Commissions & Inquiries

Compares and contrasts two attitudes toward Aboriginal rights: those of the Supreme Court of Canada and those expressed by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Text in French with English abstract.

Discusses a framework for capacity building including principles and recommendations relating to human resource development, data management, accountability, and institutional development.

A photograph of Devil's Lake during the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.

Historical note:

Comments on the sincerity of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology for the Indian Residential School System and points out issues that were missing from the apology.

Comments on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action report which calls for the integration of Indigenous Knowledge and teaching methods into the curriculum and provides better preparation of teachers to deliver Indigenous content.

Looks at Canadian government response towards inquiry, how public inquiry should be addressed and prevention of further disappearances. Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2014.

Project towards History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Includes recommendations of commitments as a better way of walking together with Indigenous Peoples towards a more just society.

Outlines guiding principles, scope of work, role and philosophy of the office, protocols and procedures, and conditions for success.

Agreement deals with discussions about treaty rights; focuses on the role of the Treaty Commissioner.

"The author discusses his experience with Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, charged with writing a history of the residential school system for First Nations students in Canada and with producing an archive accessible to both scholarly researchers and the public."

Article explores governments' failure to implement, in legislatures and court systems, the Commission's recommendations regarding Aboriginal and treaty rights to land and resources.

Section one describes consultation process, section two provides excerpts of participants' contributions, and section three provides synthesis of recommendations.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [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.]

Book review of: Dying From Improvement by Sherene H. Razack.

Book review of: Dying From Improvement by Sherene Razack.

Book review of: Dying from Improvement by Sherene H. Razack.

Looks at three periods of reconciliation: Section 37 Constitutional Talks, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, restitution for Indian Residential School Survivors.

Suggested that inquiry would aid healing and reconciliation but process may not be possible due to lack of funds.

Introduces the proceedings of a symposium held in the fall of 1997 titled, "The Cost of Doing Nothing: A Call to Action," which featured presentations by CANDO (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers) and representatives of the Royal Bank of Canada.

Overview of articles in the issue.

Discusses the two calls for action for nursing education programs: a call to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and learning and a call to reduce health disparities.

Rita Joe's poetry seeks to find a balance between the oppressor and the oppressed.

Sociology Theses (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017.

Study suggests that residential schooling caused increased adult height and decreased adult body weight of the average child who attended.

File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's campaign speech in Prince George, BC in which he promises that indigenous people will have the opportunity to redress some of the wrongs done to them. He refers to the appointment of indigenous senator James Gladstone, the indigenous right to vote, and the Indian Claims Commission.

Contends that all Canadians should be interested in the Final Report, the Executive Summary and the Calls to Action produced by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Historical backround and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of 22,080 acres of reserve land. ICC concluded that Canada is responsible for the loss of use of the land since 1891, breach of Treaty and fiduciary duty, and recommends negotiation of settlement under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. (French language 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.]

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. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C.

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. (French language 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.]

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. (French language version) 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.]

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, 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.]

Historical background and issues involved in Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine the validity of the 1907 surrender. (French language version) Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice 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.]

Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if surrender was valid, complied with the provisions of the Indian Act and whether Canada's fiduciary obligations were met. ICC found that although the surrender was valid and unconditional, Canada had breached its pre-surrender fiduciary obligations in allowing it to take place. (French language version) Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice and Roger J.

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. (French language version) 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.]

Final report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the Crown breached its fiduciary obligation by allocating reserve land (IR 81) to people outside of the Band. ICC found Canada breached its obligations and recommended the claim be a negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, 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.]

Indian Claims Commission Final Report which examines whether the Crown has obligations relating to damages sustained by the construction of the dam, French language version. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. 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.

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the surrender was valid; whether Canada breached its fiduciary obligations. ICC found the surrender valid; that Canada breached its fiduciary duties; and the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine and Daniel J. Bellegarde. [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.]

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.]

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.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.

Relates personal stories of residential school experiences, the moment of reconciliation and envisions a renewed Canada. Duration: 47:09.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.

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.]

File containing correspondence and other information relating to the Inuit people, the Eskimo Affairs Conference, Inuit in Quebec, a press release entititled "Eskimo Voice at Eskimo Affairs Committee", typewritten comments about Diefenbaker denying the Quebec Premier's statements about treaties and the Inuit, treatymaking, the transfer of Northern Quebec Inuit affairs to the Quebec provincial government, treatment of Inuit in transfer to Quebec, debates on the transfer, a newspaper clipping "Quebec to have Eskimo Control" , services for the Inuit in Arctic Quebec, and an Inuktuk translation of

Overview of the work of the NRC and discussion of the two documents that are the governing mandate for the Centre. Duration: 11:30.

Focuses on how the TRC will encourage reconciliation by reaching out to Canadians through the use of engagement and public education.

Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--University of Regina, 2016.