Canadian First Nations Law & Government

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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

• Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990
  "The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development was created in 1966. The Indian Affairs Annual Reports (1864-1990) collection contains the complete annual reports for the department from 1967 to 1990. In 1991 the departmental annual report was integrated into the Estimates Part III (which now includes the Report on Plans and Priorities and the Performance Report) and the Public Accounts."
• Library Services

Canadian Native Law Cases- 1763-1978
Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan

Canada-Indian Treaties

Canadian Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO)

Canadian Indian Treaties
"Resource Guide for Canadian Indian Treaties."

Center for Columbia River History

• Columbia Basin Native Fisheries
  "...you can retrieve profiles of the indigenous groups in the Columbia Basin that were included in the Northwest Power Planning Council Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1980. This list does not represent all of the indigenous groups of the basin, past or present...takes you the documents that provide the foundation for Indian fishing rights such as treaties and court cases in both the U.S. and Canada."

Department of Justice Canada

• Aboriginal Justice Learning Network (AJLN)
  "...is a broad-based voluntary network of representatives of the conventional justice system and Aboriginal communities. The AJLN is managed through a National Co-ordinator's Office in the Department of Justice in Ottawa. Together, we work for change in the administration and provision of justice services by and for Aboriginal peoples. On this site you will find information about the AJLN, its mandate, and its work. Also included is a list of free resources in the area of Aboriginal community justice, which may be ordered directly from this site, as well as information about how to apply for funding."

Guide to Federal Initiatives for Urban Aboriginal People

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Includes Treaties, Legislation, Bills, and Draft Regulation, Business Resources and a lot more

Institute of Indigenous Government

Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs

National Aboriginal Documents Database - (dead link)
Sections include: Documents [Court Decisions ; Statues/Acts; Treaties ; Surrenders ; Royal Instructions ; Letters Patent ; Orders ; Executive Council ; Who's Who ; Maps ; Other] ;Legal Advise ; Land Claims Issues ; Discussion ; Links.

National Archives of Canada

• Aboriginal Peoples
  Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada.
  Includes an overview of Aboriginal history in Canada.

Programme for Traditional Resources Rights (PTRR)
"...dedicated to furthering the rights of all 'indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles' (as identified in the Preamble to the Convention on Biological Diversity). By acting as a base for information, research and publicity the Programme aims to extend to Indigenous peoples and local communities knowledge of appropriate mechanisms for protecting the integrity of their knowledge and resources."

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples