Emilie Cameron
Looks at the role of women in resource development and community governance from an economic, socio-cultural and political point of view.
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Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335

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Delbert Guerin, Joseph Becker, Eddie Campbell, Marg Charles, Gertrude Guerin and Gail Sparrow Suing on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Other Members of the Musqueam Indian Band
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Supreme Court Canada
The Crown did a lease on the Band's behalf but the lease had little resemblance to terms approved at a prior surrender meeting. Supreme Court Reporter at page 335 to 395. [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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A Guide to the New Approach for Resolving Specific Claims

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Information about the Specific Claims Tribunal Act and the Political Agreement between the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Relation to Specific Claims Reform.
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Historic Change in Western Shoshone Country: The Establishment of the Western Shoshone National Council and Traditionalist Land Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elmer R. Rusco
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 337-360
Article details the formation of the Western Shoshone National Council and their role in resisting the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission that the Indian title on their traditional territories was extinguished in the late 19th century.
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ICC Inquiry, Cowessess First Nation, 1906 Surrender Claim - Phase II, Public Edition

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Includes maps, reports, historical documents, transcripts, correspondence, and oral and written submissions in regards to the 1906 Cowessess Surrender Claim. [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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Implementing the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alastair Campbell
Terry Fenge and Udloriak Hanson
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 2, no. 1, 2011, pp. 25-51
Looks at the partnership between the Inuit of Nunavut, governments of Canada and Nunavut, and the necessary policies and processes for the effective implementation of the agreement.
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In Canada: First Nations Governance Act Dies : Will a New Government Do Any Better?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael W. Posluns
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Policy Network, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2003
Very brief article discusses the death of the First Nations Governance Act, and looks at the serious concerns to resolving "specific claims" under the Specific Claims Resolution Bill. Access through table of contents.
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In the Matter of Bill C-6, An Act to establish the Canadian Centre for the Independent Resolution of First Nations Specific Claims to provide for the filing, negotiation and resolution of specific claims and to make related amendments to other Acts: "The Specific Claims Resolution Act"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
Commentary on Bill's shortcomings regarding the lack of a joint dispute and claims resolution process.
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Canadian Polar Commission and Indian Specific Claims Commission: Performance Report for the period ending March 31, 2007

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Canadian Polar Commission
Indian Specific Claims Commission
Presentation of the 2006-2007 Departmental Performance Report based on the reporting principles contained in the Guide for the Preparation of Part III of the 2006–2007 Estimates: Reports on Plans and Priorities and Departmental Performance Reports. [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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Indian Claims Commission: Annual Report 2001-2002

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Indian Claims Commission 2001-2002 Annual Report
Annual report recommends that the Federal Government clarify the mandate and procedure of the Research Funding Division of the Department of Indian Affairs to make sure that First Nations are treated fairly when applying to the Department for funding. [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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Indian Claims Commission: Annual Report 2006-2007

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Report reveals the Indian Claims Commission's recommendations to the Federal Government for 2006-2007, as well as background on the seven inquiries completed during the year. [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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Indian Claims Commission: Fairness in Claims Negotiations

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Outlines the inception and history of the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) and how it has gained credibility as an independent, neutral body conducting inquiries into specific claim disputes. [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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Indian Claims Commission: History of the ICC and of Specific Claims in Canada: Recent Developments

Alternate Title
History of the ICC and of Specific Claims in Canada: Recent Developments
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Brief history of the ICC (Indian Claims Commission) from 1995 and the Apsassin case to the year 2004. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1994)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Discusses Commission mandate, and specific claims; Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range claim; Athabasca Denesuline Treaty Harvesting Rights Inquiry.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1994) 1 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 1
Reports include: Cold Lake and Canoe Lake (Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range) Inquiries, Interim Ruling: Athabasca Denesuline, Treaty Harvesting Rights Inquiry, Related Materials on Specific Claims, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada / Outstanding Business: A Native Claims Policy - Specific Claims, First Nations Submission on Claims, Response of Minister Siddon, March 21, 1991. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1995)

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Includes reports for Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry, the Fond du Lac claim, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations; Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band Inquiry and claim, Young Chipeewayan Inquiry, claim regarding Stoney Knoll Indian Reserve No. 107, Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Inquiry, claim to Horse Island, Chippewas of the Thames Inquiry, Muney Land Claim.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1995) 3 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Reports include the Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry, Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band Inquiry, Young Chipeewayan Inquiry, Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Inquiry, Chippewas of the Thames Inquiry and responses from the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 10 ICCP

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Report and responses for: Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry, Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease Claim; Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry, Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Collins Treaty Claim; Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry, 1958 Enfranchisement Claim; and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennet Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 Claim. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, and Carole T. Corcoran.
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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 6 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 6
Includes a number of treaty land entitlement inquiries including: Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Kahkewistahaw First Nation, Lucky Man Cree Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation and Fishing Lake First Nation. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 7 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 7, p. 1998
Reports include 'Namgis and Nak'azdli First Nations and the Mamaleleqala Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Enox Band McKenna-McBride Applications Inquiry. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1998) 8 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 8
Reports include: Kahkewistahaw First Nation 1907 Reserve Land Surrender Inquiry, Moosomin First Nation 1909 Reserve Land Surrender Inquiry, Chippewas of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation 1927 Surrender Inquiry, Sumas Indian Band 1919 Surrender of Sumas Indian Researve No. 7 Inquiry. This issue also includes responses regarding Lucky Man Cree Nation, and Kahkewistahaw Inquiries. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2000) 12 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 12
Reports include the Blood Tribe / Kainaiwa Inquiry, Duncan's First Nation Inquiry, Long Plain First Nation Inquiry and the Bigstone Cree Nation Inquiry. [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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Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2000) 13 ICCP

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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 13
Reports include the Key First Nation Inquiry, the Walpole Island First Nation Inquiry and the Carry the Kettle First Nation Inquiry. [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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