Land Rights

Global Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2013.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 2008.

Final Report concludes that Canada (the Crown) did not breach Treaty 1 when it permitted a surrender of the Band's reserve land. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, 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.]

File contains an individual presentation by Mavis Gillie focusing on "the idea of a moral and spiritual dimension to the right of Aboriginal peoples to be distinct peoples, to have an adequate land base and to be self-governing." Gillie works within the Anglican Church of Canada and describes her frustration with politicians who are unfamiliar with Aboriginal issues.

File contains a presentation by Andy Von Busse, Alberta Fish and Game Association. Von Busse discusses conservation issues in Alberta, specifically with regards to Aboriginal utilization of wildlife. Following the presentation is a discussion between Von Busse regarding Treaty rights to hunt, and jurisdictional questions with regard to wildlife management and land usage.

File contains a presentation by Bob Neale, President of the Nicola Stock Breeders' Association. Neale discusses his concerns with the land claims process underway in the Nicola Valley area of British Columbia and makes a variety of requests including that grazing rules for Crown Land be the same for Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal stock owners, and that an impartial third party be included in the land claims resolution process. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Chartrand thank Neale for his contributions.

File contains a presentation by Buddy Napoleon. Napoleon presents a history of Aboriginal peoples from a legal perspective from early colonization up until the present day in the Treaty Eight area. Napoleon then makes a series of policy recommendations to the Commission to rectify his concerns with government actions in the area. Following Napoleon's presentation, Napoleon and previous presenter Chief Berni Metecheah field questions from Commissioner Georges Erasmus related to issues facing the Halfway River First Nation.

File contains a presentation by Chief Gordon Auger relating to a land claim which the Bigstone First Nation had to the Office of Native Claims in 1989, and was revised and resubmitted in August 1991. Auger calls on the Commission to help get the land claim settled. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.

File contains a presentation by Clarence Apsassin, Blueberry River Reserve. He relates a brief history of Aboriginal people in North America from before 1492 down to the present day. Following this he discusses some of the history of Treaty 8 people, and his own work with various Aboriginal organizations. Apsassin makes a series of recommendations that Aboriginal governments be given more jurisdiction over their own affairs, and control over their own land and resources.

File contains a presentation by George Saddleman. Saddleman welcomes the Commission on behalf of the Nicola Valley Tribal Council, then proceeds to give an organizational breakdown of the organization and discuss its institutional history. Saddleman discusses issues facing the Tribal Council's members such as water rights, fishing and hunting rights, and land claims. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Chartrand thank Saddleman for his presentation.

File includes a presentation by Gilbert Pilot of the Nitassinan Coalition. Pilot discusses the work of previous government commissions, court decisions relating to Aboriginal usufruct rights, and the need for a joint statement on people's rights "if peace is really what is wanted in Quebec." Pilot also remarks that he has recently been the target of a criminal act of intimidation. Following the presentation Commissioner Dussault engages Pilot in a discussion on the composition of his organization, after which Commissioner Wilson discusses justice and self-government issues with Pilot.

File contains a presentation by Jerry Wetzel of Conne River, Newfoundland, describing in detail the history of the Mi'kmaq people in Newfoundland and the French in the 1700s. He debunks the "Mi'kmaq Mercenary Myth," a common myth that the Mi'kmaq people were brought to Newfoundland by the French to exterminate the Beothuks. Wetzel states that the Royal Proclamation of 1763 has been used by the Canadian government to "try to oppress the Mi'kmaq people and to destroy, to usurp their lands and destroy their self-government.

File contains a presentation by Bill Nothing and Isaac Beaulieu of the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council. Nothing, Executive Director of the Council, discusses his work with the people of the Nishnawbe-Aski area for the past twenty years. It expresses his personal views as well as those of the Education Council.

Discusses J. A. Johnson's belief that Indians living on Hudson's Bay land were not included in the proclamation.

Comments on the 2006 confrontation between the Haudenosaunee and authorities over a land development. Introduction and chapter one from Conflict in Caledonia: Aboriginal Land Rights and the Rule of Law by Laura DeVries.

Discusses the history behind the occupation by activists from Six Nations Territory in Caledonia, Ontario and some of the misconceptions held by the general public in Canada. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association 2012.

Chronicles the history and government policies towards the people in the northeastern corner of Cambodia. To access this article scroll down to page 30.

Signed at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories, on September 6, 1993. Volume II. Land Selection Descriptions, Schedule 1 (Appendix E to the Agreement).

Claims Agreement signed in Fort Norman, Northwest Territories, on September 6, 1993 between Canada and the Dene of Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope and Fort Norman, and Metis of Fort Good Hope, Fort Norman and Norman Wells.

Looks at artwork by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun that reflect the effects of mining, clear-cutting and other intrusions which are destroying Coast Salish lands.

Discusses debate over land right obligations of Norwegian State towards the Sami people after the ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 in 1990.

Author's opinion on the Finnmark Act requested by the Norwegian Parliament.

Reports on a panel discussion regarding how Massachusetts law and policy, enabled tribal lands to be lost.

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, maps, legal documents, correspondence/letters, Field notes, excerpts, submissions, transcrips and the Inquiry Report in 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.]

Discusses how Muskoday First Nation received compensation for land it was promised but never received.

Negotiated settlement to end outstanding Treaty land entitlements for 26 Bands in Saskatchewan.

Looks at Aboriginal title and rights regarding the Northgate Miners' Kemess North Expansion Project.

Two presentations: "Métis Scrip and Alberta Métis" and "Understanding the Legacy of Métis Scrip: The Alberta Métis Perspective" followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:27:15.

Studies the legal and geographic ramifications of global warming on Treaty Number 9 lands.

Law Thesis (M.L.)--The University of British Columbia, 1996.

Argues that focusing on Aboriginal rights as a cause of economic uncertainty fails to take into account the instability inherent in capitalism.

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2015.

Reviews theories and the issues/problems associated with their application by historians and anthropologist. Focus is on two main, competing theories: Hobsbawmian and constructivist.

Outlines the implementation of communal title in three pilot villages in the north-East of Cambodia. To access this article, scroll to page 14

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--Université Laval, 2000.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1987.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2010

Contends that in order for decolonization to fully occur political, social, cultural, and economic development must be met for Indigenous women.

Discusses the five realities of self government: historical reality, legal reality, political reality, economic reality, and one First Nation's reality.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California Riverside, 2003.

Author compares President Bush and the American state’s response to 9/11 to 19th century foreign and domestic policies under the ideology of Manifest Destiny.

Brief biography of Andrew Paul, the Salish lawyer, political activist, and leader.

Describes the history of the Oneida's land status and the relationship with local Wisconsin governments.

Author asserts that in settler-colonial contexts, Holocaust memory tends to obscure historic colonial violence; cites the 2017 unveiling of the National Holocaust Monument (NHM) in Ottawa, noting that the narrative surrounding the NHM erases Indigenous peoples from the land and indigenizes the settler state.

Chronicles the history and the Aboriginal struggle to remain on Cape Barren Island and own the occupied land.

Political Economy Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2019.