Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Who is a native persion
Part II: The law of aboriginal rights
3. The theory of aboriginal rights
4. The origins and recognition of aboriginal rights in Canada
5. The legal content of an aboriginal claim
6. Extinguishment of aboriginal title
7. Compensation for the taking of aboriginal lands
8. The nature of aboriginal possession as a prerequisite to the application of the law of aboriginal rights
Part III: The law of indian treaties
9. The legal nature of indian treaties
Part IV: The historical pattern of dealings with the Native Peoples of Canada
10. History of the pattern of dealings with Native Peoples in Canada
11. New France and Quebec
12. The Atlantic provinces
13. Southern Ontario
14. The prairie provinces
the "numbered" treaties
15. Aboriginal title in the Northwest Territories
Anthony Hooper
16. Aboriginal rights in the Hudson's Bay Company territories
17. British Columbia
18. The Yukon Territory
19. The special case of the Métis
Part V: Some current issues in the law of native rights
20. The law of native hunting and fishing rights
21. Mineral rights on reserve lands
22. Federal control over indian reserves
Part VI: Alternative solutions for the settlement of native rights
23. The United States Indian Claims Commission
Kenneth Lysyk
24. The Alaska Settlement
Part VII: Conclusion
25. Summary and conclusion
Appendix I: Proclamation of 1761 and related documents
Appendix II: Royal Proclamation of 1763
Appendix III: Maritimes Treaties
Appendix IV: Treaty No. 3 with Adhesion and Order-in-Council
An example of a Numbered Treaty
Appendix V: Report of Honourable W.A. MacDonald
Appendix VI: Speech by Prime Minister Trudeau
Select Bibliography
Index.