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HARP-374 |
Title: |
The Indian Claims Commission: towards fairness in claims negotiations |
Source: |
Law Now , v.25(3) D’00/Ja’01 pg 27-28 |
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Year: |
2001 |
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0 |
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Keywords: |
Canada, human rights, civil and political rights, indigenous people, First Nations, minority rights, self-determination |
Abstract: |
Right now, there are over 450 specific land claims from across the country filed with the federal government; only about 140 are in negotiations. These claims are allegations of outstanding lawful obligations: breaches of treaty, breaches of trust, or breaches of the government’s statutory obligations to First Nations. According to the Auditor General, these 140 claims alone represent a possible liability for the Government of Canada of approximately $1.4 billion. That’s a sizeable problem in anyone’s books. These claims are not a land or money grab on the part of First Nations as some may think, but embody, in our opinion as Commissioners with the Indian Claims Commission, issues of justice and human rights that are central to who we are as Canadians. They are not being dealt with efficiently or effectively. |
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Keywords: Canada, civil and political rights, First Nations, human rights, indigenous people, minority rights, self-determination