November 16, 2005
Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge and ...
Prepared by Stephen J. Augustine for the Biodiversity Convention Office of Environment Canada, October 1997 Introduction The intent of this paper is to stimulate…
November 16, 2005
Strategies for a Living Earth: Exampl...
Prepared by Natasha Blanchet-Cohenfor the Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada (1996). IntroductionAboriginal peoples today are looking to restore and regain cont&...
November 16, 2005
Control and Access to Indigenous know...
Submitted by Yianna Lambrou, Ph.Dto the Biodiversity Convention OfficeEnvironment CanadaOctober 31, 1997 IntroductionAs indigenous peoples increasingly manage theiraffairs in w&...
November 16, 2005
The Douglas Treaties (1850 – 1854)
A description of the Douglas Treaties on Vancouver Island, published by the BC Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/history/douglas.htm
November 16, 2005
Six-Stage Treaty Negotiation Process
British Columbia Treaty Commission Agreement Six-Stage Treaty Process The six-stage treaty process is set out in the BC Claims Task Force Report of 1991 and in&...
November 16, 2005
British Columbia Treaty Commission
"The Treaty Commission is the independent and neutral body responsible for facilitating treaty negotiations among the governments of Canada, BC and First Nations in BC. The...
November 16, 2005
Guerin v. The Queen (1984)
"In 1955, the Musqueam Indian band approved a surrender, ‘in trust", of some of its reserve land in the City of Vancouver for the purpose of lease to a golf and ...
November 16, 2005
Sparrow v. The Queen (1990)
"The Sparrow case was the first in which the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 which recognizes and affirms ‘the existing ab...
November 16, 2005
Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indi...
”Amendments to the Indian Act enabled First Nations bands to pass their own by-laws for the levying of taxes against real property on reserve lands. The appellant bands ea...
November 16, 2005
Blueberry River Indian Band v. The Qu...
”In 1916 the Beaver Band of Indians entered into a treaty with the Crown. In exchange for surrendering aboriginal title, the Band was given a parcel of land in British Col...
November 16, 2005
Nikal v. The Queen (1996)
”Appellant is a native charged with fishing without a licence contrary to s. 4(1) of the British Columbia Fishery (General) Regulations. Native persons, although required ...
November 16, 2005
Aboriginal Rights and Title in Canada...
By Brian ThomMcGill University, Montreal, Que.
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