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Membership Policy - P'egp'ig7hla

Resource Description: P'egp'ig7hla Goverance StructureUnder the guidance of our Creator, We, the people of T’it’q’et, to preserve or lands, sovereign, aboriginal and treaty rights and to ensure...

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IBA (Impact Benefit Agreement) Community Toolkit

Resource Description: The IBA (Impact Benefit Agreement) Community Toolkit is a free resource for First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities in Canada considering impact and benefit agreements, such as...

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Form: Standing Offer Program - Electricity Purchase Agreement - BC Hydro

Resource Description: BC Hydro Standing Offer Program – Standard Form EPA BC HYDRO STANDARD FORM ELECTRICITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT STANDING OFFER PROGRAM Revised: February 26, 2009 THIS ELECTRICITY...

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Government to Government Consultation Toolkit

Resource Description: The Duty to Consult and Accommodate (“the Duty”) makes sure that the government does not ignore the impact their actions or decisions may have on Aboriginal Rights and Title...

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First Nation Principles & Policy for Access Development - Dena Kayeh Institute

Resource Description: (Excerpt) 1. The [...]First Nation has unextinguished Aboriginal rights, titles and interests in the […] Traditional Territory in […] British Columbia. These rights have been...

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Bill S-8 An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Resource Description: See Attachment for full details. Resource Files: Bill S-8 An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands.pdfYear Produced: 2012Source (No web link...

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Impact and Benefit Agreements- Claire Marshall

Resource Description: See attachments.Resource Files: 915 - Claire-panel-Impact and Benefit Agreements-Claire.pdfYear Produced: 2011Source (No web link available): BC First Nations Community Economic...

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Do Aboriginal Laws Make a Difference: William v. British Columbia et al.

Resource Description: In 2008, I wrote a paper primarily based on the Plaintiff’s Final Argument, which postulated that oral history is “... a source of information that provides a more complete...

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Implementing the Policy of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

Resource Description: On September 13, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This was an historic event as work on...

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Finding Common Ground: A Critical Review of Land Use and Resource Management...

Resource Description: This article provides an in-depth analysis of selective land use and resource management policies in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It examines their relative capacity to...

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Canadian Drug Policy and the Reproduction of Indigenous Inequities

Resource Description: Canada’s federal drug policy under the Harper government (2006 to present) is “tough on crime” and dismissive of public health and harm reduction approaches to problematic drug...

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ABORIGINAL CUSTOM, COPYRIGHT & THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION

Resource Description: This paper considers the problem of domestic and international non-compliance with aboriginal customary law regarding traditional designs, ritual knowledge and other intellectual...

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The First Nations Property Ownership Initiative and Alternatives

Resource Description: The proposed First Nations Property Ownership Act (FNPO) is an initiative that would “permit First Nations who wish to hold the legal title to their lands to do so; and ... to do...

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Oral History Does Make a Difference: William v. British Columbia et al.

Resource Description: The purpose of this paper is to use the recent William decision to illustrate that oral history is a source of information that provides a more complete understanding of the...

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EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR FIRST NATIONS EMPLOYERS

Resource Description: Employers today face potential liability from a number of fronts. For example, employers can be held liable for improperly hiring, firing, demoting or transferring employees. They...

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Shxwha:y Village Land By law and policy

Resource Description: The purpose of this booklet is to set out the Land Development Procedures on Shxwhá:y Village Reserve land for developers, interest-holders, residents and other persons with...

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Traditional Knowledge and Social Science on Trial: Battles over Evidence in...

Resource Description: Traditional knowledge and oral traditions history are crucial lines of evidence in Aboriginal claims litigation and alternative forms of resolution, most notably claims...

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Red Skin, White Masks

Resource Description: Glen Coulthard’s book is for the generation of First Nations activists who want to change things entirely. Coulthard tackles current Indigenous-settler relations in Canada,...

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Dease River Development Corporation By-Laws

Resource Description: The Dease River Development Corporation By-Laws cover:DefinitionsBusiness of the CorporationBorrowing and SecurityAmong others.Year Produced: 2016Resource Producer: Dease River...

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Gaining Momentum: Sharing 96 Best Practices of First Nations Comprehensive...

Resource Description: This resource highlights the 96 Best Practices of Comprehensive Community Planning among First Nations. The list was compiled with the work of New Relationship Trust, as well as...

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