Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

This file contains correspondence relating to the development of national parks in Saskatchewan, and the effects such developments would have upon the indigenous persons on the reserves from which the park land would be leased or bought.

Discusses proposal for a hydroelectric project on the Churchill River.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Discusses the return of proceeds from the sale of fish seized in an alleged violation of the Fisheries Act.

Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller. Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

Booklet explains the law in general and options for Aboriginal people who have been charged with a harvesting offence.

Advocates that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations should support the gun registration law.

Looks at Canadian Aboriginal law in the cases of R. v. Blais concerning Métis membership in the modern Métis Nation and R. v. Powley concerning hunting rights.

Science gains knowledge from Indigenous whalers about change in Beaufort Sea whale population and whaling.

Interviewee is former member of Sawridge Band, now living on Metis colony. He describes breaking of treaty promises relating to fishingrights.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Guelph, 2015.

Discusses the issue of Aboriginal fishing & trading practices and how it relates to the present-day controversy on whether Native people should have commercial rights to fishing resources.

Focuses on direct quotations from the Supreme Court's decision respecting the case which dealt with the treaty right to fish for commercial purposes. The Mi'kmaw man had been charged with several offences under the Fisheries Act: fishing eels out of season, without a license and with an illegal net.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.

Highlights significant court decisions which established the principles of current law. Duration: 11:38.

Discusses landmark court cases dealing with fishing rights in Nova Scotia and a dispute involving Aboriginal title which took place in British Columbia. Chapter two from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

Uses the Alberta oil sands and Treaty Eight as an example of how adhering to the treaty terms could result in environmental and social benefits for all Canadians and make the country a leader in sustainability and climate governance.

Examines the benefit of incorporating the knowledge of Aboriginal peoples in protected areas establishment and management, for both ecological and cultural survival.

Examines six court cases that deal with section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the profound impact that these decisions will have in future judicial decisions and claims.

Authors examine how traditional Indigenous knowledge might be integrated into knowledge-production and governance structures in the Norwegian and Finish Atlantic Salmon fisheries. Article advocates for using the Näätämö co-management project as an example of best practice in Arctic Environmental governance.

International Development Thesis (Masters)--University of Vienna, 2014.

Film comments on the social and technological changes that are confronting the traditional hunting culture of the Innu. Accompanying material: Hunters and Bombers [Study Guide]. Duration: 53:31.

Guide to accompany film, Hunters and Bombers. Contains information about the Innu society and discussion questions.

Discusses the negative impact several major dams have had on aboriginal communities in western Canada.

Overview of fishing rights protests during 1960s and 1970s in Washington State

Reports results of 215 interviews about status, health issues, family and social services, language, land use and prospects for self-government.

Looks at the question of Passamaquoddy treaty rights in Canada.

Fisheries Resource Management, Marine Studies Thesis (M.M.S.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002.

Looks at institutional arrangements created by the Agreement and how they affect harvesting rights, management of wildlife and habitat, wildlife research, and assessment of environmental impacts of development. Gives special attention to wildlife co-management mechanisms which represent interests of both government and the Inuvialuit.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2002.

Special Indivdualized Program Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2011.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1997.

Film about the Québec Provincial Police (QPP) raid on the Restigouche Reserve in June 1981 due to disputes over the salmon-fishing rights of the Micmac people. This film deal with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 45:57.

Discusses shared past and relationship with Canada and explains the Indian Act. Duration: 27:32.

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.]

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.

Report includes inquiries and responses regarding: Gamblers First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry; Nekaneet First Nation Agricultural and Other Benefit Under Treaty 4 Inquiry; Moose Deer Point First Nation, Pottawatomi Rights Inquiry. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, Carole T. Corcoran, Elijah Harper, 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.]

Reports include rulings on Government of Canada objections relating to First Nations: Athabasca Denesuline, Lac La Ronge, Mikisew Cree, Walpole Island, Sand Bay. Alexis, James Smith, Kluane, Peepeekisis, and rulings on First Nations objections regarding First Nations of: Canupawakpa Dakota and James Smith. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Historical overview of fishing rights in the United States and 1991 Juanita Denny case decision, which challenged limitations on Treaty fishing rights

Treaty basis for hunting rights.

Charges against Ronald Thompson for hunting ducks without a permit is dropped.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

An analysis of hunting & fishing rights, the role courts play in the litigation of treaties and the cultural roots of the conflicts at hand.

Examines the 1896 law case Ward v. Race Horse which brought in new doctrines that constricted treaty rights, elevating State's rights above Federally sanctioned treaty rights.

Handbook provides historical and legal background information.

Subtitle: The fourth of a series of ten radio talks on the natural resources of Canada, given by the Honourable T.A. Crerar, Minister of Mines and Resources, over the national network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at 10.30 E.S.T., February 9, 1937.