Claims and Treaties

2003 – Act – Specific Claims Resolution Act (c. 23)  

This site provides the complete text of the Specific Claims Resolution Act (c. 23).

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Aboriginal and Treaty Rights  

Source: Government of Canada; Depository Services Program

Aboriginal Governance  

The Institute on Governance works with organizations and various levels of government - both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal - to create new initiatives for this important area.

Source: Institute on Governance

Battle for Aboriginal Treaty Rights, The – CBC Archives  

This CBC Archives page provides radio and television clips relating to various battles for Aboriginal treaty rights.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Bill C–7: The First Nations Governance Act  

Electronic version of Bill C-7 that died on the Order Paper with the prorogation of Parliament on 12 November 2003. This Bill hence never replaced the Indian Act.

Source: Government of Canada; Parliament of Canada

Canada-U.S. Border Crossing  

This page contains information on the Jay Treaty (1794) and its codification in the American Immigration and Nationality Act that entitles Native Indians born in Canada to enter the United States for the purpose of employment, study, retirement, investing, and/or immigration.

Source: Consular Services Canada at the United States Embassy

Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty  

The Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty is an organization that works to restore Indigenous solutions, practices and ways of life to Indigenous communities.

Comprehensive Claims  

INAC's Comprehensive Claims Branch (CCB) represents Canada in the negotiation of comprehensive land claims with Aboriginal groups and the relevant province or territory.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

First Nations Land Advisory Board  

The website of the First Nations Land Advisory Board is dedicated to the Framework Agreement on First Nations Land Management (FAFNLM).

Geomatics for Property Rights on Aboriginal and Heritage Lands  

Source: Government of Canada

Georges Erasmus: Native Rights Crusader – CBC Archives  

Video archives from the CBC on the charismatic native leader who has devoted his life to fighting tirelessly for the right of his people to control their own lives and the land they live on.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Government of Canada's Approach to Implementation of the Inherent Right and the Negotiation of Aboriginal Self-Government, The  

This page describes the Government of Canada's approach to implementation of the inherent right and the negotiation of Aboriginal self-government.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Historical Indian Treaties – The Atlas of Canada  

The geographical extent of the historical Indian treaties from 1725 to 1923 are shown on this map.

Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Historic Treaty Information  

Contains historical research reports, images, maps, bibliographies and other resources pertaining to the more than 70 historic treaties negotiated between 1701 and 1923.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Indian Claims Commission  

Recent news about the Indian Claims Commission, which was established in 1991 as a Commission of Inquiry mandated to help First Nations and the federal government settle claims.

Indian Moneys Program  

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Indian Treaties – The Canadian Encyclopedia  

Discusses the Indian treaties in Canada, which are constitutionally recognized agreements between the Crown and aboriginal peoples.

Source: Historica

Land Claims  

Responsible for three key federal policies covering the negotiation and implementation of specific claims, comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Land Claims Agreements Coalition  

Land Management  

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Land Registration  

Source: Government of Canada; Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada (AINC)

National Aboriginal Document Database  

The information found here can be used for research projects such as documenting land claims, or for studying independent Statutes and Acts, Treaties and Court Decisions, etc.

Source: Canada's Digital Collections (CDC)

National Centre for First Nations Governance  

NCFNG is designed to support First Nations as they seek to implement their inherent rights of self-government, and to assist them in the further development of their day-to-day government operations.

Natural Resources – Administration of Reserve Timber  

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada  

This organization has the mandate of deciding First Nations' specific claims, including breaches of treaties, fraud, illegal dispositions, or inadequate compensation, related to reserve lands.

Source: Government of Canada

Resolving Aboriginal Claims – A Practical Guide to Canadian Experiences  

The primary objective of this guide is to share the Government of Canada's domestic experience of these issues with other nations interested in initiating and implementing similar processes with the goal of resolving outstanding Aboriginal claims to lands, resources and self-government.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Resource Guide for Canadian Indian Treaties  

Resource Guide for Canadian Indian Treaties provides a list of resources on the subject of Indian treaties for research purposes.

Source: University of Alberta Libraries

Self Government – Comprehensive Claims  

Represents Canada in the negotiations of self-government agreements with Aboriginal groups and with the relevant province or territory.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Settling Land Claims (In Brief)  

Discusses land claim settlements and legislative considerations, the surrender policy, and the possibility of a new claims commission.

Source: Government of Canada; Parliament of Canada

Specific Claims: Justice at Last  

The information available on these pages outlines the actions the Government of Canada plans to take to accelerate the resolution of specific claims in order to provide justice for First Nation claimants.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Spirit and Intent – Understanding Aboriginal Treaties  

This temporary exhibition at Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa, from September 24, 2007 to March 24, 2008, features a large selection of treaty documents and artifacts dating from the 1600s to the 1990s.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Towards a Métis Nation Constitution  

This page provide Métis citizens, from throughout the Homeland, an opportunity to be aware of, updated on, and participate in the Métis Nation's constitutional development process.

Source: Métis National Council

Treaty areas – Directory of Federal Real Property  

This page provides a list of real property holdings of the Government of Canada, with links to detailed area maps.

Source: Government of Canada; Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Treaty Annuity Payments  

Standard departmental forms from the Indian Moneys and Estates Direcotorate.

Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

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