Indigenous Studies

The Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) concerns government policy with respect to the original historical nations of this country. Those nations are important to Canada, and how Canada relates to them defines in large measure its sense of justice and its image in its own eyes and before the world.

The RCAP was established by Order in Council on August 26, 1991, and it submitted its report in October 1996.

RCAP was a comprehensive report on issues relating to Aboriginal peoples in Canada in 1996. This database provides access to documents, intervenor project submissions, publications, research reports and hearing transcripts related to RCAP, as well as the final report.

Description of Treaties via Canada in the Making

Information about historic treaties from AANDC

This series of maps illustrates the historical evolution of Canada through treaty-making between 1867 and 1999, particularly the Numbered Treaties

Treaty 7 was signed in 1877 just east of Calgary.

Digitized copies of 374 treaties throughout the United States.

Archival materials including scrip, census records, Manitoba Act affidavits.

Provides access to digital collections of Canada's libraries, museums and archives including: books, journals, newspapers, government documents, photographs, maps, post cards, sheet music, audio and video files about the nation's heritage.

Library & Archives of Canada digital collections on many historical themes, including the census and vital statistics, exploration and settlement, ethno-cultural groups, politics, and national identity.