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Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry - Aboriginal and Treaty Harvesting Rights: Public Release - July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains correspondence/letters, submissions, and oral transcripts in regards to the claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice.

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Athabasca Denesuline Special Report on the Treaty Harvesting Rights of the Fond Du Lac, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Final, special report examines the legal review of the Athabasca Denesuline claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners were 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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Atrocities Against Indigenous Women in Burma

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Debbie Stothard
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 28-33
Chronicles the effects on women of military and political developments in Burma from 1948 to 2000. To access this article scroll down to page 28.
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Australia & Race: Stop the World, We Want to Get Off!

Alternate Title
Australia and Race: Stop the World, We Want to Get Off!
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Kathryn Bennett
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Racism, 2001, pp. 34-40
Article chronicles the issues of racism in Australian history and politics. To access this article scroll down to page 34.
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Autonomy in Chiapas Mexico

Articles » General
Author/Creator
IWIGA
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 60-65
Delivers a background on the Zapatista uprising in Mexico and the political initiatives introduced to solve the situation. To access this article scroll down to page 60.
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B.C. Bishops Call for Referendum Protest

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 5, May 2002, p. 1, 3
Referendum concerning Treaty rights and land claims considered a political manoeuvre.
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Background Document on Accountability for Results from an Aboriginal Women's Perspective: For the Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable Sectoral Follow-up Session on Accountability for Results

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Focuses on strategies and processes to determine how to develop current accountability frameworks to foster the social, economical, cultural, and political well-being of Aboriginal women.
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Band Members Have Role to Play in Governance

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 5
Looks at elections and the responsibility of individuals to be involved in politics by asking questions and demanding accountability of their elected officials. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Bande de Betsiamites: Enquêtes Relatives à la Route 138 et au Pont de la Rivière Betsiamites

Alternate Title
Betsiamites Band Highways 138 and Riviere Betsaimites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy 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.]
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BC Treaty Commission

Web Sites » Organizations
Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
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Behind the Blockades

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Val Napoleon
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-51
Relates stories involving the Gitksan in northern British Columbia.
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The "Bended Elbow" News, Kenora 1974: How a Small-Town Newspaper Promoted Colonization

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Anderson
Carmen Robertson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 410-440
Authors use discourse analysis to interrogate that narrative created by the Miner & News surrounding a six-week standoff between the Ojibway Warrior Society and the municipality of Kenora, ON. Discusses tropes of barbarism and civilization vs savagery, and the paper’s failure to differentiate between the Warrior Society and Indigenous peoples generally.
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Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy 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.]

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Betsiamites Band: Highway 138 and Riviére Betsiamites Bridge Inquiries

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background, analysis, and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC). Issue whether land used for projects was lawfully surrendered or expropriated. No determination by ICC as parties agreed to negotiate a settlement. [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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Betsiamites Band: Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy 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.]
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Beyond Inclusion: Canadian and Indigenous Sovereignties in Mainstream Museums

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin Gordon-Walker
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 129-149
Discusses complicated and shifting relationships between museums and Indigenous peoples, highlights the contradictory roles museums play, and looks at exhibitions in public galleries of Royal British Columbia Museum, Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Vancouver which show the changing nature of the relationship.
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Bigstone Cree Nation Inquiry: Treaty Land Entitlement Claim

E-Books
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. Commissioners include : Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.
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Bill C-44 : An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act

Alternate Title
Legislative Summary ; LS-546E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
"The bill repeals section 67 of the federal human rights statute, which has restricted access to its redress mechanisms with respect to "any provision on the Indian Act or any provision made under or pursuant to that Act."
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The Birth of a Nation: Accounting and Canada's First Nations, 1860-1900

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean Neu
Cameron Graham
Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol. 31, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 47-76
Examines how the 1860 - 1900 Canadian government used accounting/funding mechanisms to put policies, regarding Indigenous peoples, into practice and discusses the historical consequences of such actions.
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The Blakeney Government and the Settlement of Treaty Indian Land Entitlements in Saskatchewan, 1975-1982

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Pitsula
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association: Historical Papers, vol. 24, no. 1, 1989, pp. 190-209
Discussion of the conflict between the provincial government understanding of 'spirit and intent' of Treaty and the inflexible Federal Office of Native Claims' preoccupation with "lawful obligation."
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Blood Tribe / Kainaiwa Big Claim Inquiry - Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Examines whether the rejected claim was properly resolved. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde 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.]
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Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: 1889 Akers Surrender

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) about whether a clerical error by the federal government resulted in 440 acres of mineral-rich land being taken without consent or compensation. No determination by ICC as parties agreed to negotiate a settlement under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Carole T. Corcoran. [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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Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: Akers Surrender 1889 Claim, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

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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Blueberry River First Nation, Doig River First Nation: Highway Right of Way IR 172 Inquiry

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and issues involved in Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing regarding 1995 claim that the Crown transferred land to province of British Columbia without notification or compensation. No determination by the ICC as Canada accepted the specific claim for negotiation. [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
Tom G. Svensson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 447-449
Book review of The Origins of Indigenism: Human Rights and the Politics of Identity by Ronald Niezen.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfred Fisher
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 152-155
Book review of: Wynema: A Child of the Forest by S. Alice Callahan.
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