Cottrell, Michael; Mooney, Elizabeth; Lagimodiere,John & Pelletier,Terrance. A Historical Profile of Western Mackenzie Valley Drainage Basin Area's Mixed Indian European Ancestry Settlement
Document Type: Journal Article
Date of Document(s): 2005
Date Range Start : 1670
Date Range End: 1916
Indexing Progress: Relationship Indexed
Date Range Start : 1670
Date Range End: 1916
Indexing Progress: Relationship Indexed
Primary or Secondary Source: Secondary Source
Author: Cottrell, Michael; Mooney, Elizabeth; Lagimodiere,John & Pelletier,Terrance
Title: A Historical Profile of Western Mackenzie Valley Drainage Basin Area's Mixed Indian European Ancestry Settlement
Publisher Name: Research and Statistics Division Aboriginal Law and Strategic Policy Group
Date of Publication: Aug 2005
Date of Copyright: 2005
Series Editor: Research and Statistics Division Aboriginal Law and Strategic Policy Group
Notes: Discussion Draft, Notes By Mike Evans
Abstract: With the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Powley [2003] 2 S.C.R. Metis were recognized as having an Aboriginal right to hunt for food as recognized under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In consequence, Justice Canada developed a research program designed to explore the history related to possible Metis ethnogenesis and the imposition of 'effective European control' in selected sites across Canada. Through the use of archival and published documents, this paper explores one of the selected geographic areas; the Western Mackenzie River Drainage Basin area of the Yukon and British Columbia. This study examined the social history, demographic background and interactions between Indians and newcomers in the area, as well as some possible indicators of 'effecetive European control'. A detailed, chronological, historical narrative dating from the late 18th century to early 20th century is presented, along with a discussion surrounding certain concepts utilized in Powley.
Keywords: Land Use, Treaty Eight, St John's Massacre, Babine, Carrier, Tlingit, Beaver, Kaska, Iroquois, Cree, Sekani, Marriage Patterns
Title: A Historical Profile of Western Mackenzie Valley Drainage Basin Area's Mixed Indian European Ancestry Settlement
Publisher Name: Research and Statistics Division Aboriginal Law and Strategic Policy Group
Date of Publication: Aug 2005
Date of Copyright: 2005
Series Editor: Research and Statistics Division Aboriginal Law and Strategic Policy Group
Notes: Discussion Draft, Notes By Mike Evans
Abstract: With the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Powley [2003] 2 S.C.R. Metis were recognized as having an Aboriginal right to hunt for food as recognized under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In consequence, Justice Canada developed a research program designed to explore the history related to possible Metis ethnogenesis and the imposition of 'effective European control' in selected sites across Canada. Through the use of archival and published documents, this paper explores one of the selected geographic areas; the Western Mackenzie River Drainage Basin area of the Yukon and British Columbia. This study examined the social history, demographic background and interactions between Indians and newcomers in the area, as well as some possible indicators of 'effecetive European control'. A detailed, chronological, historical narrative dating from the late 18th century to early 20th century is presented, along with a discussion surrounding certain concepts utilized in Powley.
Keywords: Land Use, Treaty Eight, St John's Massacre, Babine, Carrier, Tlingit, Beaver, Kaska, Iroquois, Cree, Sekani, Marriage Patterns