Legislation and Legal Issues

1926-27 – Act – St. Regis Islands Act (c. 37)

Electronic version of an Act to provide for special control by the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs of certain islands in the St. Lawrence river being part of the St. Regis Indian reservation.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

1934 – Act – Caughnawaga Indian Reserve Act (c. 29)

Electronic version of an Act respecting the Caughnawaga Indian Reserve and to amend the Indian Act.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

1976-77 – Act – James Bay and Northern Quebec Native Claims Settlement Act (c. 32)

Electronic version of an an Act to approve, give effect to and declare valid certain agreements between the Grand Council of the Crees (of Quebec), the Northern Quebec Inuit Association, the Government of Quebec, la Société d'énergie de la Baie James, la Société de développement de la Baie James, la Commission hydro-électrique de Québec and the Government of Canada and certain other related agreements to which the Government of Canada is a party.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

1984 – Act – Cree–Naskapi (of Quebec) Act (c. 18)

An Act respecting certain provisions of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Northeastern Quebec Agreement relating principally to Cree and Naskapi local government.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

2001 – Act – Kanesatake Interim Land Base Governance Act (c. 8)

Electronic version the Kanesatake Interim Land Base Governance Act.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

2008 – Act – Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act (c. 2)

Full electronic version of the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act, which gives effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and makes a consequential amendment to another Act

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Oka Crisis, The

Video archives from the CBC on the Oka Crisis, the violent clash who was triggered by something as simple as a golf course and as complicated as native burial traditions.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Takuaikan – Legal Information for Native People

Here you will find a series of Infosheets that address the legal reality specific to members of Native communities.

Source: Government of Quebec; Justice

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