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What is the Moccasin Identifier?

Guest contributor: Moccasin Identifier Team Initiated, designed, and led by Carolyn King and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the ...

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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?

Signing of the Treaty at Windigo, Ontario, 1930. Photo: Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development / Library and Archives Canada /...

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logging truck

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Resource Revenue Sharing is Not a New Idea

Photo: Shutterstock Canada is renowned for the wealth and diversity of its natural resources and has long relied on royalties from extractive...

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Treaty 6

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10 Treaty Facts

Photo: Wikipedia Treaties are negotiated agreements that define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between Aboriginal groups and...

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antique map of Canada, 1860

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The Importance of Treaty Education    

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

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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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teepees in front of Parliament buildings

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Extinguishment of First Nation Title

Photo: Shutterstock The history of extinguishment of First Nation title has its roots in old or historic treaties as shown from the excerpt below...

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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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Bands call for return of Agency #1 lands

Rainy Lake has always been important to the Anishinaabe of this region,” says Chief Janice Henderson of Mitaanjigamiing First Nation. “The district...

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Indigenous Peoples of Treaty No. 6 Territory and the Queen Commemorate the History of the Crown and Treaties

May 29, 2012, Traditional territory of Treaty No. 6…Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (Canada) have always had a unique relationship with the ...

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