Cut-off Lands Meeting with Judd Buchanan (January 9, 1975)

Title
Cut-off Lands Meeting with Judd Buchanan (January 9, 1975)
scope and content
Item is an audio recording of a UBCIC meeting with Judd Buchanan, Minister of Indian Affairs, that took place on January 9, 1975. The topic of discussion was cut-off lands.
Current UBCIC Identifier
A00113
prior identifiers
A205
Date
1975-01-09
Contributor
Judd Buchanan
Contents by Timestamp
0 - 1 minutes - Introduction of people at the meeting
2 - 3 minutes - Statement regarding previous Direct Action of First Nations with regards to Cut-Off Lands
3 - 4 minutes - Statement regarding stance of Provincial Government regarding Cut-Off Lands
4 minutes - Statement regarding the desire of First Nations to negotiate over Cut-Off Lands
5 - 7 minutes - Judd Buchanan makes statement on desire to negotiate and participate in Cut-Off Lands negotiations
7 - 11 minutes - a statement of Jean Chrétien’s is read regarding the return of Cut-Off Lands and asks Mr. Buchanan if he agrees
11 - 12 minutes - Buchanan affirms his agreement to the statement and is asked to write an official statement that he agrees with Chrétien
13 - 16, 46-48, 50-52, 77 minutes - discussion about how to undertake Cut-Off Lands negotiations with the Federal Government
16 - 20, 31 minutes - discussion about compensation for Cut-Off Lands from the Federal Government
20 - 24 minutes - discussion about Cut-Off Lands research and difficulty UBCIC researcher has in obtaining Provincial Government documents
25 - 28 minutes - discussion of alienation of Cut-Off Lands and First Nations’ desire to end alienation of Cut-Off lands
28 - 30, 57-58 minutes - discussion on using the courts to settle the Cut-Off Lands issue
31 - 36, 42, 50-53 minutes - discussion regarding the legalization, legality and morality of McKenna-McBride actions
36 - 41 minutes - discussion regarding whether Mr. Buchanan should make a public statement on the morality of the McKenna-McBride actions
42 minutes - on reluctance of British Columbia Government to negotiate
42 - 45 minutes - discussion about Federal expropriation of Provincial Lands
47 - 49 minutes - discussion about Cut-Off Lands negotiations with the Federal Government
54 - 57, 74 - 76, 77-81 minutes - on having an Aboriginal representative sit in on the upcoming Provincial/Federal Government Cut-Off lands meeting
55 minutes - on Chrétien’s statement supporting Aboriginal negotiations with Vancouver
58 - 60 minutes - discussion on Federal funding of research for Cut-Off land claims including when legal action may be involved
61 minute - discussion on making a joint press conference
61 - 65 minutes - statement on the state of Aboriginal Society, particularly on reserves
66 - 68 minutes - discussion of a tripartite meeting between the Aboriginal Groups and Federal and Provincial Governments
68 - 73 minutes - request for report from Federal and Provincial Government meeting
82 - 86 minutes - discussion concerning who actually represents the Aboriginal people of Canada
Original Format
quarter inch open reel audio
Digital Formats
Selected clips also available as digital files (mp3)
audio digital file (wav)
Date Archives Database last updated
2014
Date digitized
2005
Extent
1 audio reel ( 1 hr., 40 min.)

Part of Cut-off Lands Meeting with Judd Buchanan (January 9, 1975)