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Moccasin Identifier

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What is the Moccasin Identifier?

Initiated, designed, and led by Carolyn King and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Moccasin Identifier is a teaching tool and public...

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Signing of the Treaty at Windigo, Ontario, 1930.

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What’s the Difference Between Historic and Modern Treaties?

We have received requests to provide a description of the difference between historic and modern treaties. This article attempts to answer the...

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logging truck

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Resource Revenue Sharing is Not a New Idea

Canada is renowned for the wealth and diversity of its natural resources and has long relied on royalties from extractive industries to contribute to...

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Treaty 6

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10 Treaty Facts

Treaties are negotiated agreements that define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between Indigenous groups and federal and provincial...

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antique map of Canada, 1860

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The Importance of Treaty Education    

James B. (Jamie) Wilson is the former* Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. He is passionate about the importance of treaty...

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regalia ribbons at a powwow

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Jamie Wilson Commissioner Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba      

James B. (Jamie) Wilson, B.A., U.S.T.C., M.Ed. is the Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba In an Opaskwayak Cree Nation family...

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Chief Roland Willson, chief of the West Moberly First Nation, addresses reporters outside the courthouse. Photo: Leadnow Canada, Flickr.

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West Moberly Case

West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines) [1] BC Court of Appeal, 2011 In the West Moberly case, the Court of Appeal...

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Extinguishment of First Nation Title

The history of extinguishment of First Nation title has its roots in old or historic treaties as shown from the excerpt below from Treaty 3, between...

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The Wampum with Ken Maracle

While other cultures used wampum, this article is primarily about the Haudenosaunee usage.

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bison

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Historic Treaty No.6 Summit

Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (Canada) have always had a unique relationship with the British Monarchy through the Treaties that were agreed to...

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