Claims and Treaties

1999 – Judgment – R. v. Marshall

Integral electronic version of R. v. Marshall – September 17, 1999. Whether the accused possessed a treaty right to catch and sell fish that exempted him from compliance with regulations?

Source: Government of Canada; Supreme Court of Canada

East Coast Negotiations on Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and Self Government

This site chronicles the process, provides background on the communities in question and introduces the key people involved in the Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Negotiations in the Maritimes and Gaspé.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Indian Treaties Collection – Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide

This page contains a collection of Indian Treaties, along with pictures of the original copies.

Source: Government of Nova Scotia; Archives and Records Management

Maritime Indian Treaties In Historical Perspective

Electronic version of a report written in 1983 examining the colonial history of Eastern Canada and its impact on maritime Indian treaties.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Matters Arising from the Marshall Decision by the Supreme Court of Canada

This page discusses matters arising from the Marshall Decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Negotiations

Negotiations of Treaty and Related Issues explains the negotiation processfor key agreements between the federal government and the M'ikMaq Peoples.

Source: Government of Nova Scotia; Aboriginal Affairs

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