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Modern Treaties and Self-Government Agreements Map

Modern Treaties and Self-Government Agreements Map, produced by CIRNAC (Crown-Indigenous Relations andNorthern Affairs Canada) 2019, available at https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-STSRCD/STAGING/texte-text/map_room_modern_treaties_comprehensiveLandClaims_1614110848855_eng.pdf

Modern Treaties - North

Excerpt from "Modern Treaties and Self-Government Agreements" Map, produced by CIRNAC (Crown-Indigenous Relations andNorthern Affairs Canada) 2019, available at https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-STSRCD/STAGING/texte-text/map_room_modern_treaties_comprehensiveLandClaims_1614110848855_eng.pdf

Yukon Agreemens: Final Agreements and Related Documents
Text of Umbrella Agreements, Annual Reports, Final Agreements, and Self-Government Agreements for:
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation
- Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
- Kluane First Nation
- Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
- First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun
- Selkirk First Nation
- Ta'an Kwach'an First Nation
- Teslin Tlingit Council
- Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in
- Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Nunavut - Final Agreements and Related Implementation Materials
Includes text of the final agreements, annual reports, and reviews of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Final Agreements and Related Implementation Matters
Includes text of final agreements and annual reports for the following Nations and Homelands:
- Déline
- Gwich'in
- Inuvaluit
- Sahtu Dene and Métis
- Tlicho

Nilliajut : Inuit perspectives on security, patriotism and sovereignty by Scot Nickels (editor)
Call Number: Electronic
Publication Date: 2013

Modern Treaties - West

Inset from Modern Treaties and Self-Government Agreements Map, produced by CIRNAC (Crown-Indigenous Relations andNorthern Affairs Canada) 2019, available at https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-STSRCD/STAGING/texte-text/map_room_modern_treaties_comprehensiveLandClaims_1614110848855_eng.pdf

Final Agreements and Related Implementation Documents
Includes final agreements and annual reports for:
- Maa-Nulth First Nations (Huu-ay-aht, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h, Toquaht, Uchucklesaht, and Yuułuʔiłʔath Nations)
- Nisga'a Nation
- Sechelt Nation
- Tla'amin Nation
- Tsawwassen First Nation
- Westbank First Nation
BC Treaty Commission
The Treaty Commission is the independent body responsible for facilitating treaty negotiations among First Nations in BC, the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.
Maa-nulth First Nations - Final Agreements and Side Agreements documents
Includes the text of the Maa-nulth final agreement, and the text of the side agreements and other agreements made with the Huu-ay-aht, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h, Toquaht, Uchucklesaht, and Yuułuʔiłʔath Nations.

Reconciliation: First Nations treaty making in British Columbia by Tony Penikett
Call Number: Electronic
ISBN: 9781926706290
Publication Date: 2006

Modern Treaties - Central

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Self-Government Agreement (2014)

Final Agreements and Related Documents
Includes final agreements for:
- Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
- Manitoba Métis Federation

Modern Treaties - East

Inset from "Modern Treaties and Self-Government Agreements" Map, produced by CIRNAC (Crown-Indigenous Relations andNorthern Affairs Canada) 2019, available at https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-STSRCD/STAGING/texte-text/map_room_modern_treaties_comprehensiveLandClaims_1614110848855_eng.pdf

Final Agreements and Negotiation Documents (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Final agreements and annual reports for
- Labrador Inuit
Final Agreements and Negotiation Documents
Includes final agreements, annual reports and implementation reports for:
- James Bay and Northern Quebec Nations (Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec and Northern Quebec Inuit Association)
- Northeastern Quebec Nations (Naskapi de Schefferville Band, Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec and Northern Quebec Inuit Association)
- Nunavik Inuit
- Crees of Eeyou Istchee

Aboriginal quality of life under a modern treaty : lessons from the experience of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee and the Inuit of Nunavik by Martin Papillon
Call Number: Electronic
Publication Date: 2008
Settlement, subsistence, and change among the Labrador Inuit : the Nunatsiavummiut experience by David C. Natcher, Lawrence Felt, and Andrea Procter. (editors)
Call Number: Electronic
ISBN: 9780887554193
Publication Date: 2012
Experiences of the Nunavik Inuit with wildlife management and the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (1975-1995) by Lorraine F. Brooke
Call Number: Electronic
Publication Date: 1995
Part of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Report.
Aboriginal autonomy and development in northern Quebec and Labrador by Colin H. Scott.
Call Number: Electronic
ISBN: 0774808446
Publication Date: 2001
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement : natural resources, public lands, and the implementation of a native land claim settlement by Alan Penn
Call Number: Electronic
Publication Date: 1995

Modern Treaties and Land Claims - negotiating tables and documents

Comprehensive Claims - explanation
Government of Canada
Comprehensive Land Claim and Self-Government Negotiation Tables
Government of Canada
BC Treaty Commission
Government of Canada

Negotiating the deal : comprehensive land claims agreements in Canada by Christopher Alcantara
Call Number: KIB530 A78 2013
ISBN: 1442612843
Publication Date: 2013

Modern Treaty Implementation Research Project
This national, five-year, $2.5M project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, will fund high-quality scholarly research examining how Treaties are implemented in Canada. The project is guided by academics and Indigenous governments, who share co-leadership of research themes. (Excerpt from "About us" page)