Stewart Raby Collection
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Box 1 Front to back F1 “Proposed revisions to Indian Act for discussion purposes” Association of Iroquois and allied Indians 1975 – “Loosening the Indian Act” article by L.J. Ryan 1967 – “A proposal for a new Indian Act for discussion only” by Paul Jenson 1973 – “Indian and income tax legislation” notes from the Annual meeting of the National Indian Brotherhood 1972 F2 Federation of Saskatchewan Indians memorandum “Convention on re-organizing of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (fourth draft)” 1981 – “Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ Convention” 1982 – Federation of Saskatchewan Indians “proposal for the funding of a five year research and development project for the establishment of an Indian Justice System in Saskatchewan” draft – “Explanation for the provisional charter of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ Chiefs Council” 1982? – “The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ provisional charter” draft – Saskatoon district Chiefs “Convention” – “Reorganization of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians Agency Convention” F3 Native Council of Canada press releases, letters, Gloria George – “Copy of a surrender to the Crown 10th July 1827” regarding the Chippewa Nation – Historical documentation regarding the Iroquois Indians (St. Regis) and their treaties F4 Department of Indian Affairs “Index to schedule of Indian reserves in British Columbia” 1902 – “Schedule of Indian reserves in the Dominion : British Columbia” – “Indian reserve acreage per capita : by Bands” 1970 – “The defence of James Bay – an emergency for all Native people and other residents of North America” by Walter Taylor 1973 – “Human problems in the development of the James Bay Hydro Project” by Richard J. Preston 1971? – “James Bay : last massacre of Indian rights” article by George W. Bauer 1973 – “The James Bay Project : a protest” The James Bay Task Force, Indian of Quebec Association, Northern Quebec Inuit Association – “Brief on recent developments in James Bay” 1972 – “Economic studies leading to the choice of Hydro- Quebec’s James Bay Development” by Guy Boisse 1973 – “Address by Fred H. Ernst, vice-president, James Bay Development Corporation before the 16th annual business conference University of Waterloo” 1972 F5 The James Bay Project “History of the project” – “The James Bay Power Development Plan : some observations and queries” – Indians of Quebec Association “Second report on the James Bay Project” 1972 – Department of Indian Affairs discussion paper “Principles of Indian government” 1975 – National Indian Brotherhood paper “on Department of Indian and Northern Affairs guidelines” – National Indian Brotherhood 1975 press release regarding the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs guidelines on local Indian government and education – “Address by Chief David Ahenakew of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians at the emergency Treaty Rights Conference” 1975 regarding the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs guidelines on local Indian government F6 “Proposed agreement in principle for the establishment of Inuit rights between the Inuit of Nunavut and the Government of Canada” drafted for discussion by the Nunavut Land Claims Commission 1977 – “Native land claims and northern development” Peter A. Cumming 1976 – Inuit Tapirisat of Canada press release “Creation of the Nunavut Territorial Government” 1975 – “In the matter of the National Energy Board Act...and in the matter of the application by Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline Limited for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a pipeline and works connected therewith : reply and intervention of the Committee for Original Peoples Entitlement and of Inuit Tapirisat of Canada to the Secretary, National Energy Board” – Committee for Original Peoples Entitlement and Inuit Tapirisat of Canada “Social impact” prepared evidence of Nellie J. Cournoyea 1976 – “The employment problems and economic status of the British Columbia Indians : a survey of the extent to which the native Indians have become assimilated into the labour force and economic life of the province” by Francis Wilfred Thompson 1951 – First draft “Notes for and FSI brief on a plan for development” – “National Indian Brotherhood meeting on Indian economic development fund” 1971 transcribed by P. Bishop – Historical documentation regarding the administration of the trust funds of the Indians – Background documents regarding Indian reserve land administration, taxation of Indian lands – Selections from speeches by ministers of Indian Affairs and senior departmental officials regarding community development on reserve lands F7 G. E. Mortimer’s “The Strangers” series from Victoria, British Columbia’s Daily Colonist 1958 – Excerpts from the Council of Northwest Territories debates 1975/76 F8 First draft “A statement of a claim to certain rights in the land and sea-ice in northern Labrador by the Inuit and Native settler people presented to the Government of Canada by the Labrador Inuit Association” 1977 – “Brief on Aboriginal Rights of Labrador Indians” 1975 by Tony Williamson, Director Land Claims Research – “A statement to the Alaska Highway Pipeline Inquiry by J. K. Naysmith Federal Government’s Special Claims representative (Yukon)” 1977 – “Council for Yukon Indians presentation to the Alaska Highway Pipeline Inquiry headed by Lysyk, Bohmer and Phelps” 1977 – “Notes on the Aborigines of the province of Ontario” by Gontran Laviolette – “The historical geography of Canada’s Native peoples with special reference to Ontario : Retrospect and Prospect” by C. E. Heidenreich 1976 – “The role of the Indian fort hunter” by L. G. Ugarenko 1976 F9 White House Office of the Press Secretary “Statement by the President : Indian Policy” 1983 – White House Office of the Press Secretary “Indian policy Statement Fact Sheet” 1983 – National Indian Brotherhood Assembly of First Nations “Proposals for amendments and additions to the Constitution Act, 1982” presented by David Ahenakew on behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, First Ministers Constitutional Conference on Aboriginal Rights 1983 – “Indian government : the construction of Indian Law and Canadian Indian Law” Federation of Saskatchewan Indians working document and agenda – FSIN Constitution Commission working group “Recent comments for guidance in preparing Commission Policy Discussion Documents” – Indian Association of Alberta 1975 press release regarding legal action to regain control “over natural resources contained within the area known as the Athabasca tar sands” – “Tuberculosis among the Indians of the great Canadian plains : preliminary report of an investigation carried out by the National Research Council of Canada” by R. G. Ferguson 1928 – “Memorandum on the feasibility of an ombudsman for Indian Affairs” by Robert Cooper 1975 - Selections from speeches by ministers of Indian Affairs and senior departmental officials regarding the Indian Claims Commission 1967/68 – Canadian House of Commons transcript regarding the initiation of an Indian Claims Commission 1948 F10 Conference in Edmonton “Brief to be presented by Mr. Charlie Gruben, delegate of Tuktoyaktuk, N. W. T.” regarding land, trapping, new way of life, negotiating with the Government of Canada on a free and equal basis – Lake of the Woods Control Board letter to Indian Affairs regarding compensation for flood damage to Indian lands 1962 – “Presentation to honourable Judd Buchanan, minister of Indian Affairs, by Chief Sam Copenace of the Grand Council of Treaty #3 regarding the Lake of the Woods claim for Anicinabe Park 1974 – “Presentation of George Manuel President of the National Indian Brotherhood to the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry” 1976 – “Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs position paper on commercial production of herring spawn on kelp” 1975 – National Congress on American Indians 31st annual convention banquet presentation by George Manuel 1974 – “The Alliance (Musqueam, Sechelt and Squamish Indian bands) preliminary thoughts on some amendments required to the Indian Act chapter I-6” 1975 – “The people and the land are one” background document of the Grand Council of Treaty number 9 – Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry transcript of proceedings from Rae/Edzo, N. W. T. involving George Erasmus 1976 – “Statement of intent given by Manitoba Treaty and Registered Indians” 1975 F11 Indian Association of Alberta, Government of Alberta correspondence regarding the Chief Smallboy land request 1973 - “The Jay Treaty : political background of the founding fathers” article by Jerald A. Combs 1970 – “Indian rights in the Jay Treaty” by Elizabeth C. Duran and James Duran 1973 – “Jay’s Treaty : a study in Commerce and Diplomacy” by Samuel Flagg Bemis 1923 – “Submission concerning the claims of the Peguis Band of Indians to land in the St. Peter’s Indian reserve surrendered in 1907” – “Comments on the submission concerning the claims of the Peguis Band of Indians to land in the St. Peter’s Indian reserve surrendered in 1907” by John Taylor 1975 F12 Summary of the Manitoba provincial commissions report “Summary of the decision of Judges Locke, Prudhomme, Judge Myers dissenting, regarding the validity of the St. Peter’s, Manitoba surrender ‘That the surrender was not only voidable but void, could not be ratified, and was not so granted’” 1914 – Peguis Band Council resolution regarding a claim to land in Selkirk, Manitoba 1974 – “Peguis Band Office comments of senior members of band” regarding St. Peter’s land surrender – “List of material regarding Peguis Indian Band” – Various