Land Rights

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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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"Blue-Ice": Framing Climate Change and Reframing Climate Change Adaptation from the Indigenous Peoples' Perspective in the Northern Boreal Forest of Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise M. Golden
Carol Audet
M. A. Smith
Climate and Development, vol. 7, no. 5, 2015, pp. 401-413
Description
Study by researchers and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) reports on effects of climate change on hunting and fishing and delivery of supplies in community.
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Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court Report
Description
Looks at the validity of surrender of reserve land and the nature of the duty of the Crown prior to surrender. Supreme Court Reports at page 344 to 409. [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
Olive Patricia Dickason
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 389-392
Description
Book review of: Parallel Paths: Fiduciary Doctrine and the Crown-Native Relationship in Canada by Leonard Ian Rotman.
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Book Reviews:

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfred Fisher
David J. Norton
Patricia Skidmore
Radolfo Piño-Robles
Eleanor M. Blain
Kenichi Matsui
P. Dawn Mills
John S. Long
Susan Berry
Thomas S. Abler
David J. Norton.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 381-404
Description
Book reviews of: Legends of our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper. The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America by Conlin Callway (Editor). Women in Trouble: Connecting Women's Law Violations to Their Histories of Abuse by Elizabeth Cormack. Leonard Bloomfield's Fox Lexicon: Critical Edition by Ives Goddard (Editor). White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence by Sidney L. Harring.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Timothy C. Winegard
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 117-119
Description
Review of Helpless: Caledonia's Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, How the Law Failed All of Us by Christie Blatchford.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
R. Bruce Morrison
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 149-152
Description
Review of: Aroland is Home: An Incomplete Victory in Applied Anthropology by Paul Driben.
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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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The British Columbia Treaty Process: An Evolving Institution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard T. Price
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 139-167
Description
Discusses how the treaty process has successfully evolved through a series of institutional changes which include the development of effective working relationships between Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Summit.
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Building Harmony

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Description
Looks at the three main objectives of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner: recognize the past, resolve outstanding treaty issues and revive the treaty relationship through education. Duration: 11:59.
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Business Ethics and Sovereignty in Settler Colonial States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jurgen Poesche
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Conceptual article argues that Indigenous sovereignty remains valid throughout the Americas and that the settler colonial laws are therefore illegitimate and illegal; all systems that function on the assumption of settler colonial sovereignty must be re-centered around Indigenous laws and ethics.
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Call For a Treaty Within Australia, Between Australians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Treaty Committee
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, s 1980, pp. 39-43
Description
Notes that Australia is the only former British colony to not recognize Aboriginal title to land.
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Canada Responds to Tsilhqot'in Decision: Extinguishment or Nothing!

Alternate Title
[The Tsilhqot’in Decision and Canada’s First Nations Termination Policies, pt. 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Russell Diabo
Shiri Pasternak
Description
Brief discussion of Canada's Comprehensive Land Claims policy in response to the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia.
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Canada's Northern Strategy and East Asian Interests in the Arctic

Alternate Title
East Asia-Arctic Relations: Boundary, Security and International Politics ; paper no. 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
James Manicom
Description
Suggests the intersection of Asian and Canadian interests in the arctic are convergent and makes recommendations for Canada to safeguard its interests to enhance cooperation and sustainable development.
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Canada's Tibet: The Killing of the Innu

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
James Wilson
Jonathan Mazower
Description
Survival International report criticizing governments' treatment of the Aboriginal group from Labrador and Quebec.
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Canada Watch (Fall 2013)

Alternate Title
The Royal Proclamation: 250 Years Later
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin M. Coates
Thomas Peace
J. R. Miller
Brian Slattery
John Reid
Denys Delâge... [et al]
Description
Presents full themed issue focused on the lasting legacy of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and how it defined North American politics.
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Canadian Developments

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad Morse
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 12, February 1985, p. 8
Description
Discussion on Canadian land rights, self-government including the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, constitutional initiatives and possible future directions.
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Canadian Indian History

Alternate Title
Canadian History: A Distinct Viewpoint
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Richard Garneau
Description
Tells the story of Canada's First Nations peoples by dividing history sections using date timeframes.
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Canny Indian Leaders Cover All Election Bases

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, June 22, 2007, p. A13
Description
Describes the Treaty Land Entitlement process and backroom politics in advance of the 2007 Saskatchewan Provincial Election.
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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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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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Carlos Montezuma’s Fight against “Bureauism”: An Unexpected Pima Hero

Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martínez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 311-330
Description
Describes his efforts on behalf of the Arizona communities of Fort McDowell and Salt River, and his opposition to Bureau of Indian Affairs and the reservation system. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 311.
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Carry The Kettle - 1905 Surrender - Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, reports, legal submissions, correspondence/letters, transcripts, and maps regarding the specific land claim, concerning the surrender of reserve land, by Carry the Kettle First Nation. Commissioners include : Sheila Purdy, Alan Holman, and Jane Dickson-Gilmore. [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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Carrying the Burden of Peace: The Mohawks, the Canadian Forces, and the Oka Crisis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2008, pp. [1]-71
Description
Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.
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